Senior Engineering Manager – Developer Experience at IG Group · Kraków

Senior Engineering Manager – Developer Experience Location: Kraków - Poland Job Title Senior Engineering Manager – Developer Experience Job Description Minimum compensation: starting from 29 000 PLN. The final offer will be determined based on the candidate's experience and competencies. Who we are IG is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof. We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that's rare in established businesses. The bar is high – bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and we'll give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG – the future gets built here. Your team You will be joining our welcoming, collaborative Platform Enablement Team which is enabling IG to deliver more with better quality and great consistency while adhering to industry best practices. Your role in team's success The Senior Engineering Manager of Developer Experience is a people-first engineering leader responsible for building, scaling, and continuously improving the tools, practices, and environments that enable engineering teams to do their best work. This role spans three interconnected disciplines: Developer Experience (DevEx), Quality Engineering, and Performance Engineering. The Senior Engineering Manager partners closely with platform and product engineering leaders to reduce friction across the software development lifecycle, raise quality and reliability standards, and embed performance thinking from the ground up. They lead and grow a high-performing team of engineers, set a clear roadmap for developer productivity, and champion a culture of engineering excellence across the organisation. What you’ll do Leadership & People Management Lead, coach, and grow a team of engineers across Developer Experience, Quality Engineering, and Performance Engineering Set clear goals and expectations, conduct regular 1:1s, and support career development and progression for direct reports Foster a culture of psychological safety, ownership, and continuous improvement within and across the teams Partner with recruiting to attract and retain top engineering talent as the team scales Own financial governance and budget control across DevEx teams, ensuring cost transparency, optimisation, and accountability. Developer Tools & Experience Define and drive the roadmap for internal developer tooling and productivity infrastructure, including IDPs, CI/CD pipelines, local dev environments, and self-service capabilities Measure and improve developer experience through DORA metrics, developer satisfaction surveys, and productivity signals Collaborate with platform teams to reduce onboarding time, cognitive load, and toil for engineering teams Champion the adoption of tools and standards that improve developer velocity and satisfaction organisation-wide Quality Engineering Oversee the strategy and execution of quality engineering practices across the engineering organisation, including test automation, shift-left testing, and quality gates in CI/CD Drive adoption of automated testing frameworks and ensure quality is embedded throughout the software delivery lifecycle Define and track quality KPIs and work with teams to improve test coverage, defect detection rates, and release confidence Performance Engineering Lead the performance engineering function to ensure systems are designed, tested, and monitored for scalability, reliability, and efficiency Establish performance testing practices (load, stress, soak) and integrate them into delivery pipelines What you’ll bring Engineering Leadership: 8+ years of engineering experience with 4+ years in an engineering management role; proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams and deliver against a technical roadmap Developer Experience & Tooling: Strong understanding on improving developer productivity through internal platforms, tooling, and developer portals (e.g. Backstage); familiarity with DORA metrics and developer experience frameworks CI/CD & DevOps Practices: Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions or equivalent) and DevOps/DevSecOps principles; experience driving standardisation of build, test, and deployment workflows Quality Engineering: Experience leading or working closely with Quality Engineering functions; knowledge of test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, pytest, or equivalent), shift-left testing, and quality gate implementation in CI/CD pipelines Performance Engineering: Understanding of performance testing methodologies (load, stress, soak testing) and tooling (k6, Gatling, JMeter, or equivalent); experience integrating performance testing into delivery pipelines and working with teams to address bottlenecks Communication & Influence: Strong ability to communicate technical strategy and progress to senior stakeholders; skilled at influencing without authority and building alignment across teams People Development: Proven track record of mentoring engineers and building healthy, high-performing team cultures; experience running effective 1:1s, performance reviews, and growth conversations How we work We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office -- which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other. When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction: Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth; Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We're committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey. Learn more about our D&I approach here. The Perks Your growth fuels our success! Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders, and clear career progression. Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs. Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work. Home office equipment reimbursement Performance relate bonus Private medical cover for you and your family/partner (Medicover) Multikafeteria system (you can choose a multisport card, vouchers, etc.) Life insurance (Generali) LinkedIn Learning platform free access Share Plans for Employees Well-being events as well as Employee Assistance Programme Summer picnic, New Year party and other social events Three additional days off a year - one to celebrate your Birthday and two for voluntary work App-based parking spots booking system Stretching sessions Learn more about the Perks here! Join us for this exciting journey. Apply now! Number of openings 1