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title: 'Engineering Manager, Supply (f/m/d) at Zenjob'
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# Engineering Manager, Supply (f/m/d) at Zenjob

- **Company:** Zenjob
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-06-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zenjob/842e460a-3a55-4324-904e-93e94955b8cb

## Job description

## About us

[Zenjob](https://www.zenjob.com/en/) is an AI-powered flexible staffing platform that has efficiently connected companies and temporary workers since 2015. Companies use our platform to book ready-to-work staff in real time, while students use our app to find part-time jobs that conveniently fit around their studies. Over 40,000 students and 1,000 partner companies from logistics, retail, and hospitality in all major German cities share our belief that good work is not a coincidence. It is the result of innovative technology and genuine commitment. Good work starts here.

## The role

We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Supply engineering team – the team that owns the talent side of our marketplace. Your team of 5-7 engineers builds the experience our Zenjobbers use to discover, book, and get paid for jobs, and the services that keep the supply side of the marketplace healthy. You'll partner closely with your product counterpart. This is a player-coach role: we're looking for someone who leads through people but stays close enough to the code to guide architecture decisions, unblock the team, and keep the technical bar high.

## What you'll do

- Lead, coach, and grow a cross-functional team of full-stack engineers – owning their development, engagement, and performance
- Own delivery for the Supply domain: shape the roadmap with your product partner, break down complex initiatives, and ensure the team ships predictably and with quality
- Engage deeply with the product: question assumptions, challenge proposals, and bring ideas of your own – constructively, and always with the business impact in mind
- Embrace how AI keeps reshaping engineering as a craft: advocate for the increased autonomy these tools bring, and support your team by role-modelling their usage
- Stay hands-on: guide system design and architecture decisions, review code where it matters, and contribute when it accelerates the team
- Drive operational excellence – monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement of the team's engineering practices
- Hire and onboard engineers as the team evolves, and contribute to engineering-wide initiatives beyond your team
- Collaborate with other Engineering Managers and stakeholders across Product, Operations, and Marketing to align the supply side of the marketplace with company goals

## What you bring

- Several years of experience leading software engineers as a people manager, ideally in a product-led B2C or marketplace environment
- A strong technical foundation: you've worked as a senior engineer yourself and can still credibly engage on architecture, code, and technical trade-offs
- Comfort with our stack: we build in TypeScript across both backend and frontend, with some older services still in Java and Groovy
- A product mindset: you care about outcomes over output and know how to connect engineering work to user and business impact
- Experience growing engineers across levels – coaching, feedback, and performance management hold no secrets for you
- Pragmatism in balancing delivery speed, quality, and maintainability
- Fluent English (our company language); German is a plus

Engineering at Zenjob Our product engineering teams are cross-functional and full-stack, each owning one of the business domains our marketplace is built around – Supply, Staffing, and Demand. We build in TypeScript across both backend and frontend, with some older services still in Java and Groovy. We run a pragmatic engineering culture: outcomes over output, ownership over process, and direct feedback over comfortable silence. Engineers are expected to engage with the product, not just implement it. And we're leaning into how AI is changing the way software gets built – we invest in the tools and expect everyone, managers included, to use them and push what they make possible.

## What we offer

- Innovative mission: Together we create something new. Work in a dynamic set-up where you learn a lot and your every idea is heard.
- Unique team spirit: We can rely on each other blindly and celebrate all successes together as a team.
- Vacation: Recreation and further education is important, which is why we offer 28 days of paid vacation (increased by 1 day for every 2 calendar years of service with us, up to a maximum of 30 days), 1 day of special leave for community service, 5 days of paid educational leave, and the possibility of unpaid leave
- Hybrid working model: We love our brand new office in Prenzlauer Berg. But sometimes you need a little more flexibility. Zenjob’s flexible working model combines the best of both worlds, so you can work remotely up to 2 days / week (1 day, during the first 6 months, so we can guarantee you the best onboarding).
- Dog-lover: If you have a dog, feel free to bring it with you. We don’t bite and always have a bowl of water in our range of drinks
- Personal growth: Ongoing focus on your personal development (annual training budget of EUR 1000, mentoring opportunities, constant career development conversations)
- Healthy mind in a healthy body: With us you will receive a 30 EUR Urban Sports Club grant to keep you fit. In addition, we have a small sports room in the office ourselves.
- Always mobile: You will receive EUR 40 credit per month for [NAVIT,](https://www.navit.com/) a sustainable mobility tool for public transport, bike sharing and much more.
- Legendary Events: Quarterly team events, winter and summer parties, budget for birthdays and anniversaries of our employees

If this sounds good, then we’d love to find out more about you! Apply and send in your application.

🎥 Watch our [Office Tour video](https://youtu.be/xa7Qb8j9TKw?si=mbdoz-vzZlAyV4q-). We invite you to visit our [careers page](https://career.zenjob.com/en/), follow our [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/zenjob/) page and connect with us on [Instagram](https://instagram.com/insidezenjob?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr).

