Senior Engineering Manager

<h2><strong>Company Overview</strong></h2><p>Rohlík Group is one of Europe’s fastest-growing online grocery platforms, changing how people eat and live. Founded in 2014 in the Czech Republic, we’ve grown into a trusted brand with more than one million customers across Czechia, Hungary, Austria, Germany, and Romania.</p><p>Our mission is simple to make everyday shopping faster, easier, and more sustainable. We combine smart technology, efficient logistics, and a genuine love for great food. From local bakeries and farmers to our own private labels, we make sure every product that reaches our customers is fresh, safe, and top-quality.</p><p>We’re committed to sustainability and supporting local communities, reducing packaging, and working closely with small producers. For our customers, Rohlik Group is more than just shopping, it's a better way to enjoy good food every day.</p><p></p><h2><strong>Role Overview</strong></h2><p>The mission of the Senior Engineering Manager is to build and lead a high-performing team that <strong>translates company strategy into tangible business results.</strong> This role's impact is measured not just by team health and predictability, but by the <strong>successful delivery of the business outcomes</strong> they enable. The Senior Engineering Manager is a people-focused leader who <strong>acts as a key strategic partner</strong>, co-owning the tribe roadmap and creating a growth-oriented environment. Their leadership directly impacts business success by ensuring their team is focused, effective, and aligned with the most critical company priorities.</p><p>This role, as part of our group technology team, has a direct impact on the daily operations of all our businesses within the group.</p><p></p><h2><strong>What we expect from you / the position to perform</strong></h2><ul><li><p><strong>Co-Own tribe roadmap success</strong> by partnering with Product Management to ensure the team's delivery aligns with strategic goals and achieves desired business outcomes.</p></li><li><p><strong>Drive predictable business impact</strong> by achieving team delivery predictability of over 90% against sprint goals and quarterly roadmap milestones.</p></li><li><p><strong>Ensure strategic alignment</strong> by guaranteeing 100% of the team's capacity is allocated to projects aligned with company OKRs.</p></li><li><p><strong>Drive AI adoption and efficiency</strong> by championing the use of AI coding assistants and modern tooling within the team, ensuring engineers meet or exceed individual AI usage targets.</p></li><li><p><strong>Support, and cultivate a healthy, high-performing team</strong> by maintaining engineer utilization in a sustainable 80-90% range, contributing to a low voluntary attrition rate.</p></li><li><p><strong>Guarantee structured career growth</strong> by ensuring 100% of direct reports have a documented development plan and receive quarterly performance feedback.</p></li><li><p><strong>Build future capabilities</strong> by closing 100% of identified team skill gaps within two quarters through targeted training, mentorship, and hiring.</p></li><li><p><strong>Drive high delivery quality</strong> by maintaining a low bug-escape rate and keeping rework from previous sprints below 10% of the team's capacity.</p></li><li><p><strong>Execute the hiring plan</strong> by successfully sourcing and closing qualified candidates to meet team growth targets.</p></li><li><p><strong>Ensure 100% team adoption</strong> of mandated Guild standards within one quarter of their rollout.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p><strong>Owns:</strong> The team's delivery predictability, overall health (e.g., attrition rate), and adherence to quality standards (e.g., low bug-escape rate). Ownership at this level is focused on the socio-technical system of the team.</p></li><li><p><strong>Leads:</strong> A team of Product Engineers (direct reports). Leads all people management processes for the team, including performance management, career development, compensation reviews, and hiring.</p></li><li><p><strong>Partners with:</strong> Product Managers to define, prioritize, and deliver the team's roadmap; other Engineering Managers to ensure cross-team alignment; and HR to execute people processes.</p></li><li><p><strong>Provides input to:</strong> The quarterly and annual strategic planning process (OKRs). Provides forecasts for team needs (hiring, training, tools).</p></li><li><p><strong>Supports:</strong> Direct reports in their career growth and in overcoming technical or professional obstacles.</p></li><li><p><strong>Receives updates from:</strong> The Director of Engineering on departmental strategy and from Product leadership on the product vision.</p></li></ul><p></p><h2><strong>What we look for / what we require</strong></h2><p><strong>Required</strong></p><ul><li><p>5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.</p></li><li><p>2+ years of experience in a formal people management or team leadership role.<