# Engineering Manager

> Productive · Zagreb, Croatia · — · Posted 2026-06-26

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Engineering

## Description

**OPEN POSITION**

Want to work in a dynamic environment and help our Engineering teams build an end-to-end tool for professional services businesses? This could be the job for you.

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**ABOUT PRODUCTIVE**

Productive’s aim is to provide businesses with a real-time overview of their operations.

Read more.

**WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?**

We’re seeking an experienced Software Engineer to support our Engineering teams, improve our organizational processes, and help us grow the company.

This role pays a range of:

-   Starting from **EUR** **5,000** gross for an employment contract
-   Starting from **EUR 6,000** gross for a B2B contract

With an equity grant:

-   **USD 40,000 - 70,000** in stock options (4 years with a 1 year cliff)

Perks & Benefits:

-   Remote work, flexible hours, strong work-life balance, and clear opportunities for career growth
-   More perks and benefits available—check them out here.

**ABOUT THE JOB**

Our Engineering department has grown significantly over the past couple of years—and we’re continuing to scale. To support this growth, we’re looking for another experienced Engineering Manager to help our engineers thrive and contribute to building an engineering organization.

As our Engineering Manager, you’ll play a key role in shaping how we work, lead one of our product teams of 5–10 engineers, and ensure they have the support and structure needed to do their best work.

**DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES**

Your primary responsibility is to keep the team healthy and deliver product updates predictably. In practice, you will:

-   Lead weekly planning and drive reliable delivery (scope, priorities, timelines)
-   Partner closely with the Product Manager and Product Designer on discovery → execution, and keep the roadmap moving
-   Stay hands-on: spend ~1/3 of your time coding, use coding agents daily, and drive adoption of our agentic workflows
-   Coach engineers via regular 1:1s, direct feedback, and progression conversations; support performance reviews and calibration
-   Ensure strong engineering ownership for your area (metrics, logs, error reports) and continuously improve team processes
-   Coordinate cross-team work when needed (incl. platform escalations) and help resolve conflicts early

You’ll report to the VP of Engineering and help evolve our engineering management practices and hiring.

**ABOUT YOU**

**Let’s See If We’re a Match**

The ideal candidate is a Senior Software Engineer with proven team leadership experience and career progress focused on engineering management.

If you recognize yourself in some of the following characteristics, we will be happy to meet you:

-   Strong technical background with at least **7 years** of software development experience
-   Accomplishments in delivering successful software products
-   Determination in improving organizational processes and optimizing communication in engineering teams
-   Ability to lead, coach, and inspire strong software engineers
-   Excellent communication (both written and verbal) skills
-   Experience in performing hiring interviews or participating in the hiring process
-   Work experience in a SaaS product company is a plus

This is the background we are generally looking for, but these criteria are not set in stone. We’ll consider all applicants.

**How To Land This Job**

If you think we can meet your expectations and you’re willing to share your experience and knowledge, apply using the form below. Please send us **your CV and** **cover letter (optional)**.

Curious about what the interview process looks like? Below, you’ll find an overview of each stage and what to expect for this role.

**If you have any questions, you can contact us by sending an email to** [**careers@productive.io**](mailto:careers@productive.io)**.**

\*\*\*_Only applicants with knowledge of_ _**Croatian/Serbian/Bosnian**_ _will be considered for this position._

## Apply

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