Manager, Engineering - Data&AI

Job Description

Important things for you:

• Contract of employment, tax-deductible cost

• Additionally, depending on your annual assessment and the company's results:

  • Annual bonus up to 20% of the annual salary gross 

  • Long-term discretionary incentive plan based on Allegro.eu shares

• A hybrid work model requires 3 days a week in the Warsaw office located in Fabryka Norblina

Machine Learning Research Lab provides AI solutions tailored for eCommerce. In the Language Intelligence product domain, our mission is to ensure that language on international platforms supports effortless shopping and selling. We offer state-of-the-art AI like Semantic Search and Machine Translation, build AI-based automation tools, and deliver scalable translation solutions at Allegro.

Are you passionate about shaping the future of translation and leveraging cutting-edge AI innovations? We are seeking an experienced Manager to lead the Translation Platform engineering team, driving large-scale, high-quality translations to support Allegro's international expansion. Collaborating with Language and Machine Learning experts, you will work to continuously enhance translation processes, delivering business value for Allegro's international operations.

We are looking for people who:

• Write code in Kotlin/TypeScript/Java or different high-level programming language

• Are seasoned experts in software development and system architecture

• Take ownership of their team’s development, possess excellent communication skills, and embrace the "servant leadership" approach.

• Effectively manage and build relationships within a team of skilled engineers and across collaborating teams.

• Listen actively, motivate others, provide constructive feedback, and identify appropriate development activities for their team.

• Have experience leading teams using agile methodologies.

• Present technical work clearly, contextualizing it within business risks.

• Can work across disciplines with product, engineering and research.

• Align technical solutions with business objectives to deliver measurable value and excellence.

• Enjoy constant developing,updating and sharing their knowledge

• Know English language on at least B2 level (experience in managing English-speaking team members is a plus)

Additionally, it’s a plus if you have:

• Experience in AI-based solutions development and practical knowledge of ML algorithms

• Experience with Pyton, BigData and GCP

Additionally, we offer:

• Well-located office (with fully equipped kitchens and bicycle parking facilities) and excellent working tools (height-adjustable desks, interactive conference rooms)

• A wide selection of fringe benefits in a cafeteria plan – you choose what you like (e.g. medical, sports or lunch packages, insurance, purchase vouchers)

• English classes that we pay for, related to the specific nature of your job

• 16" or 14" MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon processor and, 36GB RAM or a corresponding Dell with Windows (if you don’t like Macs)

• Working in a team you can always count on — we have on board top-class specialists and experts in their areas of expertise

• A high degree of autonomy in terms of organising your team’s work; we encourage you to develop continuously and try out new things

• Hackathons, team tourism, training budget and an internal educational platform, MindUp (including training courses on work organisation, means of communications, motivation to work and various technologies and subject-matter issues)

• If you want to learn more,  check it out

In your daily work you will handle the following tasks:

• Own end-to-end development of the translation platform, including new features and integrations.

• Ensure high-quality, high-volume, and on-time delivery of translations across multiple markets and languages.

• Identify and implement process improvements to optimize translation workflows and platform performance.

• Allocate team resources efficiently based on priorities and ROI.

• Lead the team in an agile environment, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Facilitate close cooperation with cross-functional teams.

• Actively shape the product and its development roadmap in partnership with the Product Manager.

• Support team members' growth by addressing individual preferences and needs, fostering mastery, autonomy, and alignment with organizational goals.

Why is it worth working with us?

• You can have a real impact on technical and business development of largest polish e-commerce

• Your team's results will enable non-Polish speaking customers to shop seamlessly on Allegro!

• Our IT team of 1700+ experts shares knowledge through conferences like DevDays and Devoxx and contributes to the Allegro Tech Blog.

• Microservices: Thousands of microservices handling over 1.8 million requests per second on our business data bus.

• Big Data: Petabytes of data and production-grade Machine Learning applications.

• Modern practices: Teams use Code Review, Continuous Integration, Scrum/Kanban, Domain-Driven Design, Test-Driven Development, and Pair Programming, tailored to their needs.

• Technological autonomy: Choose the best technology to solve a problem without requiring management approval—own what you create.

• Over 100 original open-source projects and thousands of stars on GitHub.

• We host Allegro Tech Live, a fully remote version of Allegro Tech Talks, and participate in communities like WG .Net, Warsaw AI, JUG (Poznań, Łódź, Lublin, Wrocław), Dare IT, and Women in Tech Summit.

• Focus on development: Hackathons, internal conferences (e.g., Allegro Tech Meeting), and team budgets for training and study aids. Employees regularly attend events in Poland, Europe, and the USA. If you’re passionate about growth and sharing knowledge, we’ll fully support you.

This may also be of interest to you: 

Allegro Tech Podcast → https://podcast.allegro.tech/

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