Our Culture

We take pride in our culture. It is intangible, unique and sets us apart from all the others. Companies are incorporated to generate profits. We were incorporated to bring together a group of ambitious people, place them in a stimulating yet incubated environment, and allow them to achieve their wildest dreams.

We come from different places and were raised in distinct cultures.  Diversity gives our crew edge, yet our core values unite us.  We are more than a company. We are a family.

Read our Culture Manifesto

The Role

Over the years, we’ve been able to assemble an amazing group of talented engineers led by our CTO Karol. Our engineering team has now grown in size and we are looking for an experienced, yet ambitious Engineering Manager to help Karol lead the department. You’ll have the freedom to shape the direction of our engineering department and to evolve our team's culture.

You’ll be responsible for the following areas:

Co-creating and managing the department roadmap
Creating and overseeing education initiatives
Ensuring our engineers grow and progress through our seniority levels
Overseeing and enhancing our department structure (we currently run on the “Spotify model”)
Overseeing a process to allow for feedback
Monitoring and improving engineer happiness
Interviewing and hiring new talented engineers
Understanding the capabilities of each team member and assigning them to appropriate projects
Supporting our teams developing our startups
Shaping the evolution of our tech stack
Organizing and running fun department events (Engineering Forum, Team Building, Hackathons…)
Understanding the individual goals of our engineers and ensuring we create environments to achieve them

Skills & Requirements

Great English level (C1 or C2)
7+ years in software development
3+ years in a leadership position
Experience leading both small and large engineering teams
Experience implementing new processes
Modern style of “people first” leadership
Empathetic, charismatic, and positive
Strong communication skills
Good at giving and receiving constructive feedback
Knows the right balance between structure and freedom for innovation
Can combine big ideas with smart strategical implementation
Innovator and growth mindset

Tech Stack

Node.js (Apollo Server)
Apollo Client
React
React Native
GraphQL
Typescript
Github & Github Actions
Prisma.io & Nexus
Docker
Google Cloud Platform

Perks

Lavish company team building events
Tasty snacks to munch on during work
Ballin’ HQ right on Old Town Square
Local beer on tap in the office
Free English lessons
Paid courses and tech conferences
Freedom to travel and work
Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
Paid day off to celebrate your birthday
Pizza every Friday
Multisport card to access fitness and spa facilities
MacBook Pro
.. and memorable nights with the OAK’S team in the best underground clubs of Prague

About Us

We are an ecosystem designed to support tech startups on their journey from concept-to-scale. Since our inception in 2016, we’ve grown the OAK’S LAB team to 70 and together have worked on 31 startups with a valuation of $700M.

An energetic, hard-working, ambitious, and close-knit workplace culture
A diverse, international, legendary team, that speaks English in the office
A crew developing innovative and world-changing tech solutions taken directly out the hottest US tech hubs

Meet the Team