Engineering Manager

We power people's progress.

At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalized learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact. So far, 90,000 tutors have delivered over 20 million lessons to learners in more than 175 countries. Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters.

Meet the Team

The Preply Engineering Team provides the tools to help unlock human potential through learning.

We work primarily with Python/Django to build scalable and robust applications. We implement A/B tests to prove the value of our initiatives and improve our product based on data and students and tutors feedback. As part of our commitment to ensuring high-quality products, we prioritize monitoring and metrics analysis to identify areas for optimization and ensure our services are performing at their best. 

At Preply, we release our product 50-60 times per day by leveraging top-notch CI/CD processes. As a fast-growing company we have diverse technical challenges (sometimes we even write about them on our Engineering Blog) that will allow you to develop your skills at scale. 

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our mission-critical Communications Team, responsible for Classroom and Chat, two essential components of the Preply learning experience. Classroom is our video platform that enables seamless live learning experiences for tutors and students. This platform is at the heart of our service, supporting over 2 million live classes every month and ensuring a smooth and integrated learning experience. Chat serves as a reliable and intuitive communication tool that connects tutors and students throughout their learning journey. Integrated into the Classroom, it facilitates meaningful interactions and supports over 1 million monthly active users.

This is a unique opportunity to manage a high-impact team that drives engagement, enhances user experiences, and supports our core mission of unlocking human potential through learning

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead, coach and grow a team of diverse and talented engineers, always looking for opportunities to improve performance and results.
• Set the vision for the team and create and nurture a culture of high performance.
• Identifying opportunities of high-ROI projects, aligning and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver on these projects.
• Elevate the stability and capabilities of Classroom and Chat to ensure an effective and uninterrupted learning experience.Improve engineering quality and efficiency (e.g. improve workflow, code review, etc.).
• Drive a culture of innovation, fostering the adoption of AI tools and seeking opportunities to integrate Preply’s AI products with the Classroom
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the whole company such as Product, Marketing, Engineering and Design.

What you need to succeed

• Background: Degree in computer science, data science, mathematics or a related field
• Experience: 3-5+ years of experience in building, leading, and scaling development teams
• People-Centric Approach and Team Building skills: we’re looking for a person with a passion for building strong, result-oriented teams and having a team as a main means of achieving results.
• Provide technical expertise: Driving engineering best practices, adoption of tools and alignment with architectural standards. Understanding of WebRTC protocol and experience with real-time communication platforms would be an advantage
• Results-Oriented: Driving performance. Motivate team on setting and achieving ambitious, business focused and measurable goals
• Ethical Leadership: Lead the team by example, demonstrating unwavering commitment to ethical behavior and integrity. Being a moral compass of a team, Instill a culture that values honesty, fairness, and transparency in all engineering endeavors.

You may want to know more about what we’re doing in our Engineering blog.

Why you’ll love it at Preply:

• An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture;
• A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development;
• A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance;
• Access to free mental health support platforms;
• The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).

Our Principles

• Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.
• We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.
• Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.
• Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.
• Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.
• Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.
• Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.
• Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference.
• Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.
• One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Preply is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. Different opinions and viewpoints are key ingredients in our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. 

Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status. Together, we are The World Class.