
Engineering Manager
TOPdesk
Engineering Manager
TOPdesk is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead one or two teams with a specific technical mission (front-end, middleware, back-end, data, or platform) in Delft, Netherlands. The role involves setting technical direction, growing engineers, and owning delivery within an AI-native SDLC environment. Candidates need a strong technical foundation, experience managing engineers, and personal practice with AI-native software delivery tools like Claude Code.
Engineering Manager
TOPdesk is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead one or two teams with a specific technical mission (front-end, middleware, back-end, data, or platform) in Delft, Netherlands. The role involves setting technical direction, growing engineers, and owning delivery within an AI-native SDLC environment. Candidates need a strong technical foundation, experience managing engineers, and personal practice with AI-native software delivery tools like Claude Code.
Salary
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Soft Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
Key Responsibilities
- Set technical direction and standards for your teams' domain
- Make and steward key technical decisions; uphold quality, security, and operational stability
- Contribute to system and architecture decisions with Enterprise Architects and peers
- Coach and develop engineers, including growing them into senior and staff roles
- Hire and act on tough talent calls
- Own roadmap commitments, delivery, and operational outcomes
- Keep review sustainable in an agentic SDLC
- Raise the engineering bar for your domain
- Operate agents yourself and build subagents, evals, and patterns for your team