Engineering Manager

foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world's pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

We are looking for enthusiastic problem solvers to join us in scaling our platform, to digitalise businesses in Asia, uplift rider livelihoods and build a hyper-convenient platform for our customers. If you love working with technology to create solutions and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get things done, you will find your tribe here at foodpanda. Our diverse and high-performing team comprises people from more than 60 nationalities, and we welcome all experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives.

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to build highly scalable applications that can be used by millions of users across APAC. You will work on one of our growing arrays of services as we diversify and expand beyond food delivery. This role is based in Singapore.

What's on the menu:

• Defining the strategic direction of your team and contributing to the technical strategy for the entire platform.
• Guiding and coaching an exceptional team of engineers, mentoring them in technical and non-technical aspects, and leading them to build stable, scalable, and reliable features and services.
• Helping them to shape their individual careers and growing the team to become more self-organized, more agile and more autonomous.
• Establishing and growing the right Engineering Practices with your team (e.g. TDD, CI/CD, Agile Methodologies, etc.) in order to improve the engagement of your team, the speed of delivery and the quality of the features and services you own.
• Jointly own product delivery along with your product peer, working closely with technical and business stakeholders, creating roadmaps, alignment, and cost management.
• Take ownership of stakeholder management by ensuring transparency, resolving conflicts, and maintaining strong relationships across technical and business groups.

• At least 8 years of experience in software development
• Experienced managing a team of engineers in an agile environment ( Min. 2 years of people management experience with a minimum of 4 direct reports).
• People management - communicating effectively, empowering people, showing empathy.
• Engineering excellence - a proven track record of substantially impacting the development of complex non-trivial systems.
• Product focus - ability to internalize a product vision and motivate a team to work towards product goals.
• Execution - getting things done mentality. Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time. High prioritization skills.
• Extensive software development experience, preferably with Golang, and proven hands-on technical leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent education or practical experience.

What we offer:

• A dynamic and challenging work environment.
• A company committed to developing you personally and professionally.
• A great working atmosphere with regular company and team events.
• A vibrant and international team committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Responsibility from day one in a fast growing and global company.
• Other benefits include free food, health and dental insurance, and learning and development opportunities

foodpanda is operated by Delivery Hero Group ("DH Group") - the world's leading local delivery platform, operating in 70+ markets across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Delivery Hero started as a food delivery service in 2011 and now employs 40,000+ people globally. Additionally, Delivery Hero is pioneering quick commerce, the next generation of e-commerce, aiming to bring groceries and household goods to customers in under one hour and often in 20 to 30 minutes. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017.

In July 2024, Delivery Hero SE merged three of its market-leading food delivery businesses, foodora and Yemeksepeti in Europe, and foodpanda in Asia. All three businesses now make up the second-largest organization within the Delivery Hero Group, and leading food and QCommerce delivery in 18 markets in both regions.