About the job
Role Overview
Blacklane is looking for an Engineering Manager - Platform to join the team in Berlin or Munich. This leadership role focuses on building a cohesive internal platform, transforming a set of tools and processes into a product that empowers developer success. The manager will guide a team of engineers through a period of growth, smoothing the path for product teams to deliver efficiently and with minimal obstacles.
What You Will Do
- Lead and coach a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture.
- Shape the platform’s direction in partnership with the Staff Engineer, rather than following a fixed roadmap.
- Manage delivery timelines and scope, making decisions that balance quality and progress.
- Translate ambiguous requirements into clear, actionable deliverables.
- Drive improvements across developer experience, infrastructure, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
- Maintain open communication with other Engineering Managers to manage expectations and dependencies.
- Support team growth, performance, and structure through continuous learning and coaching.
What We Look For
- Experience leading high-performing teams in Platform, Backend, or Data Engineering.
- Comfort with ambiguity and a talent for making trade-off decisions that keep projects moving forward.
- Initiative to address issues, build business cases, and secure buy-in for solutions.
- Commitment to seeing projects through to completion and ensuring objectives are met.
- Motivation to learn continuously and tackle complex challenges.
Location
This position is based in Berlin or Munich.

