Engineering Manager - Data Platform (m/f/d)

In addition, here are the skills and capabilities we’re looking for:

• Technical leadership: Strong understanding of modern data platform architecture, including cloud infrastructure, data processing, streaming, orchestration and analytics tools. Experience with technologies such as AWS, Terraform, Databricks, Kinesis or similar, dbt and Airflow is relevant.
• Data governance and responsible AI use: Practical understanding of access controls, IAM, least-privilege patterns, encryption, lineage, audit logging and governance for AI or agent workloads.
• People leadership and team development: Creates a healthy, collaborative and accountable team culture through clear expectations, constructive feedback, coaching and career development.
• Product and delivery leadership: Treats the data platform as a product for internal customers, communicates clearly, manages trade-offs and makes sound build-versus-buy, vendor, cost and reliability decisions.

Ways of working

You will work across Data, Analytics, Product and Engineering, building trusted relationships with internal customers and technical stakeholders. The role requires both technical depth and strong people leadership, together with the ability to create clarity, resolve ownership gaps and help teams deliver sustainably.

This role requires strong proficiency in English.

Please note that our company’s operating language is English, so you will need to be able to work in English.

We offer

Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian

• Enjoy 30 vacation days and the chance to take a 3-month Sabbatical. Plus family and life situation counseling.
• Decide how, when and from where you want to work with our flexible working hours and remote-friendly options as Jobbatical (up to 3 months inside the EU and UK) or work from our fully equipped office with nap, faith and family rooms.
• Learn and grow with the internal learning opportunities, and use a yearly learning & development budget for external training. Learn languages with Babbel for free with your full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes.
• Take advantage of your mobility benefits options and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership.
• Be part of our employee communities (such as FLINTA, DE&I Ambassadors and LGBTQIA groups), attend cultural and regular social events.

Diversity at Babbel

As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you’d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.

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Posted Oct 16, 2026

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), table; dl-de/by-2-0; StarIn's calculation