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to judging every qualified individual on their ability, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion. There is no need to add your photo and age to the application.

## About Zenjob

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zenjob is a digital staffing platform that connects companies with student temporary workers for flexible, short-term jobs in industries like logistics, hospitality, and retail.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed)
- **Headquarters**: Berlin, Germany
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Fritz Trott, Cihan Aksakal, Frederik Fahning

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Staffing and temporary employment (temp staffing), Human Resources technology, Gig economy / flexible work.
- Target customers: B2B (companies in logistics, hospitality, retail, e-commerce, facility management, events, services) and B2C (students enrolled at German universities who want flexible side jobs).
- Mission or purpose statement: *“We believe technology can empower the workforce of tomorrow. Our goal is to create a world where people have full control over their work lives.”* [zenjob.com](https://www.zenjob.com/en/about-us/)

## Products & Services
- **Flex** – Short-notice, one-day shift staffing for urgent needs (sick leave, holiday cover). Bookable with as little as 3 hours’ notice via a fully digital self-service platform.
- **Temp** – Recurring shift staffing for businesses with ongoing needs; uses familiar, vetted Zenjobbers with personal support and AI-powered matching.
- **Pro** – Long-term support for projects, back office, or customer service by motivated working students (assignments 3–18 months, up to 20 hours/week).
- **Zenjob App (for Talents)** – Mobile app where students see available one-day jobs, apply, sign digital contracts, and manage their schedule.

All models are fully digital: from booking and matching to contract signing and time tracking.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of €95.6M (as of most recent report) [career.zenjob.com](https://career.zenjob.com/about-us/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly listed in search results; venture-backed (investors likely include Acton Capital, Allianz X, and others from disclosed funding rounds).
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 240+ employees, 45+ nationalities, 39+ cities covered [career.zenjob.com](https://career.zenjob.com/about-us/)
  - Now available in 42+ cities across Germany [zenjob.com](https://www.zenjob.com/en/about-us/)
  - Over 40,000 Zenjobbers (student workers) registered
  - Monthly: 20,000+ students matched to 12,000 jobs at 1,800+ companies [zenjob.com](https://www.zenjob.com/en/about-us/)
  - New HQ office in Berlin moved in July 2024 [career.zenjob.com](https://career.zenjob.com/about-us/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Fully digital end-to-end platform** – Companies book workers, and students sign contracts via app; no paperwork.
- **AI-powered matching** – Smart algorithm selects the most suitable person for each shift based on skills, location, and availability.
- **Focus on the student talent pool** – Targets a motivated, educated, and flexible labor force (full-time university students) that competitors often overlook.
- **Speed** – Staff can be booked with only 3 hours’ notice for urgent needs.
- **Compliance & payroll handled** – Zenjob manages all administration for the temporary workers, reducing friction for both sides.

## Strategic Focus
Current priorities include expanding geographic coverage across Germany (42+ cities and growing), deepening AI-driven matching capabilities, and strengthening the platform for both Talents (students) and business customers through additional service models (Temp, Pro). The company is also investing in its employer brand and culture to attract top tech and operational talent.

## Why Work Here
- **Hybrid & flexible working** – Hybrid policy with remote options. [career.zenjob.com](https://career.zenjob.com/life-at-zenjob/)
- **Generous time off** – 28 vacation days per year, increasing to 30 after two years.
- **Learning & development** – €750 annual budget per employee for individual learning goals; Babbel subscription for language skills.
- **Mobility benefits** – €40/month via Navit for transportation of choice, plus JobRad bike leasing.
- **Health & wellness** – Discounted memberships at FitX and Urban Sports Club; ping-pong, pool tables, quiet meditation area.
- **Food & drink** – Fresh fruit and vegetables twice a week, monthly catered company lunch, digital food vouchers up to €112.50/month, barista coffee.
- **Dog-friendly office** – Pets welcome at the Berlin HQ.
- **Onboarding** – Structured 4-day Company Onboarding starting every 1st of the month, paired with a buddy for role-specific support.
- **Values-driven culture** – Emphasis on collaboration, transparency, creativity, and ownership. Core value: “#Helpful means working as a team.” [zenjob.com](https://www.zenjob.com/en/about-us/)
- **Diverse and international** – 45% female employees, 45+ nationalities represented.

## Sources
1. [career.zenjob.com – About Us](https://career.zenjob.com/about-us/)
2. [zenjob.com – About Us](https://www.zenjob.com/en/about-us/)
3. [zenjob.com – Main site](https://www.zenjob.com/en/)
4. [career.zenjob.com – Life at Zenjob](https://career.zenjob.com/life-at-zenjob/)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/zenjob – Careers page](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zenjob)

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