Engineering Manager Hands Off

Forge, Structure, and Champion the future of our tech organization.

At Veesion, we're revolutionizing retail security through our AI-powered gesture recognition technology that identifies suspicious behavior in real time. Our innovative solution already safeguards thousands of stores worldwide, yet our vision extends much further.

To achieve unprecedented scale, quality, and market impact, we're creating a crucial new position — our inaugural Engineering Manager.

You will lead the Application team, alongside with our Senior Product Manager, currently composed of:

• Backend: 1 lead, 3 developers
• Mobile: 1 lead, 2 developers
• QA: 1
• Product Manager: 1
• Designers: 2

Your main mission will involve championing project execution, empowering team leaders and individual contributors, as well as ensuring the team's work advances product objectives with purpose and impact.

What Makes This Role Special

This is a groundbreaking position. You'll join a growing tech team in transformation and take a pivotal role in shaping, expanding, and elevating our engineering practices.

As the inaugural Engineering Manager, you will:

Bridge Essential Leadership

The CTO oversees engineering with support from recently appointed tech leads who focus on technical excellence rather than people development. You will be the first dedicated manager, bringing organization, cadence and guidance to the team, allowing tech leads to focus on their strength: technology.

Shape the Tech Department's Evolution

You'll work closely with leadership to redefine team responsibilities, delivery methodologies, and performance standards across our Backend, Data, and Application teams — creating the framework for sustainable growth and exceptional results.

Cultivate Excellence

You'll implement comprehensive QA practices, enhance our release workflows, and ensure dependability and uniformity across our products, from AI to app delivery.

Strengthen Team Connections

Help deepen the Product–Tech relationship, building a unified culture focused on impact, delivery, and quality. You'll ensure product objectives translate into technical execution — keeping engineering tightly aligned with customer value.

Why joining Veesion is an exceptional opportunity:

• An AI-powered solution that sparks innovation and transforms the marketplace.
• We empower Local Retailers - we participate in safeguarding businesses and tackling real-world challenges.
• We shape the evolution of a revolutionary product with global impact.
• We're pioneering computer vision solutions designed for real-world Aapplications.
• We're embarking on a technological journey that solves tangible problems through AI, with limitless potential we'll unlock together.

At Veesion, you won't just manage engineers - you'll design the way we engineer.

What we're looking for
Experience & Management

• Proven software engineering experience with at least 3+ years as Engineering Manager (we can discuss flexibility) in startup/scale-up environments.
• Track record managing teams of 5+ developers, including lead developers.
• Focused on pure management responsibilities without coding duties.
• Demonstrated successful collaboration with Product Management teams.

Technical Background

• Proven experience in technically demanding environments addressing scale, optimization, performance, and observability challenges.
• Demonstrated success handling scaling challenges either as Engineering Manager or individual contributor.
• Strong backend foundation (Python expertise preferred).
• Experience with or enthusiasm for implementing GenAI solutions in development workflows.

Personal skills

• Fluent English
• Delivery-oriented mindset with lean methodology expertise and product focus
• Defined management philosophy and leadership approach
• Exceptional leadership and communication capabilities
• Commitment to maintaining high standards

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: K€.
• Swile meal voucher card to make your daily life easier.
• Transportation subsidy: 50% coverage of public transport costs.
• Comprehensive health insurance from day one.
• Inclusive and supportive culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Fast-paced, motivating environment with growth opportunities.
• Prime office location in the heart of Paris (Beaubourg).
• Flexible work policy: 2-3 days of remote work per week.

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