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Engineering Manager

Athens

Location: Athens (hybrid)

As of now, we are looking for a highly motivated Engineering Manager for one of our Teams working on the Rider experience within the Rider Domain. 

🚀 About the Rider Team

The Rider team is dedicated to delivering a seamless and enjoyable experience for everyone using FREENOW. We focus on building intuitive, reliable, and user-friendly solutions that make getting from A to B effortless—no matter how you choose to ride.

What we do:

  • 🚕 Taxi & PHV Booking
     Enable quick and reliable access to traditional taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs), tailored to user preferences and availability.

  • 📱 Smooth Multi-modal Experiences
     Build features that let riders switch between transport types with ease, all within a single app.

  • 💡 Customer-Centric
     Constantly improve through feedback, data insights, and user testing to ensure every ride feels effortless.

Be ready to manage a multinational, diverse, highly motivated and collaborative team who strives for excellence and likes to have fun, while building great features and products. Collaborate with an experienced product peer and other key stakeholders from Operations to Customer Success and beyond.  

YOUR DAILY ADVENTURES WILL INCLUDE:

  • Overseeing Product Delivery
    Drive the execution of our Rider product vision, ensuring transparency and championing sustainable, reliable solutions.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
    Work closely with Product, Design, Operations, Customer Success, and other Tech Leads to align efforts and deliver high-quality outcomes.
  • Process Improvement
    Identify opportunities to enhance our software development workflows and collaborate with your team to implement solutions that align with business objectives.
  • Demonstrating Strong Technical Acumen
    Apply best-in-class engineering practices, remain informed about emerging technologies, and refine development strategies to ensure high quality and scalability.
  • Team Growth & Development
    Mentor team members by recognizing their strengths, providing constructive feedback, setting clear goals, and fostering professional growth.
  • Fostering Autonomy
    Encourage end-to-end ownership, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing within your team, cultivating a self-directed and innovative environment.
  • Prioritization & Delivery
    Partner with Product and other engineering teams to set priorities and ensure timely completion of key projects and features.
  • Talent Acquisition & Retention
    Collaborate with the recruiting team to retain current talent while attracting and onboarding new team members.

Our Techstack: Kotlin | Swift | Typescript | Spring | React | AWS | Docker | Git | Kafka & more

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE:

  • You have a strong software engineering background, with experience building systems across multiple platforms (e.g., backend, frontend, mobile).
  • You are proficient in one or more programming languages.
  • You have great communication skills and can explain complex processes to non-technical stakeholders.
  • You excel at creating a sense of partnership among diverse stakeholders, forming a unified team.
  • You can work effectively across different teams to drive alignment and achieve results.
  • You possess strong analytical skills and can troubleshoot issues in complex systems.
  • You have a growth mindset and adapt quickly to change.
  • You are committed to continuous learning and professional growth, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration.
  • You are a creative problem solver who enjoys finding innovative solutions to challenging engineering problems.
  • You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

BENEFITS & PERKS IN A NUTSHELL:

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • LinkedIn Learning
  • Sabbatical & special leave policies
  • WeRoad partnership
  • Birthday, 24th + 31st December off
  • Short term EU work policy
  • Mobility Credit
  • Health Insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  

 

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION:

FREENOW is an equal opportunity employer and we consider qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age.
We want you to grow and evolve, bring your true self to work. 

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