About Fresco

Fresco is a smart kitchen platform trusted by leading appliance brands around the world to build and scale connected cooking experiences. Our platform helps brands launch faster, deliver better experiences for home cooks, and accelerate their digital transformation.

Our mission is to empower anyone to cook delicious food.

Powered by KitchenOS and the Fresco AI Cooking Companion, Fresco connects appliances across brands, supports rapid onboarding, and scales globally in more than 15 languages. We work with partners including Panasonic, Middleby, Kenwood, Instant Pot Brands, Bosch, GE Appliances, Arda and LG, and operate as a global team with offices in Dublin and Madrid.

About the Role

We’re looking for a motivated, creative, and pragmatic Engineering Manager to lead our Platform and Firmware teams, enabling high-performing engineering teams through strong people leadership, career development, and operational excellence. In this role, you’ll ensure teams are aligned with Fresco’s product roadmap, operate with clarity and purpose, and consistently deliver sustainable business value.

Based in Dublin or Madrid (with occasional travel between both locations).

This role reports to the VP of Engineering, based in Madrid, and requires close collaboration with engineering leadership to drive alignment, improve developer experience, and scale our platform.

Your Responsibilities

Guide career development, performance management, and promotion processes for direct reports
Partner with VP of Engineering and the Platform Principal Engineer on headcount planning, recruitment, and onboarding
Oversee team delivery against objectives, ensuring alignment with the product and system roadmap
Conduct regular 1:1s, provide feedback, and support team members’ growth and well-being
Foster technical collaboration and decision-making across teams and with other stakeholders
Serve as a communication bridge, cascading company goals and feedback across levels
Protect team time, reduce distractions, and advocate for healthy team dynamics and culture
Monitor and improve team productivity and performance through meaningful metrics
Collaborate with other engineering leads and people managers to align ways of working
Contribute technically when needed (0–20% of time), including acting as Team Lead in transitional periods
Lead and refine development processes, team rituals, and delivery workflows
Champion team visibility, recognition, and cross-functional collaboration

Your Experience

4+ years of experience in backend software development specially using the Python ecosystem. Experience on embedded systems, firmware or system-level software development is a plus.
3+ years of people management experience, having led engineering teams of at least 5 to 10 engineers.
Familiarity with software engineering principles, developer experience, and observability for platform reliability
Background in industries such as IoT, automotive, or industrial systems where firmware and platform integration are critical is a plus.

Your Skills

Strong understanding of AWS and serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, DynamoDB and API Gateway.
Proficiency in Python and its ecosystem. Knowledge of Go and/or C is a plus.
Ability to engage in technical discussions, review designs, and assess risks in both firmware and platform contexts
Proven ability to coach, mentor, and grow engineers in technical and career dimensions
Experience conducting 1:1s, setting team goals, and delivering feedback that drives improvement
Strong organizational skills to manage multiple teams, priorities, and dependencies
Experience aligning team objectives with product roadmap and business goals
Excellent communication skills to bridge technical teams, product, and executive stakeholders

Expectations

In the first 3 months:

Gain a solid understanding of Fresco’s engineering culture, product roadmap, and organizational structure
Build strong relationships with your direct reports, peer engineering leads and people managers, and key stakeholders
Understand team dynamics, individual career goals, performance levels, and current ways of working
Become familiar with team delivery workflows, development processes, and productivity metrics
Begin conducting effective 1:1s, providing feedback, and supporting team members’ growth
Operate independently in day-to-day people management and team operations

By 6 months:

Fully own your responsibilities and areas of influence, including performance management, career development, and team delivery
Proactively identify opportunities to improve team effectiveness, collaboration, and morale
Assess team performance objectively, provide actionable feedback, and drive performance improvements
Contribute to cross-team alignment and engineering-wide initiatives
Demonstrate impact through successful delivery, team stability, and positive feedback from reports and peers
Begin shaping team strategy, headcount planning, and technical roadmap input

What's it like working at Fresco?

We get a lot done by prioritizing well and being effective instead of busy. We care deeply about our customers and the product experiences we provide. We treat each other with respect, speak our minds, and always listen to each other—regardless of function or seniority. We are authentic, humble, and most importantly, trust each other to do a great job.

We offer competitive, market driven salaries, equity, a hybrid working model, and much more.

Like with any good meal, a career at Fresco is both rich and rewarding, with many opportunities and room for growth. If you’re ready to serve up your best work at Fresco, get in touch!

What will you get?

The chance to work at a hyper-growth, venture-backed startup in a budding industry
The ability to feel true purpose in your work and generate success on a global platform
Competitive, market driven compensation
Meaningful share options as part of our Employee Share Option Scheme
A flexible, hybrid or remote work model to suit your needs

Just like the ingredients in our kitchen, we believe that diversity of ideas is what makes the workplace great. Fresco is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates from a range of national, ethnic, or cultural groups. This job description works as a guide for the caliber of person we need, but we also understand that skills are transferable. If you are an exceptional candidate with mismatching experience, please apply and explain why you would be a great fit for Fresco.

Engineering Manager, Platform (based in Dublin OR Madrid)

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