Software Engineering Manager

About Horizons

At Horizons, we're building the infrastructure to power borderless teams. By handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance, our technology enables businesses to hire anyone anywhere compliantly at the push of a button.

If you're interested in adding to our vision of enabling people to work in dream jobs, for every company, and from anywhere in the world, apply now!

We're committed to building a global, diverse team representing different and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, or disability. Being a Horizoneer means being part of a growing, international family.

Overview

We are seeking a people-first Engineering Manager who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will play a crucial role in shaping the Engineering Team by fostering a culture of ownership, growth, and technical excellence. Your primary focus will be on leading and developing a high-performing team, ensuring the successful delivery of scalable and high-quality software solutions.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

• Actively participate in hiring efforts to attract, onboard and retain top engineering talent.

• Foster a high-performance culture through coaching, mentorship, and career development.

• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance evaluations, and provide actionable feedback.

• Promote knowledge sharing, best practices, and technical excellence across teams.

• Ensure a strong engineering culture by setting high expectations for ownership, accountability, and autonomy of both teams and individuals.

• Champion a positive and inclusive team environment, resolving conflicts and diffusing crises when needed.

Delivery & Execution

• Ensure the team maintains an optimal delivery pace by identifying and removing roadblocks.

• Drive Agile ceremonies, ensuring efficient sprint planning, execution, and retrospectives.

• Maintain a healthy balance between feature development and technical initiatives.

• Guide the team in troubleshooting complex technical challenges and decision-making.

• Collaborate with Product Managers and other Engineering teams to align technical and business objectives.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years in software engineering, with at least 3 years in an Engineering Manager or Tech Lead role.

• Strong hands-on experience with software development, system design, and architecture in a startup environment.

• Proven ability to develop, mentor, and grow engineers while fostering a strong team culture.

• Strong focus on optimizing delivery pace, resolving blockers, and balancing product and technical work.

• Experience driving projects using Agile methodologies and improving development processes.

• Ability to influence and work across teams, aligning engineering with product and business objectives.

• Familiarity with Python, Java (Spring Framework), React, SQL, Asynchronous processing, AWS, and DevOps best practices.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in SaaS products, online payments, HR, payroll, or invoicing domains.

• Ability to define, implement, and track team and individual KPIs.

• Experience working in a remote-first, global environment.

• Prior experience integrating third-party solutions into core business processes.

• Ability to solve complex problems with simple, effective solutions.

• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills with a capacity for independent work.

• High ownership mindset, always striving for improvements.

• Excellent presentation and documentation skills.

• Set high standards for others and for yourself.

• Professional level in English and Chinese required.

If you are passionate about building and leading high-performing engineering teams in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we’d love to hear from you !

What it's like working at Horizons

Our service & product. We're a technology company, not an accountancy, payroll provider, recruitment firm or similar. We build a workforce management platform that allows our customers to hire the best talent in minutes, without worrying about compliance, payroll, or HR admin.

Our amazing team and environment. Working at Horizons means you're working on something very exciting: Allowing every person on the planet to have access to equal opportunities in living a fulfilled work and personal life. We believe in hiring from within and going the extra mile to retain top talent. As the company continues to grow extremely fast, you will be given the opportunity to develop and grow alongside.

Our benefits and perks. Being a Horizoneer means that you get the benefit of:

• A competitive salary

• An asynchronous working environment

• A "Remote-First" company environment (or Hybrid) - based on the nature of the job

• The ability to work from abroad for a short period of time

• Growth opportunities within the company

• We provide all new joiners with the necessary hardware to ensure you have the tools you need to succeed from day one

How to apply

Please fill out the form and upload your CV in a PDF format.

If you don’t have an up-to-date CV but you are still keen to reaching out, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

Need help? Get in touch with us at: [email protected]