Engineering Manager | Mid-Senior | Saily

Engineering Manager | Mid-Senior | Saily

Full Time

hybrid

Leadership

Vilnius / Kaunas

At Saily, we’re removing the hassle of staying connected while traveling — no roaming fees, no plastic SIM cards, just lightning-fast, secure mobile data in 200+ destinations. Saily has millions of paying customers and hundreds of thousands travelers browsing through Saily at any given moment.

To build the best product for our customers we foster AI-native Product Engineering culture, where:

- The Engineer is the builder, who is responsible for solving customer problems end-to-end (idea to production)
- AI Agents are the enablers who write most of the code and solve repeatable tasks to help the Engineers maximize their impact
- Everyone contributes to making Saily effective by suggesting new areas for improvement to delegate to agents and then implementing the changes
- Curiosity, learning and sharing are everyone's responsibility
- Customer, having a comfortable, connected, hassle-free journey is never lost from the focus

We value growth over comfort, contribution over hierarchy, and impact over process. At Saily, we believe in giving sharp people context, autonomy, and AI as their multiplier to allow them to just do their best work.

"Saily is a data connectivity product loved by travelers and is currently in a hypergrowth - we’re hiring 100 engineers throughout 2026 and we’re in search of competent Engineering Managers that will help us navigate this growth. We’re creating self-sufficient, product-centric, cross-functional teams and need strong shepherds to form them and help them achieve their best. We’re an organization that’s ambitious, fast and not afraid to make mistakes. If that sounds like you, let’s talk and build this rocketship together"

-Ignas Paplauskas, Head of Engineering at Saily

Main Responsibilities

Lead and manage cross-functional engineering teams (backend, mobile, product engineers) 10–25 engineers (depending on the EM seniority) across up to 4 cross-functional teams.
Own people management (professional development, performance reviews, conflict resolution), building healthy, motivated, and high-performing teams.
Hire new engineers with either strong experience or high potential while not compromising culture
Onboard, support and ensure the wellbeing of high-quality engineers.
Be responsible for building, scaling, and coaching teams in a fast-evolving engineering organization.
Ensure strong execution, ownership, and accountability across teams.
Improve processes, workflows, and collaboration.
Identify people and team performance issues early and resolve them pragmatically.
Drive team structure and culture improvements as the org evolves.
Work as the connecting glue between Teams, Project Leads, Product Owners and Staff Engineers - ensuring everyone has the necessary context and are enabled to move forward.
Collaborate closely with senior leadership.
Be trusted to challenge ideas, give feedback upward, and influence strategy.
Function as a strong, independent voice inside leadership discussions.
Act as a role model for discipline, accountability, and ownership.
Work from the Vilnius or Warsaw office and set a visible leadership presence.

Core Requirements

At least 2-3 years of experience leading a team of software engineers.
Solid software development background, and either experience or a desire to develop an understanding of the mobile applications domain.
You’re not expected to write the code, but you’ll need to understand the logic of the system.
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Openness to collaborate and mentor team members, while also sharing practical knowledge and trends.
Team-spirited, proactive, and able to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Ability to come up with cross-platform solutions together with the team in a timely manner.
Proactiveness in constantly developing innovative solutions while tracking the teams' metrics.

Salary Range

Gross salary: 5000 — 8600 EUR/Month

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