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We are looking for a skilled Engineering Manager to lead our Developer Experience team. This is a critical role focused on driving developer adoption, productivity, and satisfaction with Aiven's platform. You will report to the Head of Platform, working closely with your engineering team and product manager to drive revenue through four core responsibilities: Developer Enablement, AI Enablement, Developer Satisfaction, and Product Differentiation.
Job Responsibility:
Strategic Planning: Partner with the Product Manager and Domain Head to create the team's roadmap
Project Management: Oversee the team's backlog and projects
Leadership & Delivery: Champion a culture of urgency and ownership to deliver impactful results
AI/ML Strategy: Define and champion the integration of AI/ML services and tooling
Team Enablement: Empower your team to act as 'product custodians'
Performance & Development: Provide clear goals and feedback
Team Facilitation: Lead team meetings
Culture Building: Foster a psychologically safe, high-trust environment
Collaboration: Ensure effective communication and collaboration
Requirements:
Proven track record of leading diverse teams from junior to senior engineers to successfully deliver software products
Strong developer-centric product sense for designing innovative APIs, CLIs, and documentation
Excellent communication skills in English
Ability to bring order and clarity to a dynamic, ambiguous environment
Experience in recruiting engineering talent and building high-performing teams
Experience with agile software development methodologies
Experience in building and designing excellent developer tooling, SDKs, and REST APIs for a cloud platform
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools, particularly Terraform
Strong knowledge of developer documentation best practices, tutorials, and integrating content into the developer journey
Good grasp of monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry
Ability to understand and work with platform components to identify and remove developer friction points
Genuine interest in solving complex technical challenges with customer-focused solutions
What we offer:
Participate in Aiven’s equity plan
Balance work and life with our hybrid work policy
Choose the equipment you need
Use your Professional Development Plan budget for learning opportunities
Receive holistic wellbeing support through our global Employee Assistance Program
Global Time Off Commitment (Parental and Sick Leave, as well as Personal Time)