Senior Engineering Manager

We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Stores team within the Delivery vertical in Estonia. The Stores team powers both our first-party (1P) and third-party (3P) grocery platforms.

This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll shape the future of how our customers shop for groceries, manage complex partner integrations, and deliver scalable, reliable, and delightful experiences to millions of people.

About Us
With over 200 million customers in 50+ countries, Bolt is one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Europe and Africa. And it's all thanks to our people.

We believe in creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability.

Our ultimate goal is to make cities for people, not cars, and we need your help to achieve this mission

About The Role
As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead the Stores engineering group — setting strategy, managing multiple engineering teams, partnering closely with Product, Data and Business leaders, and building the systems that enable Bolt to win in the highly competitive grocery space.

Your daily adventures will include:

Define and drive the engineering strategy for the Stores domain, partnering closely with Product and Business teams.

Lead and grow high-performing teams, including managing Engineering Managers and senior engineers. Oversee hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and succession planning to sustain long-term team excellence.

Own the full software development lifecycle from refining requirements with Product Managers to delivering secure, scalable, and test-covered software solutions that meet compliance and business needs.

Foster engineering excellence and technical alignment, ensuring code quality, architecture decisions, and delivery practices follow industry best standards and Bolt's internal conventions.

Synchronize cross-functional roadmaps, aligning with Stores stakeholders to manage delivery expectations while balancing technical scalability and business priorities.

Promote a culture of ownership and continuous improvement, where engineers are empowered, documentation is clear, and accountability for production performance and resilience is upheld.

About you:

You have proven experience in team and stakeholder management across multiple teams. You know how to lead and manage managers effectively.

You make data-driven decisions, using metrics to guide team priorities and product improvements.

You have a strong understanding of delivering and contributing to ROI-driven product roadmaps.

You have backend development experience, preferably in a product-based company.

You can motivate, inspire, and attract top talent while fostering a high-performing engineering culture.

You lead initiatives end-to-end, driving execution even through the toughest challenges.

Experience is great, but what we really look for is drive, intelligence, and integrity. So even if you don't tick every box, please consider applying if you feel you're the kind of person described above

Why you'll love it here:

Play a direct role in shaping the future of grocery delivery.

Impact millions of customers and partners in 500+ cities across 45+ countries.

Work in fast-moving autonomous teams with some of the smartest people in the world.

Accelerate your professional growth with unique career opportunities.

Get a rewarding salary and stock option package that lets you focus on doing your best work.

Enjoy the flexibility of working in a hybrid mode with a minimum of 2 days in the office each week to foster strong connections and teamwork.

Take care of your physical and mental health with our wellness perks.

• Some perks may differ depending on your location and role.