Engineering Manager - Team Lead - JTL Selling (f/m/d)

As  Engineering Manager in the JTL Selling area, you ensure that requirements are reliably turned into functional, high-quality software. You create clarity around goals, risks, and priorities, and support your team in delivering sustainably and autonomously.
In doing so, you work closely with your team, Product Management, and architects. You are not solely responsible for product strategy or architectural decisions – but you are able to challenge them and contribute meaningfully based on your technical understanding. Your focus lies on operational delivery, team leadership, and quality assurance in day-to-day operations.
At JTL, AI-assisted software development is part of our everyday work. Our teams use tools such as GitHub Copilot, NotebookLM, and Claude. We don't expect "AI gurus," but we do expect openness to modern development tools and the ability to assess their use thoughtfully.

In practice, this means:

• You use AI assistants and agents to accelerate your daily work and know when to critically evaluate their output.
• You are familiar with agentic workflows: you assign AI tools multi-step tasks, review results critically, and iterate from there.
• You actively follow new developments in AI-assisted software development and share your knowledge with the team.

Your responsibilities

• You lead a development team – both professionally and disciplinarily – and support the technical and personal growth of its members.
• You are responsible for the reliable delivery of your team and ensure realistic planning, transparency, and early communication of risks.
• You organize and manage the operational development process – e.g. refinements, sprint/iteration planning, and ongoing prioritization.
• Together with Product Management, you ensure that requirements are clear, actionable, and sufficiently prepared.
• You coordinate technical assessments, estimations, and dependencies together with the team.
• You ensure transparent reporting on progress, risks, and deviations from plan.

• You have experience leading or coordinating development teams (e.g. as a Team Lead, Engineering Manager, or in a comparable role).
• You have several years of experience in software development in a web environment – you know the challenges of modern software development from hands-on practice.
• You have the ability not only to understand technical contexts, but to actively challenge them – you can critically question architectural and development decisions and engage in peer-level discussions with developers, tech leads, and stakeholders.
• You have knowledge of web standards and best practices, e.g. PSR-12 (PHP Coding Standards) and OWASP Top 10 (web security risks).
• You are familiar with common development tooling such as unit testing, PHPStan (static code analysis), or comparable quality assurance tools – and can evaluate and advocate for their use within the team.
• You communicate in a structured manner and handle change and uncertainty pragmatically.
• You have excellent German and English language skills.
• Experience working with complex or legacy software systems is a plus.

• Mobile Work: Almost all of our colleagues work remotely. If you prefer working from the office or simply want a change of scenery, you’re welcome to use any of our offices at any time. For workshops, training sessions, or trade fairs, we also enjoy meeting you in person!
• Flexible Working Hours: Thanks to our trust-based working hours, you can organize your workday in a way that suits you best. Whether you’re an early bird or a night owl, what matters is that you complete your tasks reliably and coordinate well with your team.
• Workation: Work where others go on vacation? No problem! You can work from abroad for up to 180 days per year, with only a few country-specific exceptions.
• Meal Allowance: Through Hrmony, you receive a monthly meal allowance of up to €115,05 net — perfect for a healthy and delicious lunch break while working remotely.
• Ergonomic Workspace: We support you with a flat-rate allowance so you can set up your ergonomic home office workspace according to your needs.
• Events: We love the “JTL spirit”! Despite working remotely, we celebrate our summer party and Christmas party together with the entire JTL Group and organize regular team events — creating a real sense of togetherness.
• Fitness & Sports Offers: Whether through the subsidized JobRad bike leasing program or discounted sports offers via EGYM Wellpass — staying fit is easy with us!
• Financial Benefits: We support you with an occupational pension plan and capital-forming benefits — optional and individually tailored.
  If you’re excited about taking the next step in your career, we look forward to receiving your application! Apply directly here or via our website:
  https://www.jtl-software.de/jobs