The role · Contractor
Syde.
Engineering Manager
FIG.01 — Syde
About the company
Syde (formerly Inpsyde until a 2024 rebrand) is a German-founded WordPress and WooCommerce agency established in 2006, now positioning itself as one of Europe's largest WordPress agencies.
It operates as a fully remote, international team of more than 130 people across 40+ countries, holds WordPress VIP Gold Agency Partner and Platinum WooExpert status, and has delivered enterprise WordPress/WooCommerce projects for clients including SAP, Mercedes-Benz, Adidas, PayPal, Personio and Delivery Hero.
Official site: www.syde.com
Responsibilities
01
Line Management
Conduct regular check-ins, 1:1 meetings, and feedback / performance reviews with direct reports (14).
Gather and provide professional feedback to your direct reports from their respective project teams, including project managers and delivery leads.
Offer mentorship first-hand or help find support elsewhere inside or outside the company.
Be the primary point of contact for your direct reports regarding handling planned and unplanned time off, personal updates, but also any needs or difficulties they may be facing.
Develop a thorough knowledge of Syde’s engineering career ladder and assist your direct reports in setting and achieving progression goals, helping them identify growth and skill development opportunities.
Regularly review allocations for your direct reports, discussing fit for upcoming projects, skills, and other allocation considerations.
02
Technical Leadership
Represent your direct reports, as well as their project teams, in meta-level discussions about team structure, well-being, and professional development.
Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to ensure the engineering discipline remains innovative and competitive.
Provide continuous technical expertise and guidance to your direct reports and other engineers.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, encouraging the adoption of best practices across the Engineering discipline.
Contribute to the setting of engineering standards and the maintenance of documentation, tools, and templates.
Facilitate clear and effective horizontal and vertical communication within the engineering discipline, and between engineering and other relevant departments within the company.
Participate in project retrospectives and other relevant ceremonies of your direct reports.
Help ensure a cohesive approach to solution design and development, contributing to the development of the overall engineering strategy, and aligning engineering activities with overall business goals.
Participate in the hiring process for Engineering Managers and other engineering roles.
// Focus & stack
WordPressPHPJavaScriptReactCMSScrumTechnical StrategyPeople ManagementRecruitmentCareer DevelopmentEngineering StandardsContinuous ImprovementSlackJIRAConfluenceGitHubGitHub ActionsLeapsomePersonioRunnSDLC