Engineering Manager

WELCOME TO UTOPIA

Music is incredible. It can excite hundreds, and unite thousands. But as an industry, it has been slow, complicated, and disparate. While the tech world has moved into the future, the music industry continues to be shaped by inefficient systems of the past. At Utopia we believe there is a better way. Which is why today we are setting out to transform the entire industry; creating new revenue streams, consolidating the data and decluttering the admin. Unlocking the industry’s full potential by unifying it all in one truly holistic space. Some might call that a Utopia.

Funnily enough, so do we. Welcome to Utopia. Where music lives.

WHAT UTOPIANS DO

The open secret is that the music industry is struggling with the very basics of music accounting: What was played, when and where? Who should get paid and how much?

Utopia Music is bridging the data gap by connecting global consumption, accurate metadata, and fast payments to an industry-wide trust platform. Our goal is to unlock creative value and enable Fair Pay For Every Play to make a better world for Music. The solutions we offer do not threaten to usurp the role of industry incumbents - it is about bringing transparency in the industry and supporting efficient royalty collection for all.

THE ROLE

You will lead one of our engineering teams in Stockholm enhancing the outcomes, quality of tech and the people you manage. We believe in the modern approach to build tech products with cross-functional teams including software engineering, product management, data and design. You will inspire your team to innovate and create revolutionary products that change the music industry for better. Starting with a small team which you’ll grow over time to multiple teams. You will hire other managers to support the growing organization; working closely with other leaders to keep our engineering culture strong. We believe that the short feedback loop between operations and development is critical across all the engineering teams: “you build it, you run it”. We champion small and agile teams. You’ll be working on Utopia products built on the Utopia big data platform. We work full-stack including the product infrastructure and user experience. We take a holistic approach to product creation from data to robust backend and customer experience.

REQUIREMENTS

We expect you to understand the tech, care about people and be passionate about building great products. For us, years of experience are just a guidance - what counts is what you have achieved and how.

- 3+ years of experience managing software engineering teams as a people manager.
- 3+ years of experience building software powered products preferably operated as SaaS.
- Finesse in managing complex cross-functional software projects.
- Good knowledge of modern cloud infra and technologies.
- History of building software engineering teams from one to multiple teams.
- Experience building and leading larger teams and managing through managers.
- Understanding of relevant regulation, especially GDPR, and its effect on SaaS services.
- Experience working with React, Node.js and Golang.
- Passionate about user experience and operational excellence, optimist by heart, paranoid by nature.
- Excellent communication skills, fluent in English.



WHAT WE OFFER

- Great atmosphere - we live, love & breathe music & tech!
- Working in an impact oriented team and inclusive company culture.
- An experienced team to learn from, with proven track records in multiple startups and big tech companies.
- Our flexible remote policy provides Utopians the freedom to work either from one of our inspiring offices or from home.
- We celebrate being an international and multicultural company.
- Competitive benefits; packages depend on location. You’ll be given more details on this during the interview process.
- We are supporting work permits for employees that moved here from countries outside the EU


THE HIRING PROCESS

- You send us your CV in English
- We invite you for an introductory video call with the Talent Acquisition team to get to know you better and share more about us
- Engineering Manager fit interview covering people- and project management
- You meet the hiring manager for the culture fit interview
- Meeting the team
UTOPIANS

As we want to bring transparency, trust, and clarity to the music industry we serve, we know a change comes from within. Utopia is a transparent, trust-based organization striving to have clarity in thinking and doing what we set out to do.

We execute urgently and innovate to grow faster. We ship things that make a difference today, so we can make them better tomorrow. We embrace fairness and are all accountable.

Strictly diverse and inclusive. We are an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate our diverse backgrounds and we welcome everyone who identifies with the above to apply. Welcome to Utopia - Where Music Lives!

We’re eager to meet You! :)