About the role 💡

We are looking for a C++ Hands-on Engineering Manager whose mission will be to lead and guide the most important part of our engineering organization—our people. Reporting to the Engineering Director, you will partner with the Product Management team to develop best-in-class user experiences and ensure a flawless delivery process of new features.

What you'll do 💼

Around 50% of your time will dedicated to your team management role, in which you will:
- Understand product scope and team capacity to ensure successful execution and delivery.
- In collaboration with the Product Manager, drive the definition of Quarterly Objectives for the product and team, looking for consensus within the team and with the Leadership Team. Propose, define, track and report key results and KPIs.
- Plan around dependencies and ensure predictable delivery. Resolve blockers and prevent future issues.
- Improve team processes like speeding code merge reviews or task definitions and refinement.
- Regularly assess team motivation and engagement, reporting to management as needed.
- Identify and manage risks, working with teams to implement mitigations.
- Support team members' development by setting goals, creating plans, and helping them succeed.
For the remaining 50% you will:
- Improve our build system and the capabilities of the team CI pipeline.
- Extend the automatic test coverage.
- Keep an eye on the team's global architecture.
- Simplify the maintenance needs for the mobile wrappers for our SDK
- Ensure tech debt is properly pushed within the team
- Contribute to the Voicemod Audio Engine source code in C++

What you'll need ✅

Proficient English Level (C1+)
Extensive experience in software development, with a strong focus on C++
Previous experience leading teams.
Recent hands-on coding experience in C++ (no more than 2 years ago).
Expertise with CMake,
Experience planning, configuring and maintaining CI pipelines,
Knowledge of unit and integration tests.
Strong track record of managing technical projects using Agile methodologies.

Bonus skills 🦄

Past experience as tech lead or software architect.
Experience using and producing Conan packages
Knowledge and experience working with SonarQube to ensure code quality and security.
Passion for audio, music, recording or sound in any shape or (wave)form.
Experience managing remote or partially remote teams.
Previous experience in a startup environment.

Hiring process ⚙️

1️⃣ TA Team - Validate details and experience. Tell you more about Voicemod (45min).

2️⃣ Engineering & Product Manager - Interview with one Engineering Manager and one Product Manager to give you a job overview and go deeper on your professional experience (60min).

3️⃣ Technical Assessment - This is a home challenge to explore your technical skills further (up to 120 minutes).

4️⃣ Technical interview - You’ll meet a colleague from the Technical Team who will focus on understanding your knowledge and technical skills

5️⃣Final Interview - One last conversation with the Engineering Director focused on soft skills and team strategy (50min).

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Important information for applicants ⚠️

English Proficiency: A minimum of B2 level in English is required for this position. We will assess your communication skills during the initial interview.
Video Interview Requirement: All candidates invited for an interview must join with their cameras on. We request no use of virtual backgrounds during the interview.
Location Accuracy: Please provide accurate information about the country from which you will work. We value transparency and will verify this information during the selection process.

Our perks ❤️

⏱ Flexible Working Hours - Adapt your job to your lifestyle. You do you!

🌍 Remote Working - Decide if you want to work from home, from our offices in Valencia or Barcelona, or wherever you might be traveling to!

✈️ 26 vacation days - 23 regular days + December 24th & 31st + your birthday off!

🏖️ Extra week off in August - Don't worry about pending stuff, the entire company will be off!

🏥 Wellbeing - Paid sick leave as well as maternity/paternity leave, and healthcare insurance for employees residing in Spain.

🔌 Remote stipend - To compensate for remote working costs.

🧑‍🏫 Free English or Spanish lessons - From beginner to advanced levels.

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