Engineering Manager - Solutions Engineering

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Engineering Manager – Solutions Engineering based in Belgium.

This role sits at the intersection of software engineering leadership, cloud infrastructure, and customer-facing technical delivery. You will lead a distributed team of Python engineers focused on building and evolving infrastructure automation solutions that power large-scale systems such as private clouds, Kubernetes environments, and bare-metal operations. The work combines hands-on technical leadership with people management, requiring you to guide architecture decisions while also coaching engineers in their day-to-day growth. You will collaborate closely with operations teams and stakeholders to translate real-world infrastructure challenges into scalable, model-driven solutions. This is a highly impactful role where your leadership directly influences product direction, engineering culture, and customer success. You will operate in a globally distributed environment with strong autonomy, high expectations, and a focus on engineering excellence. The position is ideal for someone who enjoys building teams as much as building systems.

• Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed team of Python engineers, ensuring strong performance, career development, and technical excellence.
• Drive the design and delivery of infrastructure automation and software solutions for large-scale cloud and bare-metal environments.
• Contribute directly to codebases while providing technical leadership and setting high engineering standards.
• Define, plan, and track execution of team objectives, ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals.
• Collaborate with product, operations, and engineering stakeholders to shape technical direction and delivery priorities.
• Foster a high-quality engineering culture focused on testing, documentation, performance, and reliability.
• Advocate for modern software development practices, agile methodologies, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a key liaison between teams, ensuring clear communication and alignment across internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading and mentoring software engineering teams, ideally in a distributed or remote-first environment.
• Strong background in Python software development and hands-on engineering experience.
• Solid understanding of cloud computing concepts and modern infrastructure technologies (e.g., OpenStack, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Linux systems administration and familiarity with storage, networking, and system operations.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including design, testing, and scalable system architecture.
• Ability to balance technical depth with people leadership, coaching, and organizational alignment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in agile environments and delivering complex software projects iteratively.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset focused on ownership and continuous improvement.
• Bonus: experience with infrastructure-as-code, multi-cloud environments, or Go programming.

Benefits

• Competitive global compensation with performance-based bonuses.
• Fully remote, distributed work environment with global collaboration.
• Annual learning and development budget to support continuous growth.
• Regular in-person team sprints and international company gatherings.
• Comprehensive health and wellness support programs.
• Generous annual leave and parental leave policies.
• Travel opportunities to collaborate with global teams and attend company events.
• Recognition rewards and annual compensation reviews.