Engineering Manager

Shiftbase is entering its next stage of growth. With 8,500+ customers and solid growth ambitions, we're scaling our platform and teams across Europe. We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the way. Someone who can drive change, build high-performing development teams and create tight alignment with Product.

This is a strategic leadership role. You'll manage multiple development teams and work closely with the CTO, Chief of Product and other Engineering Manager. You ensure our technical execution can support a fast-scaling SaaS business. Your focus: people, process, delivery and the ability to make it all scale.

You’ll bring the energy, structure and clarity needed to keep teams aligned and performing at speed while maintaining quality. 

What you’ll do

• Lead, scale and coach multiple development teams to deliver business impact

• Translate product vision into scalable technical delivery across teams

• Foster a culture of ownership, speed and continuous improvement

• Partner closely with Product in a PLG setup

• Improve team rituals, delivery pipelines and engineering standards

• Drive recruitment, onboarding and talent development within engineering

• Tackle architectural and organizational challenges with a pragmatic approach

What you bring

• Proven experience leading multiple engineering teams. Preferably in a fast-scaling SaaS business

• A track record of delivering features that create customer and business value

• Experience with CI/CD, modular systems and scaling engineering practices

• An energetic, outcome-oriented leadership style

• Ability to coach, guide and challenge teams through change

• Fluent in English. Dutch is a bonus but not required
  

Our promise

• A leadership role with real impact and ownership in a growth-focused company with international ambitions

• Competitive salary between €100k–€120k

• 25 vacation days (based on a 40-hour workweek)

• Excellent pension plan

• NS Business Card / commuting allowance

• Hybrid work setup (3 days in office), with a centrally located office

• Personal development budget

• Daily lunch, quality equipment and regular team events
  

About Shiftbase

Shiftbase is a fast-growing workforce management platform built for shift-based businesses. We help companies schedule smarter, track time easily, and manage teams more efficiently. With over 75 people and a clear roadmap for European expansion, we’re scaling quickly and need strong engineering leadership to keep up with the pace.

Our culture values speed, ownership, and collaboration. We move fast, take responsibility, and build with purpose. You’ll be part of a team that’s creating the future of workforce software.