About the role
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to join Doctolib's Automation Platform (AUTOP) team, which empowers all Doctolib engineers to build, test, and deploy software with confidence and speed.
As part of the Platform organization, Autop’s mission is to build and maintain the automation infrastructure and developer tools that enable our engineering teams to deliver high-quality software efficiently. Every feature shipped at Doctolib — from appointment booking to teleconsultation to AI-powered clinical tools — flows through AUTOP's automation infrastructure. We're the platform behind the platform. When product teams ship faster, safer, and with more confidence, it's because AUTOP built the rails they run on.
AUTOP (Automation Platform) is responsible for critical developer-facing systems including: CI/CD automation, testing infrastructure (unit, integration, E2E, contract, visual regression), local and ephemeral development environments, release management, dependency management, and developer productivity tooling.
What you will do
As the Engineering Manager for AUTOP, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
People leadership
Build and lead a high-performing team of 6 engineers who are passionate about developer productivity;
Create a culture where engineers own outcomes, not tasks — where platform adoption and developer satisfaction are the north stars;
Recruit, mentor, and retain top platform engineering talent in a competitive market;
Conduct impactful 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations that help engineers reach their full potential.
Technical Strategy & Execution
Define and drive the technical vision for your team's domain (CI/CD, testing infrastructure, developer environments, or release automation);
Make high-impact technical decisions that balance short-term delivery with long-term sustainability and scale;
Set the bar for automation, quality, reliability, and security — your systems must be highly reliable because 800 engineers+ depending on them daily;
Champion a "Platform as a Product" mindset: treat internal developers as customers, measure adoption and satisfaction, iterate based on feedback;
Partner strategically with product teams, Infrastructure Platform, and Applicative Platform to solve cross-cutting challenges;
Drive measurable improvements in developer productivity metrics: build times, deployment frequency, test reliability, time-to-production… supporting Doctolib teams to monitor their metrics (DORA, performance, costs, etc).
Impact & Influence
Be a visible technical leader across the organization — your team's work enables everyone else's success;
Influence engineering culture: establish best practices, contribute to technical strategy beyond your team;
Navigate ambiguity and lead through influence, not authority — platform adoption requires trust and advocacy, not mandates.
About our tech environment
Our automation platform supports a hybrid architecture: a large Ruby on Rails monolith and an expanding ecosystem of modern microservices (Java, Kotlin, TypeScript)
We maintain sophisticated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, testing frameworks across multiple languages, and infrastructure-as-code solutions
Our systems handle thousands of CI builds daily, manage comprehensive test suites across multiple languages, and manage deployments across multiple environments for 200+ development teams
Our stack includes: Ruby, Java, Kotlin, Go, TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Terraform, and various testing frameworks
We intentionally leverage AI to improve developer productivity and reliability, in a sustainable manner .
Who you are
Before you read on — if you don't have the exact profile described below, but you feel this job description matches your skill set, we still encourage you to apply.
6+ years of software engineering and 3+ years managing technical teams — you have a proven experience and know what great engineering looks like
Deep platform engineering expertise: CI/CD, developer tooling, automation, testing infrastructure, or internal platforms
Track record of building "Platform as a Product" — you've driven adoption, measured impact, and iterated based on developer feedback
Strong stakeholder management — you can influence without authority, build coalitions, and navigate complex organizational dynamics
Proven ability to balance technical depth with people leadership — you can code-review a Terraform module and coach a report through a difficult conversation
Fluent in English and comfortable influencing across a multi-country organization
Now it would be fantastic if you:
Are passionate about developer experience and understand what makes engineers productive and happy
Have an entrepreneurial mindset — comfortable with ambiguity, fast iteration, and building the plane while flying it
Have experience managing distributed or remote teams across time zones
Have background in healthcare, regulated industries, or mission-critical systems where reliability and security are non-negotiable
What we offer
A Deutschlandticket (Germany-wide public transport pass) fully paid for by Doctolib
28 vacation days + 1 additional day for each full calendar year of employment (up to a maximum of 30 days)
Work from abroad for up to 10 days per year thanks to our flexibility days policy
Company health insurance with great supplementary benefits through our partner Allianz
Company pension scheme (bAV) through Allianz with an employer subsidy
of 40% (15% within the probationary period)
Enrollment in Doctolib's long-term employee value sharing plan called DoctoGrowth
The Doctolib Parent Care program, which includes one month additional parental leave and much more
Free mental health and coaching services through our partner Moka.care
Subsidized sports membership through our partner Urban Sports Club
A flexible workplace policy offering both hybrid and office-based mode
Alongside healthy snacks and our regular breakfast buffet, we provide a subsidized meal benefit
For caregivers and workers with disabilities, a package including an adaptation of the remote policy, extra days off for medical reasons, and psychological support
The interview process
Recruiter Interview
System Design Interview
Behavioral Interview
Engineering Manager Case Study
At least one reference check
Job Details
Permanent position
Full Time
Based in Berlin
Hybrid position 3 days/week in the office
Start date: As soon as possible
If you would like to find out more about tech life at Doctolib, feel free to read our latest Medium blog articles!
At Doctolib, we are committed to improving access to healthcare for everyone. This translates into our recruitment process. We evaluate candidates based solely on qualifications and motivation, without any form of discrimination.
The more diverse ideas are heard, the more our product will truly improve healthcare for all. You are welcome to apply to Doctolib, regardless of your gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability.
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