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Engineering Manager

Montpellier, France
Level
Lead
Work type
Hybrid · Montpellier

Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.

Open. First seen 22 October 2026.

About the role

At Swile, we believe that good products can help reduce friction in daily professional life and boost employee satisfaction. Today, we provide innovative solutions in various areas such as Fintech, Travel, HR, and Employee Benefits to more than 5.5 million users in 85,000 companies in France and Brazil.

As an Engineering Manager, your primary role is to lead a team of software engineers in creating impactful software products. This involves guiding the team's technical direction, helping them do better, and making sure they meet their goals and roadmaps. Additionally, you'll help build a sustainable engineering environment that supports long-term growth and innovation.

Key Responsabilities

Balance strong technical skills with effective people management abilities.

Drive the creation and execution of roadmaps.

Lead teams in delivering multiple projects in various areas.

Engage in technical discussions, contribute to software architecture, and facilitate problem-solving.

Measure team impact, establish clear expectations and goals.

Oversee the software development lifecycle, implementing best-in-class engineering practices.

Collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners and stakeholders to achieve optimal outcomes.

Mentor and support the professional development of team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

Encourage innovation and innovative thinking among team members.

Communicate effectively with team members, peers, and stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear terms as necessary.

Lead by example, establishing a positive work environment and promoting team cohesion

Minimum Qualifications

We welcome individuals with entrepreneurial backgrounds as well as those from established organizations. At Swile, we believe that delivering impactful products requires engineers to understand the needs of users and clients as well as the code itself.

Solid background in software engineering, and proven experience in team management.

Leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide a team.

Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and cross-functional teams.

Demonstrated experience recruiting and managing technical teams, including performance management

You do not need to be familiar with our technical stack or any specific functional area, but we have a strong willingness to learn and adapt quickly.

You are a future responsible swiler: you share our commitment to the environment, diversity, fairness and inclusion and are prepared to work every day to improve individual and collective performance.

Our Tech Stack

Ruby/Rails, Typescript/React/Node.js, Android(Kotlin), iOS(Swift), AWS/Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Snowflake

What's in it for you ?

An opportunity to lead a dynamic team of talented engineers.

A collaborative work environment that values innovation and creativity.

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Swile's standard text

Professional development and career growth opportunities.

What this role asks for

In most of Swile's ads

Kafka · Ruby · Ruby on Rails

Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.

99% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Swile's standard text, folded away below.

Compared with Swile's other open jobs.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 10 open in Engineering. 2 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in January: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

Ruby (9 of 10), Ruby on Rails (9 of 10), Kafka (8 of 10), AWS (7 of 10), JavaScript (7 of 10), Kubernetes (7 of 10), Node.js (7 of 10)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on Swile's own job board.

Salary context

84 other open postings titled Engineering Manager state a salary: median USD 200,000 to USD 250,000 a year.

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