Engineering Manager - Product Engineering (Climate Tech)
Global Changer Tribe gUG
The Mission Global Changer helps large enterprises measure and reduce their Scope 3 (supply chain) emissions - the most complex and impactful part of corporate decarbonization. At the core of this is CCF (Corporate Carbon Footprint): scientifically accurate, auditable carbon calculations across millions of supplier data points. Our platform processes large volumes of transactional, supplier, and emissions data for global customers and turns them into actionable reduction insights. Technically, we’re modernizing a Ruby on Rails monolith toward a Go-based, service-oriented architecture, while building data pipelines and AI-supported workflows to scale accuracy, speed, and usability. We’re looking for an Engineering Manager who is a hands-on product engineer - someone who enjoys building, coaching, and shaping systems that matter in the real world. You’ll join a stable, senior IC team with clear product direction. Engineering Leadership & Hands-on Work (~50%) You lead by example and stay close to the code in our most complex areas. Build and evolve CCF and emission reduction features with a strong focus on correctness, auditability, and performance. Work on data-intensive systems: ETL pipelines, transactional → analytical data flows, and real-time carbon analytics. Design and operate AI-assisted workflows (including self-hosted LLMs) to process large amounts of supplier and emissions data efficiently and reliably. Review code across Go, Ruby on Rails, and Vue.js, keeping systems stable as complexity grows. Team, Hiring & Coaching (~30%) You grow and enable a small, senior team (currently ~3, scaling to 6+). Hire engineers with strong technical fundamentals and a product mindset. Coach the team through architectural change (monolith → services, data & AI-first thinking). Foster ownership, pragmatism, and a culture focused on solving customer problems - not just shipping tickets. Architecture & Technical Direction (~20%) You help shape where the platform is going. Partner closely with Product and the CTO to align product goals and technical decisions. Decide what stays in the monolith and what moves into dedicated services. Shape our data and AI architecture, balancing deterministic logic with LLM-based approaches and ensuring end-to-end data integrity. Must-Have Experience 8+ years in software engineering, including 2+ years in a leadership or management role. Proven player-coach experience: staying hands-on while leading a senior team. Experience evolving large systems (e.g. monolith to services) without breaking production. Strong background in data-heavy systems (ETL/ELT, OLTP OLAP, analytics workloads) and expertise working with Big Data. Practical experience designing and operating AI or LLM-based systems in production. Based in CET ±1 hour for sufficient team overlap. Valid EU/EEA work authorization. Technical Background Strong Ruby on Rails experience and solid proficiency in Go. Good understanding of PostgreSQL performance and data modeling. Experience with modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js 3 or similar). Solid foundation with containerized infrastructure (Docker/Kubernetes). Experience building software with high correctness and auditability requirements (e.g. climate, fintech, ERP). Leadership & Collaboration Proven ability to hire, mentor, and grow senior engineers in an ego-less manner. Great reflection skills Comfortable working in a fully remote, asynchronous-first environment. Clear, structured communication in English. Location: 100% Remote (CET +/- 1) Reporting to: CTO Team: Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) Squad Impact & Ownership Work on one of the hardest problems in climate tech: Scope 3 emissions. Real influence: as our first Engineering Manager, you’ll actively shape team culture, processes, and architecture. Close collaboration with product and leadership - low bureaucracy, high trust. Setup & Benefits Competitive compensation + VSOP option 28 vacation days + flexible planning 100% remote, flexible working hours - family-friendly :) Annual team offsites Freedom to contribute to the open source community Studies show that men apply for jobs if they fulfill around 60% of the criteria on average. Women and other members of marginalized groups, on the other hand, often only apply if they meet every single criterion. So, if you think you have the potential but don't exactly meet every point in the job description, apply anyway. Applicants of all ages are welcome. Are you the right person to help take our company to the next level? Then simply apply to us now with your LinkedIn or Xing profile. We look forward to getting to know you!
