Engineering Manager – Menu, Web & Android

• Own the Menu domain across the SpotOn POS ecosystem, leading and mentoring engineering teams responsible for Menu structure, availability logic, configuration, and propagation of menu data and support orders
• Lead Frontend + Android + Backend engineers in the Menu area, ensuring strong collaboration and shared domain understanding across platforms
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design and Support to shape the Menu product vision and roadmap, balancing scalability, usability, and operational needs of restaurants
• Manage the full software development lifecycle for your teams, from discovery and planning through deployment and rollout strategies (feature flags, phased rollouts), to ongoing maintenance
• Foster a culture focused on: Code quality, testing, and observability (unit, integration, end‑to‑end tests, monitoring, alerts)
• Clear ownership and accountability for services and features in production
• Continuous learning and improvement
• Participate in and guide architectural decisions for: Microservices and APIs
• Cross‑platform domain modeling (shared contracts / schemas for Web and Android)
• Performance and reliability at scale (large menus, multi‑location brands, high‑traffic periods)
• Implement and optimize development and release processes, ensuring: Efficient delivery of product features
• High reliability through CI/CD, automated testing, and robust rollout / rollback practices
• Partner with other teams (ordering, payments, kitchen, integrations, and more) to ensure Menu is a reliable platform for downstream experiences
• Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent
• build high‑performing, autonomous teams with clear missions and metrics
• Drive data‑driven decision making by defining and tracking key engineering and product metrics (latency, error rates, configuration propagation time, menu publish success, adoption, etc.)
• Ensure strong collaboration with support and operations teams, using feedback and incident trends to guide product and technical priorities

• 8+ years of software development experience, with solid backend fundamentals (distributed systems, APIs, data modeling)
• 3+ years of experience managing software engineering teams (7+ people), ideally across multiple platforms (web and/or mobile)
• Willing to come into our Kraków or Gdańsk office 2-3 times per week
• Experience leading distributed teams and collaborating across US and European time zones, with strong async communication and planning skills
• Demonstrated experience in microservices architecture and API design, including versioning, backward compatibility, and service observability
• Hands‑on experience or close partnership with mobile development, preferably Android (Kotlin)
• familiarity with web and mobile release cycles and constraints
• Proficiency with at least one of the following: Golang, React, Kotlin
• Extensive experience with backend technologies and microservices, including: Designing and owning services with clear SLOs
• Working with message queues, caches, and relational or NoSQL databases
• Strong knowledge of frontend technologies, including JavaScript, TypeScript, and HTML
• experience with React is a strong plus
• Experience building web and/or mobile applications, ideally with offline‑tolerant or real‑time capabilities
• Track record of successfully delivering complex, cross‑team software projects on time and with high quality
• Proven ability to: Set clear goals, metrics, and expectations for teams
• Coach and grow engineers and tech leads
• Navigate trade‑offs between product scope, quality, and timelines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, product, design, and customer‑facing teams
• You aren't just aware of AI
• you leverage it. We are looking for a leader who uses the latest AI tools to optimize their own work and strongly encourages their team to do the same to stay ahead of the curve
• Strong problem‑solving skills and a data‑driven approach to decisions
• Familiarity with AWS and modern CI/CD pipelines (build, test, deploy, and observability tools)
• Knowledge of agile methodologies, with experience operating in a multi‑team environment (e.g., scaled agile, quarterly planning, cross‑team dependencies)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• Master’s degree in a relevant field is a plus

Experience in hospitality, retail, or other high‑transaction operational domains is a plus

• Training budget 3500 PLN gross per year
• Access to e-learning platforms
• Fully paid private healthcare in LuxMed
• Access to the Worksmile platform with a monthly top-up
• Subsidized access to breakfast and lunch through the vending machine in Kraków office, and lunches in Gdańsk office once a week
• Group English classes with a native speaker
• A laptop and essential work equipment provided by the company
• New, modern, bright and comfortable office space in the city centre
• A lot of free parking spots around the office
• Access to the company’s library
• Great working atmosphere
• Chill out room with a PlayStation and games
• Free snacks and beverages in the kitchen
• Company parties and social activities
• Employee referral program
• Relocation Package within Poland