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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Engineering Manager - Data Platform - **Company:** Lobster DATA GmbH - **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Message Queuing Protocol, Code Review, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), Scrum Methodology, Software Architecture, Message Oriented Middleware, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, TypeScript, Load Balancing, Backend, AngularJS, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Front End Software Development - **Published:** August 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.nl/details/5827080662 ## About the Role * 7+ years in software development, with at least 3+ years in an engineering leadership role managing product-focused engineering teams. * A strong backend engineering background,ideally in Java,with sufficient depth to challenge technical decisions, review designs, and engage meaningfully with your engineers on topics like networking, concurrency, integration protocols, and system architecture. * Enough frontend awareness (TypeScript, Angular or comparable) to understand the full picture and support your frontend engineers effectively, even if backend is your natural home. * Familiarity with the networking and integration space: HTTP/REST, asynchronous messaging (Kafka, AMQP, MQTT), and data integration protocols (AS2, EDI,GraphQL)-the kind of problems Lobster's platform is built to solve. * A genuine, hands-on attitude toward AI-augmented engineering:you use AI tools to increase your own effectiveness and actively encourage and coach your team to do the same. * Proven stakeholder management skills-able to navigate between engineering, product,designand senior leadership, and to translate technical complexity into business language without losing precision. * Solid people management experience: coaching, goalsetting, performance management including underperformance, and developing engineers at multiple seniority levels. * Strong project management skills, with experience in Agile/Scrum environments and a pragmatic approach to process. * Fluent in English; German or Dutch language skills are a plus. ## Description In this role, you will own delivery across the full stack, from Java-based networking infrastructure and integration services, to Angular-powered user interfaces. You will be as comfortable talking about Netty pipelines and load balancing strategies as you are reviewing a component architecture or coaching an engineer through a performance conversation. We are a team that believes AI is a genuine engineering accelerant, not a gimmick. And we want our Engineering Manager to model that mindset and help their team develop it. Ready to make an impact? You'll get to take ownership of: * Leading, mentoring, and developing a mixed team of backend and frontend engineers, supporting career growth, performance management, and technical skill development. * Owning end-to-end delivery for your team's domain: planning,prioritisation, quality, and timeliness of releases, working closely with Product Management. * Setting andmaintaininga high bar for engineering quality: driving code reviews, architectural decisions, and technical standards across both the backend (Java, networking) and frontend (TypeScript, Angular) layers. * Collaborating with Product Managers and senior leadership to align roadmap priorities with real customer and business value, and to push back when needed. * Staying technically close enough to the codebase to credibly challenge your engineers on design decisions, investigate complexity, and represent the domain in cross-functional discussions,without being in the weeds on a daily basis. * Shaping how AI is used within your team-not just as an autocomplete tool, but as a genuine lever for automating workflows, accelerating problem-solving, and improving the quality and throughput of engineering work. * Facilitating agile practices and ensuring smooth, predictable delivery processes across the team. ## Related Videos - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [How to Stop Choosing JavaScript Frameworks and Start Living](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/118-how-to-stop-choosing-javascript-frameworks-and-start-living) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Putting the Graph In GraphQL With The Neo4j GraphQL Library](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/257-putting-the-graph-in-graphql-with-the-neo4j-graphql-library) - [Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/682-meet-your-new-bff-backend-to-frontend-without-the-duct-tape) - [Stand alone components in Angular](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/656-stand-alone-components-in-angular) ## Related Articles - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [7 Most Popular Web Developer Jobs in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/163-7-most-popular-web-developer-jobs-in-europe)