Senior Engineering Manager - Shipping Services (m/f/n)

InPost

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

InPost Group is seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Shipping Services teams within their Supply Chain Management domain. These teams are responsible for the entire parcel shipment lifecycle, including order creation, orchestration, label generation, routing, returns, and carrier integrations. The role involves managing Engineering Managers, shaping team culture, strategy, and delivery standards for a growing domain of approximately 3 teams and over 25 engineers. The company is a leading European out-of-home delivery provider focused on sustainable and efficient solutions, with a significant presence in e-commerce in Poland.

Requirements

• 10+ years of overall experience in Software Development / Engineering Leadership.
• Proven experience managing managers (manager-of-managers model) - must have led at least 2 or more teams through other Engineering Managers, not just individual contributors.
• Hands-on background as a software engineer earlier in your career.
• Proven experience managing Engineering Managers, with a deep understanding of domain-level delivery, SDLC standards, and technical architecture principles.
• Hands-on technical background in Java and Spring Boot is required.
• Solid exposure to backend databases.
• Experience with OKR/KPI frameworks and domain-level metrics.
• Proficiency in Agile, SAFe, or equivalent scaled delivery frameworks.
• Ability to communicate technical strategy to C-level and board-level stakeholders.
• Expertise in people development - career paths, performance management, and succession planning.
• Strong understanding of AI adoption frameworks, AI governance, and data security.
• Proven track record of building high-performing, inclusive engineering cultures.
• Strategic thinking and long-term planning.
• Conflict resolution and organizational influence.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management.
• Employer branding and talent acquisition at domain level.
• Exceptional leadership and mentoring skills, strategic thinking, strong executive communication and influencing capabilities, resilience, empathy, adaptability, clear communication, initiative, organizational agility, and a strong drive for building inclusive, high-performance engineering cultures.

Nice To Haves

• Background in e-commerce or logistics.
• Experience at a product-based company.
• Experience with P&L ownership and budget management.
• Knowledge of AI/ML platforms and emerging technology trends.
• Experience in board or executive advisory roles.
• Experience representing a technology organization externally (partnerships, industry forums); published thought leadership or conference speaking experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms - Google Cloud strongly preferred; AWS or Azure exposure is also valued.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture patterns (microservices, event-driven, API-first).
• Demonstrated impact of AI adoption on engineering velocity and product quality.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery across multiple engineering teams or an entire domain, defining delivery standards and ensuring consistency, quality, and velocity across teams.
• Report to C-level stakeholders on progress, risks, and business impact, translating engineering outcomes into business language and strategic recommendations.
• Own domain-level SDLC governance: align standards across teams while enabling each team to own its practices, eliminate systemic organizational blockers, and define domain-level OKRs, KPIs, and SLAs.
• Define architecture and technical standards for the domain (or the wider tech organization), collaborating closely with Staff Software Engineers on key architectural decisions.
• Own platform and infrastructure strategy for the domain, driving technical consistency across teams and reduction of technical debt.
• Define the domain's AI adoption strategy, represent the domain in the AI Steering Committee/AI Hub, measure AI ROI, and help shape the organization's AI Playbook.
• Coach and develop Engineering Managers, build a talent pipeline across all levels (including Staff Engineers and future EMs), and design career paths and development programs.
• Build a high-performance, inclusive engineering culture, escalating difficult personnel situations appropriately to HR and senior leadership.
• Shape recruitment and process standards, actively attract talent through employer branding and professional networks, and manage the domain's organizational structure (team sizing, roles, dependencies).
• Communicate strategy and progress to C-level, manage cross-domain dependencies, and build relationships with key business stakeholders; represent InPost Tech externally (conferences, partnerships).
• Build a feedback and learning culture through systematic mechanisms (360°, pulse surveys, retrospectives) and translate feedback into domain-level action plans.
• Sponsor and lead cross-team/cross-domain initiatives (architectural reviews, workshops), and actively participate in — or lead — communities of practice.
• Shape innovation direction for the domain, manage a portfolio of innovation initiatives (AI, new platforms, experimentation), and contribute to Group-level technology strategy.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a diverse, international, and cross-functional environment, along with leading experts.
• Work and learn from a senior leader and their leadership team, expanding your experience and exposure in the e-commerce and logistics industries.
• Fulfilling careers with a range of benefits for people and investing in providing training opportunities for their development.
• Feel a part of the InPost community that makes an impact on sustainability, convenient deliveries, and the circular economy every day.
• Excellent working environment and flexible hours.
• B2B type of contract

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed