Hybrid · Berlin · 2 days onsite per week

Company

Digital Identity & Trust Infrastructure Company

A product-driven technology company building secure, privacy-aware backend infrastructure for identity, authorization, and trust-based systems. The platform supports developers through robust APIs, SDKs, and foundational services designed for scale, security, and long-term evolution.

Overview

This is a Senior Engineering Manager role with responsibility across multiple full-stack teams working on a core platform used by external developers.

You will operate at the intersection of people leadership, technical strategy, and developer experience, owning both execution and long-term direction. The role combines hands-on technical involvement with high-impact organizational leadership.

Responsibilities

Multi-team leadership
- Manage two full-stack engineering teams (10–16 engineers total)
- Support hiring, growth, performance, and team health
- Foster a strong engineering culture focused on quality and ownership
Developer Experience & Platform Ownership
- Own the end-to-end experience for external developers
- Drive the strategy and evolution of SDKs and developer-facing tooling
- Ensure platform usability, reliability, and adoption
Technical Leadership
- Maintain approximately 20% hands-on involvement through:
  - Code contributions
  - Technical reviews
  - Architectural guidance
- Spend ~80% of time on people management, alignment, and system-level thinking
- Guide architectural decisions across teams and services
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work closely with product, design, and engineering leadership
- Translate product goals into scalable technical execution
- Align teams around shared platform standards and direction

Requirements

Proven experience managing multiple full-stack teams in a fast-paced environment
Strong technical background in TypeScript / Node.js
Production experience with Rust (1–2 years) sufficient to guide technical direction
Ability to balance hands-on technical depth with people and organizational leadership
Experience owning developer-facing platforms, APIs, or SDKs is a strong plus

Compensation & Benefits

**Base salary: Up to €150,000 for exceptional profiles
Equity: Included
Bonus & benefits: Included
Hybrid setup: Berlin (2 days onsite per week)

Send your resume to digital.identity.em@rustjobs.dev