Engineering Manager
What You'll Do:
- Lead and manage a cross-functional team of engineers across backend and frontend domains.
- Act as a hands-on coach and mentor, helping junior and mid-level engineers grow in their careers.
- Drive technical vision, system design, and implementation across the stack.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to align engineering efforts with business goals.
- Implement and uphold engineering best practices including code quality, test automation, CI/CD, and performance monitoring.
- Support architectural decisions related to APIs, cloud infrastructure, data handling, and AI integration.
- Facilitate agile processes, sprint planning, and team retrospectives.
- Ensure seamless collaboration between frontend and backend teams for cohesive product delivery.
This is where we start
This is what you get back from us
This is what you do
This is where we start
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering, including at least 2+ years in an engineering leadership or management role.
- Full-stack technical proficiency, with deep understanding of both backend (Python, microservices, Golang, Rust, AWS) and frontend technologies (JavaScript/TypeScript, modern frameworks like React).
- Proven track record of leading and growing engineering teams, especially in smaller, fast-paced environments.
- Excellent coaching, mentoring, and communication skills — you’re someone who brings out the best in others.
- Strong architectural and systems design experience, especially around scalable APIs and cloud-native applications.
- Comfortable with modern development practices including version control, code reviews, continuous integration, and infrastructure automation.
- Experience working with AI-powered systems or integrating AI/ML into products is a plus.
- Experience in a startup or high-growth tech company.
- Familiarity with data mesh, data pipelines, and distributed data systems.
- Exposure to DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD platforms).
- Background in building and scaling remote engineering teams.
- Background in building data products
Working conditions
- A competitive compensation aligned with experience and market standards.
- An opportunity to contribute to a safer Netherlands
- Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP), offering you the opportunity to become a co-owner of DTACT and share in the company's growth.
- Flexible, remote-first work environment (ideally within the GMT+1 time zone) with an option to work in-person @ Creative Valley - Utrecht CS.
- A 1-year contract with potential for full-time conversion based on performance and market needs.
- Paid time off: 200 hours (based on a 40-hour workweek) plus national holidays.
- Opportunities to earn additional rewards for contributing to company objectives and success.
- Opportunity to collaborate with an international, multidisciplinary team of engineers and data scientists.
- Regular physical team-building and engagement days to foster connection and collaboration.
- A warm, supportive, and inclusive team environment where everyone is valued and encouraged to contribute, with a strong focus on open communication and personal growth.
- The opportunity to grow alongside us as we scale, contributing directly to our rapid expansion and success.
- We DO NOT offer a sponsorship for this.
Working at DTACT
DTACT, short for Data Transform Act, is dedicated to revolutionizing Security Operation Centers (SOCs) by leveraging cutting-edge AI technology. Our AI-driven Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution addresses critical SOC challenges by fusing diverse or siloed data sources, providing actionable insights, and enabling rapid responses to evolving cyber threats. With our platform, RAVEN, we deliver accelerated Time-to-Impact, Time-to Market, and firm-fixed pricing.
Our clients include government and semi-government organizations tackling complex cybersecurity challenges. Our core values—Authenticity, Integrity, Customer Centricity, and Innovation—guide everything we do. We thrive in a remote-first, inclusive, and neurodiverse work culture where collaboration drives success.
At DTACT, we believe that diversity of thought and experience drives innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and supports the unique perspectives that neurodiversity brings.
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