Interim Engineering Manager (all genders) - Wikibase Cloud Full-time

For our Software & Development Department, based in Berlin, we are looking for an Interim Engineering Manager (all genders), full-time (32 - 40 hours / week) as soon as possible for a 12-month contract.

This position is designed as a hybrid working model with regular presence in our Berlin office.

We seek an experienced Interim Engineering Manager (all genders) to join our Software & Development Department to lead the Wikibase Cloud Engineering Team while their Engineering Manager is unavailable for a longer period of time. This position is primarily people management, focusing on our developers' personal and professional growth, with an understanding of evaluating and suggesting improvements to engineering processes.

Wikimedia Deutschland's Software Development department includes seven different product teams working on Wikidata, Wikibase, Technical Wishes, and Fundraising Technology. Our tasks include live platform operations, backend maintenance, feature development, cloud services, testing procedures and analysis, API development, and systems maintenance to integrate various services with our Wikimedia websites (e.g., Wikidata.org, de.Wikipedia.org).

The engineering manager mentors and leads a team of software engineers who improve our products’ software, which includes developing new features, maintaining existing features and infrastructure, as well as supporting the annual and strategic goals.

Please see the link to our job posting for more details.