Zefir
Engineering Manager
12mo ago
70000 –100000 EUR / yearEuropeSeniorllm
Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team building AI autopilot for home sales.
About the company
- Zefir is building an AI autopilot for home sales in Europe, starting in France: an AI agent runs the entire sale and purchase journey end-to-end, orchestrating local brokers, portals, buyers, and documents.
- Backed by over $55 million from top-tier investors like Sequoia Capital, we're committed to accelerating life changes for millions of current and future European homeowners.
Responsibilities
- Hire and grow a team by refining hiring processes and closing top talent.
- Build and lead a high-performing engineering team.
- Set the vision and align engineering with business goals.
- Make technical decisions and support complex implementations.
- Scale the product to support a growing customer base.
- Coach engineers to develop their skills and advance their careers.
- Move fast and drive execution in a high-impact environment.
Requirements
- 8+ years in engineering, including 1+ years of management experience.
- A proven experience building delightful products full stack from frontend, APIs, backend with architectural complexities.
- A passion for mentoring and helping engineers grow in their careers.
- A product-focused mindset, caring deeply about customer impact.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, working effectively with stakeholders.
- The ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and drive change.
Other
- At Zefir, our Engineering Team is the driving force behind our mission to accelerate life changes. Growing rapidly from 9 to 30+ engineers, we don’t just write code—we solve meaningful problems for our customers.
- From ideation to launch and beyond, engineers at Zefir take full ownership of their work, ensuring that every feature delivers the expected impact. We leverage LLM-based development workflows and shared best practices to automate repetitive tasks, allowing us to keep our codebase lean, scalable, and built for speed.
- Competitive salary : You can run your own simulation with our salary calculator .
- BSPCE (Stock Options) : Available for everyone, with monthly vesting after year one, over a 4-year period.
- Healthcare plan : Full coverage with Alan for team members, their partners, and children.
- Office in Le Peletier, Paris (9th arrondissement) : With flexible remote work options.
- Swile meal card : €11 per worked day.
- Swile mobility card : €42/month to support sustainable transportation (metro, carpooling, biking…).
- Team events : Monthly Mixers to connect and share good times, and quarterly All Hands to celebrate wins across the company.
- 🏔️ Steep Mountains Are Steep: Setting ambitious goals and working hard to achieve them.
- 🌊 Ride Reality: Actively seeking challenges and thriving by adapting flexibly to changes.
- 🏀 Play for the Front of the Jersey: Prioritizing team success over individual recognition.
- We welcome applications from anyone, regardless of background, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, or experience. Our team values authenticity and diverse perspectives.
- For all roles, our interview process emphasizes hands-on exercises, case studies, or discussions about specific examples of your previous work. We ensure objectives and expectations are clearly communicated at every step.