Systems Engineering Manager

Modal · Stockholm · $175K – $250K · Engineering

Posted 2026-08-19

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THE ROLE:

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a group of highly experienced engineers. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll spend roughly half your time on technical contribution and half on people management, depending on the need. You’ll work closely with the team to set direction, remove blockers, and foster a strong engineering culture as they tackle complex systems challenges in distributed computing, large-scale data handling, and performance optimization.

YOU MAY BE A FIT IF:

- You have at least 10 years of industry experience, including 3 years in a leadership role

- You’ve built high-performance distributed systems at a large scale

- You have a strong background in cloud infrastructure

- You have strong knowledge of low-level operating system foundations (Linux kernel, file systems, containers, etc.)

- You’re proficient in systems-level languages such as Rust, C, C++, or Java

- You’re an experienced engineering leader who thrives close to the work and enjoys building alongside your team when needed

- You earn trust through technical depth, communicate with clarity, and help great engineers move fast and make sound decisions

- You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are pragmatic, calm under pressure, and focused on impact

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