TOPdesk

Technology

Engineeringmanager

€85–125k ~AI est. Delft, South Holland, Netherlands FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Engineering manager at TOPdesk. Skills: Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Team Leadership. Lead infrastructure engineering teams. Deliver high quality results”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver reliable solutions; Deliver scalable solutions; Ensure alignment with company goals; Ensure alignment with engineering standards; Ensure alignment with operational excellence; Achieve objectives of Product and Technology organization; Maintain healthy balance; Ensure successful execution; Ensure timely delivery; Manage between 5 and 15 engineers; Ensure team health; Ensure performance; Ensure successful delivery of key objectives

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving; Pragmatic decisions; Sustainable decisions

Eligibility Requirements

Minimum 3 days per week in office

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree, Proficient in English, Technical background in cloud infrastructure, Experience managing engineering teams, Coaching and mentoring skills, Experience improving engineering processes, Problem-solving abilities, Proactive approach to collaboration, Experience working with Product Managers, Minimum 5 years of experience, 3 years in leadership role

Nice to Have

Master's degree is a plus

What You'll Do.

Lead infrastructure engineering teams

Deliver high quality results

Set and monitor goals

Deliver results in line with objectives

Provide technical guidance

Support engineering teams

Ensure adherence to SLAs

Ensure adherence to security standards

Ensure adherence to scalability

Ensure adherence to operational reliability

Ensure adherence to engineering best practices

Help teams improve planning

Help teams improve building

Help teams improve deploying

Help teams improve operating software

Maintain balance between delivery speed

Maintain balance between quality

Maintain balance between long-term sustainability

Lead teams in planning process

Ensure successful execution

Ensure timely delivery of solutions

Contribute to technical roadmap discussions

Ensure dependencies are handled proactively

Help teams make pragmatic decisions

Foster professional growth

Foster professional development

Create environment for engineers to perform

Create environment for engineers to collaborate

Create environment for engineers to grow

Facilitate difficult conversations

Support teams through change

Support teams through operational challenges

Create alignment without unnecessary process

Create alignment without bureaucracy

Take charge of staffing process

Drive sustainable performance

Foster collaborative environment

Foster high standards

Foster commitment to engineering excellence

Oversee Cloud Operations domain

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Product and engineering manager peers; Cross-department projects; Cloud Operations leadership team

Process & Methodology

Roadmap discussions, Planning process

Full Job Description

Are you an engineering manager, ready to lead high-performing teams, drive results, and build strong engineering culture? You’ll guide teams in delivering reliable and scalable solutions, while ensuring alignment with company goals, engineering standards, and operational excellence. What are you going to do as an Engineering Manager? Lead autonomous, high-performing infrastructure engineering teams to deliver high quality results. Working with your product and engineering manager peers in and outside the group, you’ll set and monitor goals and deliver results in line with the objectives of the Product and Technology organization at TOPdesk. You’ll provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams, ensuring adherence to SLAs, security standards, scalability, operational reliability, and engineering best practices. You’ll help teams improve how they plan, build, deploy, and operate software, while maintaining a healthy balance between delivery speed, quality, and long-term sustainability. You’ll lead your teams in the planning process and ensure successful execution and timely delivery of solutions. You’ll also contribute to technical roadmap discussions, ensure dependencies are handled proactively, and help teams make pragmatic decisions around technical debt, operational improvements, and platform reliability. Our cloud and infrastructure landscape includes Azure, Terraform, AKS, GitLab, virtualization technologies, deployment tooling, and many other internally developed platform components. As our new Engineering Manager, you’ll excel at fostering professional growth and development. You’re an empathetic but clear leader who understands the importance of accountability, engagement, ownership, and continuous improvement. You know how to create an environment where engineers can perform at a high level, collaborate effectively, and continue to grow over time. You’ll be adept at coaching and mentoring engineers, facilitating difficult conversations when need

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