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Sr Engineering Manager / (Shipping & Logistics Tribe)

extra holidays - fully flexible
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Senior (5-10 years)
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Qualifications:

At least 5 years of experience as an Engineering Manager, Strong knowledge of software development processes, Experience with consumer-facing products, Data-driven decision-making expertise, Experience leading high-performing teams.

Key responsabilities:

  • Manage and lead multiple engineering teams
  • Set product strategy and user-focused goals
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement
  • Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders and colleagues
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Kpler Information Technology & Services Startup https://www.kpler.com/
501 - 1000 Employees
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Job description

At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.

Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms. Our team of over 500 experts from 35+ countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape. Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.


The Commodity Terminal Crews at Kpler develops software that provides real-time visibility, analytics and insights for the global freight supply chain. The team’s solutions help maritime professionals optimise operations and make data-driven decisions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Freight Analytics: Creating tools to analyse freight metrics and market dynamics.
  • Congestion Tracking: Developing systems for real-time port and canal congestion monitoring.
  • Fleet Management: Building solutions to monitor vessel availability, fleet utilisation, and development.
  • Voyage Planning: Designing automated tools for vessel matching and cost-effective voyage planning.
  • Data Integration: Enhancing data access through APIs, SDKs, and other platforms.

  • The Crew’s work ensures efficient logistics and informed decision-making across the maritime industry

    As a Senior Engineering Manager, your role is to ...
  • Manage and lead 2-3 teams of around 4+ engineers, ensuring that they are motivated and empowered to achieve their goals, and fostering a culture of continuous feedback.
  • With your Product Management partner and Tech Leads set the direction for your teams by collaborating on the product strategy and setting ambitious, user-focused goals.
  • Ensure your team is focused on delivering impact through data-driven decisions
  • Lead a culture of continuous improvement within the engineering department, encouraging innovation, staying ahead of industry trends and technologies, and implementing best practices and process improvements.
  • Mentor and develop engineers, fostering a strong engineering culture within the organisation and a high bar for engineering excellence.
  • Lead on communication with stakeholders, including executive leadership, creating clear guidance for your team and focus space for engineers to do their best work.
  • Collaborate with the wider engineering organisation to contribute to company-wide best managerial and technical practices and standards

  • You'll be a match if ...
  • At least 5 years of experience as an Engineering Manager
  • Strong knowledge of the software technologies and processes commonly used in software development, both in a cloud and serverless environment
  • Experience working on scaled, consumer-facing products
  • Experience working in a fast paced experimentation led environment
  • A product-focused approach, ensuring that your team optimises for maximum impact for both our users and the business
  • Experience in implementing and leading a data-driven approach to decision-making, leveraging on observability tools and processes to drive engineering and business outcome
  • Demonstrated success in leading, scaling and developing high-performing engineering teams
  • Comfortable operating with ambiguous problem areas with a high degree of autonomy
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal), with a demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with senior executives and stakeholders
  • A humble and growth-oriented mindset, with a desire to continuously learn

  • Tech Stack
  • Scala, Node/TypeScript, Python
  • Vue/TypeScript
  • Postgres, ElasticSearch, Kafka
  • API design, Data Pipelines, Distributed Systems Architecture and Hexagonal Architecture
  • We are a dynamic company dedicated to nurturing connections and innovating solutions to tackle market challenges head-on. If you thrive on customer satisfaction and turning ideas into reality, then you’ve found your ideal destination. Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?

    We make things happen
    We act decisively and with purpose, going the extra mile.

    We build
together
    We foster relationships and develop creative solutions to address market challenges.

    We are here to help
    We are accessible and supportive to colleagues and clients with a friendly approach.


    Our People Pledge

    Don’t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely than others to apply if they feel like they don’t match 100% of the job requirements. Don’t let the confidence gap stand in your way, we’d love to hear from you! We understand that experience comes in many different forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.

    Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.



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    Experience

    Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
    Industry :
    Information Technology & Services
    Spoken language(s):
    English
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    Other Skills

    • Mentorship
    • Innovation
    • Social Skills
    • Problem Solving
    • Verbal Communication Skills
    • Team Leadership
    • Growth Mindedness

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