Senior Engineering Manager, Productivity & Internal Tools

About Us

With over 200 million customers in 50+ countries, Bolt is one of Europe and Africa's fastest-growing tech companies. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and our mission is to make cities for people, not cars.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead three teams within Bolt’s Foundation Platform organization, focusing on the internal developer platform, AI, and productivity systems. This role involves setting technical direction, building leadership capabilities within your managers, and owning the group’s strategy and long-term health, with an impact horizon of 12+ months. You will be responsible for organizational-wide impact, with every engineering team at Bolt as your customer.

This role is exciting due to its rare organizational leverage and ownership of Bolt’s internal AI/agent platform within a culture where good ideas ship in days.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Strong engineering leadership background, including experience leading managers and building high-performing, multi-team organizations.
• Proven ownership of a product group, platform, or domain, driving technical direction, roadmap, delivery health, architecture, and investment trade-offs.
• Experience building and scaling developer platforms, productivity systems, or developer tooling (e.g., CI/CD, observability, testing, local development).
• Strong leadership in developing Engineering Managers, driving accountability, improving delivery across multiple teams, and addressing underperformance effectively.
• Credible technical expertise in scalable systems, cloud infrastructure, microservices, modern engineering practices, and AI-enabled solutions, with the ability to set technical direction.
• Experience with stakeholder management, clear communication, and data-driven decision-making, with a track record of partnering closely with Product Managers and influencing roadmap planning.

About You

• You are an experienced engineering leader who has successfully managed engineers and Engineering Managers in complex technology organizations.
• You thrive in platform engineering environments and are passionate about improving developer productivity, internal tooling, and engineering excellence at scale.
• You combine strong technical judgment with strategic thinking, balancing long-term platform investments, reliability, and innovation.
• You are excited by the opportunity to shape how AI and agent-based technologies transform software engineering workflows.
• You build high-performing organizations by coaching leaders, creating clear accountability, and fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
• You communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders and excel at aligning diverse teams around shared goals.

Experience is great, but what we really look for is drive, intelligence, and integrity. So even if you don’t tick every box, please consider applying!

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