Engineering Manager (gn)

 

Start: Immediately | Level: Team Lead | Location: Hamburg, remote | Working hours: Full-time (40 hours/week) 

Your start in the Technology Team at ESN & More! 

As an Engineering Manager (gn) ESN Shop Checkout, you will lead a dynamic team of engineers owning business-critical systems and products. You will drive people development, delivery excellence, and architectural evolution towards scalable, secure, and maintainable systems — in close partnership with Product and Business stakeholders.

This role requires a proactive, hands-on leader who enjoys shaping team structures, strengthening ownership, and creating clarity in complex environments.

Your mission

Team Development

• You foster a positive, collaborative culture within the engineering team
• You provide mentorship, coaching, and growth opportunities
• You support hiring and scaling the team as needed

Performance & Delivery

• You establish clear goals and metrics
• You regularly evaluate team performance and provide constructive feedback
• You balance short-term outcomes with long-term technical health
• You ensure reliable and predictable delivery

Architecture & Technical Direction

• You guide systems toward modern, scalable, and maintainable architectures
• You partner with senior engineers on technical strategy and evolution
• You support cloud-native and event-driven patterns where applicable

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• You work closely with Product, Design, Data, and Business stakeholders
• You ensure engineering efforts align with company goals and customer value

Innovation, Quality & Risk Management

• You drive continuous improvement and modernization initiatives
• You manage technical debt and engineering risks
• You collaborate with Platform, Security, and QA teams to uphold high-quality standards
• You scale processes and structures as the organization grows

Your experience & skills

• You have proven experience in engineering management (3+ years) leading software teams in an agile, product-driven environment
• You have strong knowledge and practical experience in Agile methodologies, with a track record of successfully managing complex engineering projects and optimizing team performance through data-driven metrics
• You are passionate about AI and leverage AI tools to improve workflows, decision-making, and engineering productivity
• You have excellent leadership and communication skills and the ability to align diverse stakeholders and enable senior engineers
• You are fluent in English; German is a plus

 

Why choose us?

Being part of our team means joining a high-performing company with a diverse and inclusive culture. In our fast-growing team of over 1,200 employees, we combine our passion for sports nutrition, supplements, and healthy foods with cutting-edge technology, production, and logistics processes. All of this serves one goal: providing our customers with top-quality products to support their healthy and active lifestyle.

You can look forward to a strong sense of team spirit, ongoing opportunities for professional growth and responsibility, and an exciting work environment that blends lifestyle and career. With locations in Hamburg, Elmshorn, Kaltenkirchen/Nützen, and Elsdorf, TQG offers diverse career opportunities in areas such as technology, product development, sales, marketing, and logistics. Additionally, you’ll benefit from:

• Flexible working hours and remote work options
• Attractive employee discounts
• Subsidy for the E-gym Wellpass
• Workation
• Corporate benefits
• 28 days vacation/year
• and much more

 

About Us

The Quality Group (TQG) is an innovative provider of sports nutrition products, bringing together the successful brands ESN and More Nutrition since 2021.

ESN has been the German market leader in sports nutrition since 2004, offering products like protein powders, bars, and supplements designed for ambitious fitness goals. Founded in 2017, More Nutrition focuses on healthy, reduced-sugar foods, providing solutions for conscious nutrition and weight management without compromise.

TQG’s vision is to help people become the best version of themselves. With passion and innovation, the company develops high-quality products that promote health, performance, and joy in life. Its agile company culture and exciting career opportunities make TQG a strong partner not only for customers but also for employees.

This is us – The Quality Group – nice to meet you! Now it’s your turn!
We look forward to your application! Regardless of gender, age, background, or identity – what matters to us is who you are and what you bring to the table. Join our team and grow with us!