Software Engineering Manager

Axel Springer SE

Job

In this role, you lead engineers, develop technical solutions, and turn ideas into products while closely collaborating with product and business teams, actively driving complex topics forward.

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Your role in the team

  • Führen und entwickeln Sie Ingenieure, während Sie nah an der Technologie bleiben und klare Erwartungen setzen.
  • Contribute hands-on and help turn ideas into products and solutions.
  • Work with Product and Business teams to shape solutions that create measurable impact.
  • Übernehmen Sie Verantwortung für komplexe Themen und treiben Sie sie voran, auch wenn die Verantwortlichkeiten nicht offensichtlich sind.
  • Challenge existing solutions and decisions, propose concrete alternatives, and help implement them.
  • Use data, KPIs, and experimentation to understand what works and improve what does not.
  • Help improve how engineering works across teams and domains.

Our expectations of you

Qualifications

  • Lead by example attitude and a hands-on mindset demonstrated through building products, projects, or startups in the past.
  • The ability to think across Engineering, Product, and Business and connect technical decisions with outcomes.
  • A pragmatic and outcome-oriented approach, balancing technical quality with product and business needs.
  • Confidence in taking ownership and addressing complex or uncomfortable topics when necessary.
  • Klare Kommunikation und die Fähigkeit, direktes, konstruktives Feedback zu geben und zu empfangen.

Experience

  • Proven management experience combined with a strong software engineering background.
  • Experience using data and KPIs to challenge assumptions and support decisions.

What we offer

  • You are a builder at heart who enjoys turning ideas into products, rethinking existing solutions, and challenging the status quo.
  • As a Software Engineering Manager, you combine technical depth with strong leadership and stay close to the technology while helping engineers grow and teams deliver results.
  • In our matrix organization, you lead Software Engineers across different domains and contribute hands-on to solutions within your own area, across the organization, and for our brands.
  • You take ownership proactively, including for complex or uncomfortable topics, and help turn ideas and decisions into concrete outcomes.
  • We believe in the future of journalism as a business model and invest in forward-looking technologies.
  • Our five essentials are the values that connect us and our compass in our commitment to freedom.

Benefits

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About your employer

As a leading European digital publisher, Axel Springer SE offers an impressive range of successful journalistic content and marketing portals.

Company size
250+ Employees
Company type
Established Company
Work model
Onsite, Hybrid, Full Remote
Industry
Media, Publishing

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Software Engineering Manager

Axel Springer SE