Engineering Manager Venue Apps

Job description

🩷About us At PLG Group, we connect people with culture — from concerts, theatre, and festivals to exhibitions and other live events across the Czech Republic and Slovakia. PLG Czech Republic consists of three strong local brands with a long tradition: Ticketportal has been on the scene since 2002, GoOut since 2011, and Ticketstream since 2001. Our long-term goal is to provide partners and customers with simple access to every corner of cultural and sports life. On our platforms, everyone can find an event that is just right for them and purchase tickets immediately. Thanks to the backing of an international company and the combined know-how of three connected local teams, we have access to top-tier technological capabilities. At the same time, our philosophy remains simple: we operate openly, creatively, and close to the people who create culture every day. 💚Your role As an Engineering Manager , you'll lead our mobile engineering team while staying hands-on as a developer. This is primarily a people- and team-leadership role, with hands-on coding as a smaller, complementary part of your week. You'll have the space to take ownership of the team, contribute to our architecture, and make a meaningful impact as an active contributor to the codebase — working alongside a seasoned technical lead on the team who shares ownership of architecture decisions with you. We're looking for a senior engineer who can mentor the team, contribute to our React Native/Expo architecture, and push forward what our multi-tenant SaaS product can do. What you’ll do: Lead and mentor the development team: set technical direction, review work, refine tasks, and remove blockers so the team ships high-quality, maintainable code. Contribute to the architecture: collaborate with the team's technical lead on decisions for scalability, security, and maintainability, including the multi-instance / white-label setup that lets us scale one codebase across many client deployments. Stay hands-on: contribute code to the React Native/Expo app, implement UI from Figma designs, integrate our internal REST API, Firebase, and external APIs such as Regula, and help maintain custom build clients (EAS Build) for each SaaS instance. Run the engineering side of delivery: manage workflows; partner with the Product Owner on timelines, and priorities. Secure what the team needs: research and propose the tools, headcount, or investments the team needs to do its best work, and advocate for the team across departments. Our stack: Mobile: React Native, Expo SDK, custom build clients Language: JavaScript and TypeScript - comfortable moving between both, and gradually typing existing code Infrastructure & services: Firebase, REST API, push notifications, Regula Design: Figma Backend: Node.js, Express.js, Prisma ORM, Firebase What we’re looking for: Strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills, with the judgment to balance hands-on coding with people management. Solid experience with React Native and the Expo ecosystem, and comfortable working across JavaScript and TypeScript. Hands-on experience integrating REST APIs and Firebase (auth, database, push notifications). Experience with custom Expo dev clients, or a willingness to learn them - Expo Go alone isn’t enough for our setup. The analytical mindset to write code that’s reusable and configurable across multiple independent SaaS instances. Nice to have: Full-stack range: Node.js, Express.js, and Prisma ORM, so you can design and build your own API endpoints. Experience integrating identity/document-verification tools (Regula). Experience automating builds for multiple apps (CI/CD, EAS submit). Strategic thinking and data-analytics experience. Experience with Agile/Scrum or similar collaborative workflows. 🩶Benefits & Why You’ll Love Working Here Hybrid work after the probation period – usually 3 days in the office, up to 2 days home office (we trust teams to agree on what works) All benefits below from day one for HPP employees 25 days of holiday MultiSport card – you pay 330 CZK, we cover the rest Edenred Flexi benefits – 10,560 CZK/year for culture, leisure, health or education Meal vouchers – 124 CZK per working day, paid monthly with your salary FreshPoint fridge with yummy ready-to-eat meals for the better price Fully stocked kitchen – fruit, snacks, great coffee, toasties and plenty of alternative milks Modern office in the centre of Prague – right by the main train station, co-working spaces included, and yes… the rooftop with breathtaking sunset views of Prague Castle Coursera Plus for learning and your growth Possibility of joining English classes Company MacBook Team life – monthly breakfasts with leaders, summer BBQs, offsites, sports, Xmas parties… and room for your ideas (seriously!) Open, no-bullshit communication and a high-trust culture 🤝Recruitment process Apply: Send your CV in English with a few sentences on why you’d like to join us. Get to know each other: a casual call with Deborah from People Team about your motivation and experience. Interview with Hiring Manager: Conversation about the role, daily agenda, and expectations. Show us your skills: A test case study or trial day where you can showcase your approach and how you would bring your expertise to our team. Meet the rest of the engineering team. Job offer – If it’s a match, we’ll be happy to welcome you to the team! 👋 Ready to join? Every year, we sell over 15 million tickets to concerts, festivals, theatre, and more — and every role here helps make that happen. Be part of a team where your work truly connects people with the moments that matter.