Engineering Manager at pipedrive

We believe it takes great people to create a great product. That’s why our team lives our company values, and we hire based on them, too. Since 2010, Pipedrive has been on a mission to support sales and marketing teams with easy-to-use, powerful tools that make everyday work faster and easier. Today, our cloud-based software is trusted by over 100,000 companies and used in 179 countries. We have grown from a five-person team to a truly international company of over 850+ people, representing more than 50 nationalities, with ten offices distributed across Europe and the US. In 2020, Pipedrive received a majority investment from Vista Equity Partners, a global investment firm that invests exclusively in enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses, making Pipedrive the fifth unicorn from Estonia. We’re hiring a Tallinn-based Engineering Manager to lead the engineering team responsible for Pipedrive’s customer-facing insights, reporting, and analytics capabilities. This role is focused on ensuring the reliable delivery of features that help customers understand performance, track results, and make better data-driven decisions.  We are building an AI-native engineering culture, where AI is becoming a core part of how work gets done. In this role, you will lead a product engineering team and help embed AI into everyday engineering practices across exploration, prototyping, and delivery. You will be accountable for people leadership, delivery enablement, and the overall operational health of this product area, working in close partnership with Product, Design, Data, and other stakeholders to support roadmap execution and quality objectives. You will also collaborate closely with business and product counterparts, as well as a broad set of stakeholders, to shape technical direction, support execution, and ensure that engineering work aligns with strategic priorities. If this sounds like your next step, we’d love to chat!   Your new adventure: • Foster a culture where AI tools are used as a natural first step in engineering work, helping engineers build effective habits around AI-generated development and adopt an AI-first mindset for exploration, prototyping, iteration, and delivery • Foster an environment where engineers thrive through increased scope, ownership, and impact, while supporting strong performance and long-term growth • Build and nurture a high-performing, self-organizing team with strong ownership, engagement, and accountability, while helping hire top talent and develop future leaders • Ensure the tribe’s vision, strategy, and goals are aligned with company objectives, acting as a bridge between leadership and the team to support alignment and execution • Be accountable for the engineering team’s contribution to measurable customer and business impact (e.g. adoption, reliability, usage) • Collaborate closely with business and product counterparts and other stakeholders to shape roadmaps, guide architectural decisions, and drive alignment on strategic priorities • Champion a quality-first mindset, ensuring strong engineering practices, performance, and operational excellence • Identify delivery bottlenecks, manage risks proactively, and drive continuous improvement in engineering practices and processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and timely delivery • Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and meetups, fostering partnerships and serving as a role model for engineers and managers Does this sound like you? • A solid background in software engineering, with 3+ years of experience in a leadership role in the tech industry as an Engineering Manager, Team Lead, or in a similar people leadership role • Ability to lead, develop, and support software engineers through clear expectations, regular feedback, coaching, and performance management • Strong product mindset, with a focus on understanding customer problems and partnering effectively with product counterparts • Proven ability to drive delivery and continuously improve how teams execute against a defined roadmap • Practical experience in using AI tools and workflows and openness to growing into an AI-native way of working • Ability to lead by example with a hands-on leadership style, staying close to the team’s technical work and challenges • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to align across engineering, product, and design teams • Experience with hiring and growing engineering talent, including supporting career development and identifying future leaders • You understand the value of standardization and process, while staying driven to improve them where possible This is a high-impact role in a critical product area used by thousands of customers to understand and grow their business. You’ll play a key role in leading the team, shaping technical direction together with partners, and improving how engineering work gets done, while helping embed AI-native practices into everyday development. You don’t need to tick every box. If you’re excited about the role and believe you can have an impact, we’d still love to hear from you. Why Pipedrive? • People-first culture – Be part of a team that values authenticity, champions collaboration, and supports each other—no egos, just teamwork. Work alongside top talent from around the world in an inclusive space where different perspectives fuel our best ideas. Everyone is welcome • Unlock potential – Push boundaries, take ownership, and experiment with the latest technologies as we enhance our AI First Vision. We empower bold ideas that drive real change • We’ve got you – Your well-being matters. Enjoy flexible hours, wellness perks and SWAG. Think performance-based bonuses, 28 paid leave days, well-being days, compassionate leave, and even pawternal leave—because we take care of ourselves and our people • Grow with us – Whether through mentorship, coaching, or internal mobility, we invest in helping you unlock your potential. Open, honest feedback and clear communication are at our core. We grow together through trust and accountability • Packed with purpose – Help 100,000+ small and medium-sized businesses grow and succeed while doing meaningful, customer-driven work Based on this role's access to certain data, Pipedrive might conduct a pre-employment background investigation in conjunction with your application for employment with our company. Such data will be handled in accordance with Pipedrive's Privacy Policy for Recruitment. Pipedrive is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of age, gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status. Please note that for this role we’re currently unable to offer relocation assistance or visa sponsorship. #LI-Hybrid #LI-ME1 We’re hiring a Tallinn-based Engineering Manager to lead the engineering team responsible for Pipedrive’s customer-facing insights, reporting, and analytics capabilities. This role is focused on ensuring the reliable delivery of features that help customers understand performance, track results, and make better data-driven decisions   If this is something for you, send us your resume (in English) or a link to your LinkedIn profile, and please add why we should pay extra attention to your application.