Engineering Team Leader

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for an Engineering Team Leader in Croatia.

This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of engineering execution, team development, and modern AI-driven software delivery. You will lead a small, high-performing team of engineers while actively contributing to product development and technical decision-making. The role blends people leadership with hands-on engineering, requiring you to shape team dynamics, ensure delivery excellence, and foster a culture of ownership and continuous improvement. You will also play a key role in evolving how engineering work is delivered through automation and agentic workflows, helping teams move faster while maintaining strong reliability and quality standards. Operating in a fully remote, global environment, you will collaborate across product and engineering functions while driving both technical and organizational maturity. This position is ideal for a senior engineer-turned-leader who thrives in autonomy, systems thinking, and building high-trust teams.

• Lead and manage a small engineering team (3–5 engineers), ensuring high-quality delivery, healthy team dynamics, and strong technical execution.
• Balance hands-on engineering work with leadership responsibilities, spending part of your time actively contributing to product development.
• Own hiring, onboarding, and continuous development of engineers within your team, supporting both performance and career growth.
• Provide regular feedback, coaching, and mentorship to help engineers improve and reach their full potential.
• Drive team planning, prioritization, and execution with a strong focus on delivery efficiency and product outcomes.
• Act as the primary spokesperson for the team, ensuring alignment with stakeholders and clear communication of progress and challenges.
• Define and implement modern engineering workflows using AI and agentic systems to improve speed, quality, and scalability of delivery.
• Introduce verification mechanisms such as testing, evaluation, and guardrails to ensure reliable and secure software systems.
• Collaborate across teams to improve engineering processes, system design, and organizational effectiveness.

Requirements:

• Proven experience managing at least 2–5 engineers with formal responsibility for performance and delivery.
• Strong backend engineering background with experience in production systems (Elixir/Phoenix, Ruby, or functional programming is a plus).
• Demonstrated ability to ship secure, scalable, and reliable software systems in complex environments.
• Experience designing or adopting automation, workflow orchestration, or agentic systems, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Strong systems thinking ability, including breaking down complex problems into clear specifications and executable plans.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to align engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
• Strong leadership mindset with the ability to coach, inspire, and develop high-performing teams.
• High level of ownership, autonomy, and execution focus in fast-paced environments.
• Understanding of modern engineering best practices including testing, observability, and operational excellence.
• Strong interest in AI-driven development workflows and automation tools.
• Commitment to inclusive leadership, collaboration, and fostering healthy team culture.

Benefits:

• Fully remote global work environment with asynchronous flexibility.
• Competitive salary with equity/stock option opportunities.
• Flexible working hours supporting work-life balance.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Mental health support and wellness programs.
• Home office setup and equipment budget.
• Learning and professional development budget.
• Annual off-sites and team gatherings in international locations.
• Strong autonomy, ownership, and impact-driven culture.
• Opportunity to shape next-generation engineering workflows powered by AI and automation.