Engineering and Data Manager

To help us continue to build great products, we are searching for an Engineering Manager with focus on Application and Data Engineering with deep knowledge of Machine learning to join our team in our Berlin office.

As an Engineering manager you will provide technical leadership to the teams along with managing a team of software engineers.

In your role you will be working very closely with the application and data platform team to drive the company’s technical ambitions forward.

Your role in our beehive

• Demonstrate strong technical acumen and effective people management skills to lead a team of data engineers and software engineers towards achieving organizational objectives.
• Collaborate closely with the CTO, engineers, data scientists, and the product management team to contribute to technical design processes aligned with the company's vision and mission.
• Spearhead the development and execution of strategic roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business objectives and fostering a data-driven organizational mindset.
• Establish clear expectations and goals for the team, collaborating seamlessly with various business functions to drive impactful outcomes.
• Partner closely with leadership to shape organizational design, prioritize initiatives, and drive Engineering improvements that have a transformative impact across the organization.

To learn more about our data stack and the role you will play, check out our post

What you bring to our beehive

• 5+ years of proven record in a data engineering role, with data / backend engineering career background
• 2+ years of experience working as a people manager leading a team of multidisciplinary skills and managing growth and career development.
• Strong background in problem solving and programming.
• Knowledge of building and growing teams.
• Experience with supporting Machine learning teams.
• Building big data architectures from scratch to support terabytes of data processing
• Excellent English communication skills
• Great attitude towards complexity and adversity.

Bonus

• Experience of deploying DL / ML models in production environment
• Experience with different Datastores (SQL and NoSQL)
• Being AWS Certified

What's in it for you? #beehivelife

• Work with a team that is on a mission to revolutionize digital procurement - for better data, better decisions and a better world
• Contribute your ideas and work on challenging projects that will impact the future of modern procurement
• Virtual Stock Option Program for all employees, because ownership at all levels matters
• Development budget and growth paths for your individual learning journey
• Hybrid working model with flexibility for remote work and onsite collaboration
• Benefits supporting your health and wellbeing (Urban Sports Club, Counseling through Better Help, company organized sports activities)
• Kindergarten grant, with priority selection for Kita in our Berlin building (right across the hall!)
• Unlimited access to German and English language courses via Lingoda, adapted to your level and availability

Worried that you don’t quite tick all the boxes? Don’t sweat it. For us, personality and willingness to grow and learn are more important than qualifications.

We’re aware that underestimation of one’s own abilities or imposter syndrome can be reasons why someone doesn’t apply. We say that not knowing it all can actually be a good thing and that we’re more than happy to support and learn from our new employees while they find their feet at Scoutbee.

About Scoutbee :

Unlike traditional in-house solutions, search engines, and generic Gen AI tools, Scoutbee provides deep category expertise and a sophisticated technology stack developed over seven years in collaboration with procurement experts, data scientists, and developers.

Our unique Large Language Model enriches supplier profiles and understands complex user requirements, offering results that align closely with buyers’ needs.

Scoutbee leverages the entire internet as its database, providing unparalleled access to a vast number of suppliers. Our impartial search technology ranks suppliers based on the relevance of their website content, ensuring unbiased results.

As an endorsed SAP partner, Scoutbee’s integration within SAP Ariba Guided Sourcing delivers seamless access to advanced supplier discovery capabilities, driving efficiency and value for organizations.

We'd love to hear from you!

At Scoutbee, we’re on a mission to connect. Our employees focus on shared experiences so they can have a more accurate view of the world.

This enables us to innovate, challenge our own ideas and assumptions, and be ourselves at work. For us, personality and cultural fit are more important than qualifications.

If you’re worried that you don’t quite tick all the boxes, don’t be. We say that not knowing it all can actually be a good thing and we’re more than happy to support and learn from our new colleagues while they find their feet at Scoutbee.

Scoutbee is an equal opportunities employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnic background, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.