[Hiring] Engineering Manager @Livestorm

About Livestorm

Livestorm is the all-in-one video communication platform for companies looking to implement a powerful video communication strategy.

Founded in 2016, Livestorm enables companies to promote, host and analyze their online events. We’re building the future of unified video communication: an all-in-one video communication platform that connects to your tools and lives in your browser.

Livestorm has been built with ease-of-use in mind. We serve companies of all sizes, from startups to Fortune500. Shopify, Honda, Oracle, Spendesk, Front, Sephora or Revolut trust Livestorm to organize their meetings, webinars or online events.

Here are our core values:

• Resourcefulness: We go that extra mile in the most efficient way.

• Curiosity: We have interest in whatever is happening with the other teams.

• Humility: We strive to remove the ego from the equation to gain perspective.

• Ownership: We go from a-z and to put things in motion, own our wins and fails.

• Transparency: We share the good and the bad alike.

Mission

Own the sustainable delivery and technical excellence of a cross‑functional product squad. Partner with the Product Manager to turn strategy into predictable outcomes for customers and the business.

Scope & Reporting

• Team: 5–8 engineers within a product squad (with peers in product, design, data).

• Reports to: VP of Engineering.

• Location: Europe-first, remote.

What you’ll own (outcomes)

• Predictable delivery: Clear plans and commitments; delivery variance within agreed thresholds; minimal rollover.

• Quality & reliability: Defect/leakage rates, SLOs, change failure rate, mean time to recovery.

• Flow & efficiency: Lead time for changes, deployment frequency, WIP limits respected.

• Customer impact: Team‑level product metrics (e.g., activation, adoption, retention) agreed with PM.

• Team health: Engagement, retention, hiring, skills growth.

Responsibilities

Delivery & Execution

• Drive planning, sequencing, and execution for the squad; make trade‑offs explicit and time‑box discovery/validation.

• Remove blockers fast; coordinate dependencies across teams; hold crisp, data‑driven status.

• Establish and evolve pragmatic agile practices to maintain sustainable pace.

Technical Leadership (hands‑on)

• Set the engineering bar (architecture, code health, testing, observability, security).

• Perform code and design reviews; pair and contribute code when it materially de‑risks or accelerates.

• Guide architectural decisions; keep tech debt visible and deliberately managed with the PM.

Product Partnership

• Co‑own squad strategy with the PM: clarify problem framing, success metrics, and prioritisation.

• Balance discovery vs. delivery; instrument features; ensure learnings flow back into roadmap decisions.

People & Team

• Coach and grow engineers through regular 1:1s, feedback, and growth plans; run fair, timely performance reviews.

• Address under‑performance with clarity and compassion; run PIPs when needed.

• Hire bar‑raising talent; partner with recruiting; design and run structured interviews; ensure excellent onboarding.

• Foster an inclusive, psychologically safe environment; promote knowledge sharing and mentorship.

Operations & Risk

• Track and publish team metrics (delivery, quality, flow, impact) and use them for continuous improvement.

• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory standards relevant to the squad’s domain.

At Livestorm, we believe that diversity’s got talent! We are committed to building an inclusive company culture in which a diverse mix of talented people will feel proud to join and engage. Our goal is to ensure that every Stormie feels valued and has the opportunity to thrive. Ready to apply? We are ready to meet you! All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

What “great” looks like

• The squad predictably ships customer value while improving code health.

• Engineers feel enabled and challenged; hiring raises the bar; newcomers are productive within weeks.

• Architectural decisions are purposeful and bias to simplicity; incidents are rare and blamelessly learned from.

• The PM and EM operate as one leadership pair with shared goals and transparent trade‑offs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading product engineering teams (typically 3–5+ years EM; 7–10+ years total in software).

• Strong technical depth in our stack or adjacent technologies; able to review and contribute production code.

• Demonstrated track record of delivering outcomes through others in a sustainable way.

• Proficiency with modern delivery practices (CI/CD, trunk‑based dev, testing strategy, observability, incident management).

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across engineering, product, design, and go‑to‑market.

Nice to have

• Experience operating user‑facing, high‑availability services at scale.

• Prior hands‑on work improving activation/adoption/retention metrics with a PM/Design partner.

• Experience building teams across multiple locations/time zones.

Learn More

Benefits :

• 🥙 Eat well: You get a monthly stipen of restaurant tickets for the amount of 9€ per workday (Swile, ex Lunchr) covered at 50%, or the equivalent for non-France residents.

• 🌍 Have flexibility: We offer flexible working hours, and stipends for coworking spaces and home-office materials.

• 🚲 Be reimbursed for transportation: **** Personal transportation costs can be reimbursed up to 500€ per year with the “Forfait mobilité durable”.

• 🎉 Spend time together for special events: We host monthly afterworks, activities on and off site, and team offsites twice a year.

• 🏃‍♂️ Enjoy leisure activities thanks to our CSE: Sports or cultural activities are covered, and preferential rates via Leeto.

• And of course, from all the essentials : 💊 Quality health insurance (Alan)), 🚂 50% of the transport subscription is paid by Livestorm, and eveything necessary for your daily life (goodies, supplies, resources…) is provided.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.