Engineering Manager - Frontend Enablement

About Vimcar

As one of Berlin's most successful SaaS companies, Vimcar is redefining business mobility. By combining live car data and a set of cloud-based applications, we offer real-time insight into vehicle activity to help our customers reduce the operational costs for their fleets.

By serving freelancers, small and medium-sized companies, Vimcar already has connected more than 100,000+ cars and we are incredibly proud to serve the companies who are the backbone of our economy: the electricians, the doctors, the plumbers, the retailers, the construction workers - everyone whose business is on the road.

Headquartered in Berlin, more than 200 employees from 30+ countries are working towards our mission to build Europe's leading fleet tech company. We do not believe in hyper-growth at any cost and burning loads of Venture Capital but in sustainable growth driven by smart people and innovative ideas. If you are not celebrating funding rounds, but value a great customer experience and passionate colleagues: Vimcar might be the right place for you!

Important information regarding COVID-19: the safety of our employees is crucial to us. Therefore, you can expect the application process and the start of your employment with us to be remote until further notice.

Position

As one of Berlin's fastest growing SaaS scaleups, Vimcar is redefining business mobility. By combining live car data and a set of cloud-based applications, we offer real-time insight into vehicle activity to help our customers reduce the operational costs for their fleets.

By serving SMB's to large enterprises in DACH and the UK, Vimcar already has 100,000+ connected cars. Headquartered in Berlin, more than 200 employees from 28+ countries are working towards our mission to build Europe's leading fleet tech company.

Important information regarding COVID-19: the safety of our employees is very important to us. Therefore, you can expect the application process, as well as the start of your employment with us to be remote until further notice.

You'll be the leader of our Frontend Enablement team. Together with the team, you're creating complex UI components which are core elements of building new features for all Vimcar products. This team are our frontend experts, that drives engineering initiatives (like performance evaluation, or introducing typescript to the company), and bring our engineering game to the next level. Thanks to their work, engineering productivity is increased and our time to delight customers is shorter. In this role:

Your Role 

• You are autonomous; we won't tell you how to do your job. There are areas that we'd like for you to take care of, and outcomes that we want to achieve. However, how to achieve this will be up to you, and you'll be empowered to work as you see fit
• You motivate and grow a team of 4 engineers via 1:1s, creating growth opportunities & mentoring plans, and by providing timely and actionable feedback
• You create a high performing and positive work environment based on transparency, accountability, and trust
• You're an engineer at heart who isn’t afraid of working hands-on however, you recognise that leadership is the act of achieving goals through others rather than coding yourself
• Together with the team, you drive impactful technical decisions 
• Take responsibility for hiring and onboarding new colleagues with the support of the recruiting team

The Tech Stack

• Javascript, React, Flow, Typescript, MobX, RxJs, Yarn, Webpack, GraphQL
• Node.js, Express

Your qualification

• You've already been leading, coaching and mentoring a team of software developers 
• You're a servant leader, who empowers the team and makes sure that they have everything they need, to do at their best
• You're able to spot bottlenecks in the processes and proactively act on them 
• You have 4+ years of experience as a software developer
• You're proficient with JavaScript/React
• Excellent communication skills in English (German not required)

What we offer

• Why should you join us? At Vimcar, you can take an established ScaleUp through an exciting growth period with significant VC backing 
• Develop a central part of the product that makes life easier for over 50,000 customers every day
• The opportunity to lead a very collaborative and supportive team, that gives space for ideas and values honest feedback
• Agile work environment with flat hierarchies, and strong product focus
• Quick, sustainable growth & secure funding
• Permanent full-time position with flexible work hours
• Personal learning budget to support your professional growth, as well as free in-house language courses
• Mental health support: Premium access to headspace for day-to-day care, and access to Nilo.health platform if you could use a session with a psychologist
• Access to company carsharing, frequent company events, and a variety of other perks, including membership with Urban Sports Club