Engineering Manager at Technology & Product

Zeals, a fast-growing tech company in Japan, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead engineering teams and drive technical excellence. The company is focused on revolutionizing hospitality on the Internet through its conversational commerce technology. Zeals' automated chat solution and conversational technology change how consumers purchase or act online.

The Engineering Manager will play a crucial role in shaping engineering teams, driving technical excellence, and ensuring the successful delivery of impactful projects.

Role Involves:

• Building and Nurturing High-Performing Teams
• Driving Project Execution and Delivery
• Shaping Technical Strategy and Scalable Architecture
• Maintaining Excellence in Quality and Reliability
• Facilitating Cross-Team Collaboration and Transparency
• Making Strategic, Data-Driven Decisions
• Optimizing Operations and Cost Efficiency
• Attracting, Hiring, and Retaining Top Talent

Requirements:

• 3+ years of management experience in crossfunctional teams.
• A deep understanding of backend/frontend technologies, APIs, microservices architecture, and integration patterns.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and coaching abilities with both backend and frontend engineers.
• Experience in project management, prioritization, and roadmap planning.
• A proven track record of delivering integrated solutions that meet business requirements.

Zeals Offers:

• Competitive salary
• Performance review twice a year
• 10 days paid holidays during the first year, weekends off, national holidays, summer and winter break and refreshment leaves.
• Visa support
• Highly flexible, remote-first organization (in Japan), Interim work from overseas
• Housing allowance (within 1.5KM away from office)
• Club activity allowance
• Team building allowance and Lunch allowance
• Zeals Bar (bi-monthly free flow beer party)