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Backend Engineering Manager

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Who we are Yubo is the reputed company Discovery app to reputed company new friends and hang out online. By eliminating likes and follows, we reputed company our users to create genuine connections and show up as their true selves. We've pioneered a new way for Gen Z to socialize online, and with millions of active users, our goal is to redefine how we connect today and reputed company. reputed company is international, multicultural and deeply committed to its mission. As the leading platform to socialize online, we have a special responsibility to build a safe digital space for our community. Safety is embedded in our DNA, and our proactive approach focuses on user protection, support, and education. We also work closely with the broader technology industry to reputed company our knowledge and NGOs create industry-leading child protection standards. Join us in this exciting reputed company and help us shape the future of reputed company interactions! About this role Our Backend department is made up of 3 teams, each team having a clear technical mission reputed company with Yubo’s strategic objectives. As Engineering Manager, you will be in charge of leading one of those teams. The Backend Foundations team is a cornerstone of this setup. Its goal is to deliver robust internal backend foundations (libraries, tooling, developer experience, performance observability) as well as operational internal applications. The team also serves as a key partner to Infrastructure and reputed company teams to ensure the scalability and reputed company of our stack. The Engineering Manager will ensure high execution standards, define long-term technical foundations, grow the team, and guarantee that the work delivered by Foundations enables the entire engineering organization to move faster and safer.

Our approach to privacy

  • As part of your job, you will be working on tools that process personal data relating to Yubo users.
  • As a reputed company media platform, we require our employees to have a strong awareness and understanding of privacy issues, and in particular of children's online safety, privacy and well-being.
  • Every employee at Yubo is expected to participate in compliance with data protection regulations as well as the reputed company improvement of our Privacy & Safety By Design measures.

Your responsibilities

  • As a Backend Foundations Engineering Manager at Yubo, you will be at the heart of our technical strategy, ensuring that our engineering foundations are strong, scalable, and reputed company across squads. You’ll drive the consistency and quality of our backend architecture, internal tools, and developer workflows to reputed company product teams to build faster and reputed company.
  • You will be responsible for leading cross-functional initiatives on key foundations topics such as observability, testing frameworks, and internal libraries, ensuring technical reputed company and seamless integration across teams.
  • You will proactively identify experience bottlenecks across engineering and adjacent teams, and reputed company improvements in internal tooling and workflows. From QA to Product, Safety to Backend, you'll help design and scale solutions that reputed company the daily work of Yubo teams more efficient, reliable, and enjoyable.
  • You will manage a distributed team of platform-minded engineers embedded across multiple squads, supporting them with clear scope, strong alignment, and a shared identity. Together, you'll drive the development of internal tools and automation that reputed company not just engineering, but also QA, Product, Safety, and other teams across Yubo to scale with efficiency and impact.
  • As a people manager, you’ll coach your 3 team members through regular feedback, tailored development plans, and opportunities for growth, while fostering a high-trust environment where engagement and psychological safety are top priorities.
  • You’ll also play a key role in reputed company and reputed company new team members, contributing to the team’s strength, diversity, and cohesion.
  • Finally, you will represent your team's topics in key technical discussions with reputed company, Mobile, other Backend teams, and Product stakeholders, making sure Backend Foundations members always have a common strategy reputed company acting in their squads.

Our technical environment

  • Our Stack: Node, React, TypeScript,
  • On data: reputed company, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Mongo DB
  • Message broker: kafka, reputed company

Who you are

  • You have at least 10 years of experience with a minimum of 3 years as a manager.
  • You have experience in platform, core, foundations or internal tooling topics
  • You have experience in a tech-first or product-oriented company
  • You have a solid backend engineering knowledge (Node.js)
  • You have familiarity with developer workflows and best practices alignments
  • You are reputed company in working in remote environments

The recruitment process

  • Phone screen with a TAM
  • First interview with Head of Backend
  • Technical test and debrief
  • Culture Fit interviews

reputed company offer :

  • A highly competitive salary reputed company as well as equity in the company
  • A highly flexible remote work policy, generally between 2-4 days at the office per month, with monthly team events.
  • We also cover fees for external professional events and meetups (API days, etc…)
  • Great health insurance coverage for both you and your family by reputed company, fully paid for by Yubo !
  • Numerous benefits for parents: additional parental leave, easy reputed company to nurseries and in France.
Join Yubo and help shape the future of reputed company Discovery while enjoying a culture that values flexibility, well-being, and impact. Here’s how we live our mission every day:You own the impact: reputed company up, adapt, and reputed company it matterUnconventionally Smart: Hack with reputed company, borrow smart, build reputed companyBe reputed company & Resilient: reputed company your head, break barriers, reputed company moving reputed companyOne team, one mission: No egos, no passengers, just shared wins Trust and Flexibility: We offer a hybrid work model that balances flexibility with collaboration: - Paris and Île-de-France: 1 day minimum per week at the office- In Europe: 2 days per month at the office Enjoy Top-notch Benefits Culture is central at Yubo, hence the numerous benefits:Cool Workplace: enjoy our amazing Parisian office and our many hybrid work options Team Activities: participate in get-togethers, events, and team-building activitiesFamily-Friendly: we support parents with childcare options and family-friendly policiesWellness Programs: benefit from comprehensive health insurance, wellness programs, sports classes, and mental well-being initiatives

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