Engineering Manager (W/M)

Join Lesaffre, a global leader in yeasts and fermentation, as an Engineering Manager. In this role, you will lead and mentor engineers, drive technical excellence, and shape the future of engineering practices. You will be responsible for team leadership, technical leadership, agentic engineering practices, delivery and stability, financial management, and performance measurement. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in software, cloud, or data engineering, with a strong background in cloud and modern software/DevOps practices. Fluency in English and French is mandatory.

Gérer, encadrer et développer les ingénieurs des équipes d'ingénierie des solutions, en construisant des parcours de carrière clairs et des plans de montée en compétences.

About Lesaffre

We are a successful family-owned company with long-standing history where people truly matter.

Responsibilities

• Assurer la direction technique et l'excellence en ingénierie, en contribuant directement aux décisions de conception et aux revues de code.
• Diriger l'adoption des flux de travail d'ingénierie assistés par l'IA et agentiques, en définissant comment l'équipe utilise les assistants de codage IA.

Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years in software, Cloud, or Data engineering, with a proven track record combining hands-on technical leadership and people management (Tech Lead, Tech Lead Manager, or Engineering Manager).
• Technical Legitimacy: Strong background as an engineer, tech lead, or architect across Cloud (AWS and/or Azure) and modern software/DevOps practices.
• Data Ecosystem: Practical experience with modern data environments (Snowflake or equivalent): pipelines, modeling, and governance.
• Agentic Practices: A credible, practical point of view on AI-assisted and agentic engineering, and on how these practices reshape engineering team organization.
• Agile Leadership: Proven practice of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) in a product-oriented delivery context.
• Engineering Quality: Strong culture of software quality (Clean Code, TDD, code review, observability) and applicative FinOps.
• Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills, able to bridge deep technical teams and business stakeholders and to lead through influence and trust.
• Languages: Fluent in English and French (written and spoken) is mandatory for local collaboration and global documentation.

Preferred

• Experience introducing AI coding assistants or agent-based workflows into a production engineering team.
• Background as a hands-on Software Engineer, Data Engineer, or DevOps/SRE.
• Exposure to product-oriented operating models ("you build it, you run it", Team Topologies).
• Understanding of secure-by-design and applicative FinOps principles.
• *There is no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. Lesaffre is a place where you can grow and in which whatever background you come with will be a plus. If you feel excited about the position, we strongly encourage you to apply even if you meet only two thirds of the requirements.*

Benefits

• We promote a sense of fulfilment with a genuine mission: nourish and protect the planet.
• An opportunity to work in a real international environment.
• All our jobs are open to people with disabilities.

*At Lesaffre, diversity is a strength that enriches our culture and our teams. We are committed to offering you a work environment where you can thrive, regardless of your background, gender, age or abilities. We encourage all applications, as we believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our ability to innovate and meet the challenges of tomorrow.*