Wallapop is a Barcelona based scale-up driven by the purpose to empower people to embrace a more conscious and human way of consumption. We believe in a world where collaborative economy is mainstream. This is what drives us. 💫

Wallapop operates in Spain, Italy and Portugal, offering a catalogue of several hundreds of millions of products and services. Powered by technical innovation and continuous improvement, we bring together the scale & trust of classifieds with the marketplace’s convenience & reach. 🌱 Our mission is to enable a connected trade ecosystem, making 2nd-hand the norm through smart use of technology.

The Challenge 🧩

We're looking for an Engineering Manager to join the Buyer Tribe. Your mission will be to guide the teams in delivering high-quality software, all while fostering a culture of growth and collaboration. You'll be responsible for optimizing processes, providing vision and purpose, and ensuring effective communication.

What You Will Do 👇

• Lead engineering for a topic team to ship high-quality software on predictable schedules

• Make sure that the meetings are effective

• Coaches people & the organization

• Provide vision, sense of purpose, and visibility to teams

• Implement process improvements

• Have regular one-on-ones with engineers, where you will:

• Set expectations, provide regular feedback & keep team members accountable (Conduct performance reviews)

• Develop a strong two-way feedback loop where you share organizational context and build a deep understanding of the engineer and how they work

• Support engineers and help reach a resolution when challenges arise

• Craft a fulfilling and engaging work experience through regular career growth and development conversation

• Iterate and improve our engineering processes and technical culture

• Participate in hiring and onboarding of engineers

What We’re Looking For 🔎

• You have experience leading engineering teams (Ideally +2 years)

• You have very strong verbal English communication skills (Spanish is a plus)

• You are comfortable with participatory management/servant leadership

• Positive attitude, excellent problem-solving, and critical thinking

• Quality-driven, attention to detail, and pragmatic

• Excellent communication skills, adaptability, and eagerness to learn

What Would Be A Plus 🚀

• Previous exposure to Tribes & Squads.

Do note that all our jobs are 📍 Barcelona based. We follow a hybrid model where flexibility rules. We commit to a minimum of 6 days per month in the office. Each team self-organizes to decide on cadence and in-person/remote rituals.

Wallapop is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees as we want Wallapop to be a place for everyone.

We sponsor visa processes for international candidates when applicable and provide legal & admin support along the process combined with a competitive relocation package.

Additionally to the opportunity to contribute to an agile product set up and work together towards achieving our meaningful mission, we offer the following 🍭 Perks & Benefits:

• Competitive phantom shares package for all employees
• Generous individual learning budget of 2k per year
• Group and individual English, Catalan & Spanish lessons as part of our working day
• Private Health Insurance with Alan
• Flexible working hours + intensive Fridays
• Flexible remuneration to deduct from gross salary (kindergarten/food/transport check)
• Gym & Wellness plan, including physiotherapist in the office
• Generous referral Program & Charity Donation
• Bonus for weddings & newborns
• Wallapop Renta (Tax income support)
• Monthly plan for free shipping, bumps & home-pick-up on our services
• Work anniversary Gifts and Birthday Surprises
• Contribution towards your WIFI in your monthly payroll
• One-off payment based on compensation package to go towards setting up your home office
• Relocation package (monetary support and legal advice) and visa sponsorship, if applicable
• 26 holidays per year
• TOP hardware of your choice (latest Apple or Windows)

What does the hiring process for this position look like? **Please, note that all interviews take place remotely over hangouts.**

Intro Call - run by talent acquisition, focus on providing more information about the role and the company as well as going over your experience, motivation, and expectations. This usually takes 45-60 minutes.

Technical Task - you will prepare a practical case to present in order to assess the skills required for the role.

Expertise Interview - run by the core team, focus on the hard skills and the ability to deliver in a given context. This usually takes 60-90 minutes.

Stakeholder Interview - run by the hiring team and relevant stakeholders, focus on the ability to collaborate & deliver in a cross-functional set-up, as well as on leadership skills aligned with the role requirements. This usually takes 60 minutes.

Culture Interview - run by culture interviewers, focus on adherence to Wallapop's purpose and business proposition. This usually takes 60 minutes.

Offer - should you be the right candidate, your offer will be discussed over a call with talent acquisition and will then be confirmed in writing.