Engineering Manager fixed term contract, ZIELONA GÓRA

At Auctane, we are united by a passion to help businesses deliver — whatever their size, wherever they are, and however they operate. We make it possible for businesses to meet the ever-changing requirements of their industry and customer expectations. Auctane products enable hundreds of thousands of businesses to annually mail and ship billions of items — over $200 billion worth — to recipients around the globe.

The Auctane family of mailing and shipping software products includes ShipStation, Stamps.com, ShipStation API, Metapack, GlobalPost, and Packlink. Our partners include Amazon, UPS, USPS, eBay, BigCommerce, Shopify, WooCommerce, and Walmart.

About the role

As an Engineering Manager, you will have a significant impact on your team's operations. You will continuously enhance tools and processes for people management while collaborating with engineering managers to define new workflows and implement improvements.

At Auctane, we value professionals at every stage of their career journey. When applying for this position, please note that we'll assess your profile and skills based on your experience level—whether junior, intermediate, or senior. Our goal is to build a diverse and complementary team that brings together different perspectives and levels of expertise. If you're excited to contribute to a newly formed team, we'd love to hear from you!

Please note this is a fixed-term contract position based in Zielona Gora.

What are we looking for?

• As a trusted technical authority, you will become the primary point of contact for all engineering-related matters.
• Extensive experience in designing, building, and deploying solutions in AWS with an unwavering focus on quality.
• Comprehensive expertise in designing and delivering low-latency, high-throughput API systems using Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles.
• As a programming polyglot, you excel in delivering software systems while leveraging Agile, Lean, and DevOps methodologies, effectively leading project execution.
• Writing automated tests (unit, integration, etc.), pairing, enhancing code quality, and continuous integration are embedded in your professional DNA.
• Proven experience in at least one object-oriented programming language, framework, or development platform.
• Experienced in developing CI/CD solutions and cloud infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef, and Puppet.
• You believe that neglecting Continuous Delivery is a missed opportunity to learn and deliver value to clients.
• Passionate about full team ownership, encompassing the entire product lifecycle and its components, including code, infrastructure, and after-hours support.
• Embracing a new programming language or technology is an opportunity you eagerly pursue.
• Skilled at balancing the demands of delivering high-quality products while meeting challenging deadlines and committed to fulfilling your responsibilities.
• Your actions consistently demonstrate that collaboration is the best path to delivering outstanding products.