Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Engineering Manager (all genders)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Köln, NORDRHEIN_WESTFALEN, DEUTSCHLAND
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 2-3+ years of engineering management experience , leading and developing one or more software engineering teams
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and navigating multiple priorities, dependencies and stakeholders
- Fluent English , both written and spoken
Full description
What you'll do
- Lead, coach and develop 10-12 engineers across three cross-functional teams through mentoring, timely feedback, performance management and career development.
- Partner with Product and other stakeholders to align customer, business and technical priorities and manage dependencies and trade-offs.
- Communicate goals, progress, risks and decisions clearly , building trust and alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Drive adoption of an AI-native SDLC , using AI and automation to improve productivity, quality and delivery effectiveness.
- Partner with Staff Engineers to shape technical direction, evolve architecture, manage technical debt and translate technology strategy into team priorities.
- Enable predictable, high-quality delivery by aligning capacity, managing dependencies and risks, and using engineering metrics to improve performance and reliability.
Ihr Profil:
What you'll need
- 2-3+ years of engineering management experience , leading and developing one or more software engineering teams
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and navigating multiple priorities, dependencies and stakeholders
- Fluent English , both written and spoken
- Experience working in an AI-native SDLC and adopting AI-based engineering practices across teams
- A strong software development background in modern, customer-facing applications
- Understanding of frontend and backend technologies , architecture, APIs, cloud platforms and modern engineering practices
What you'll bring
- People-first leadership: You empower engineers while creating clear ownership and accountability
- Strong technical judgment: You challenge decisions constructively and guide pragmatic, sustainable solutions
- Continuous improvement: You remove friction and use data, AI and automation to improve how teams work
- Resilience and adaptability: You provide clarity and focus through ambiguity and change
- A collaborative mindset: You align Engineering, Product and stakeholders around shared outcomes