Our Mission

At Prose, we don’t believe in “one-size-fits-most.” We create custom beauty that’s inclusive to all hair & skin types, needs, and preferences. Each of our beauty products are customized to a person’s needs based on the results from an online consultation. The individual data is processed through a proprietary algorithm and made-to-order in the Prose lab using natural active ingredients. Marrying emerging technologies with the best in beauty, Prose is truly creating something special.

This is the opportunity to join a major DTC beauty-tech brand and an energetic team that works together to deliver creative solutions that are transforming the way people think about and shop for personalized beauty. We’re looking for talented problem solvers who lead with passion and who face any task with a positive mindset.

Position Summary

Prose is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead and grow our backend engineers across multiple squads, while contributing directly to our codebase and be part of our Tech team that defines, builds and delivers our Tech initiatives, as well as our product features.

This is a dual-role where you’ll blend technical execution with people leadership, to maintain operational excellence, reduce technical debt, and optimize our systems. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the stability, scalability, and security of our platform while mentoring and managing a team of engineers.

This is a leadership opportunity within a fast-paced environment that blends cutting-edge technology with personalized beauty, requiring a hands-on approach to both strategy and operations.

This role is an opportunity to lead and inspire a team while driving the success of Prose’s infrastructure and development practices. If you are passionate about people management and leadership, operational excellence, and reducing technical debt, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management and Leadership
• Manage and mentor a group of engineers across one vertical (backend or frontend), potentially across multiple product squads, fostering their growth and aligning the team's efforts with business objectives.
• Define team priorities, manage workload distribution, and ensure clear communication across teams.
• Advocate for best practices across the organization, influencing cross-functional collaboration.

• Technical Contribution
• Write, review, and ship production code alongside your team.
• Lead by example with engineering best practices in testing, documentation, and code quality.
• Participate in architecture discussions and system design decisions.
• Unblock your team with hands-on support and pragmatic solutions.
• Identify and address areas of technical debt, implementing improvements to enhance system performance and maintainability

• Process & Collaboration
• Improve engineering workflows and team efficiency across squads.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and other stakeholders to ensure delivery of high-quality features.
• Bring visibility to ongoing work, risks, and dependencies.
• Support the rollout and evolution of engineering processes and rituals.

• Culture & Impact
• Build and maintain an inclusive, psychologically safe environment where engineers can thrive.
• Help define and uphold the values of our engineering organization at Prose.
• Advocate for engineering needs within the broader organization.
• Provide technical documentation and training to team members to promote knowledge sharing

Key Candidate Management and Technical Requirements

• Have previously managed Engineers and understand the challenges and how to achieve maximum productivity.
• Comfortable in being responsible for People, Technical Quality and Delivery.
• Pragmatic mindset, knowing when to invest in perfection, and when to build a PoC
• Presentation and communication skills, capable of presenting technical ideas in a way that suits the audience
• Mentoring and coaching experience
• Significant previous backend experience with Python, along with common libraries such as Django, Rest Framework, FastAPI, (>5 years minimum)
• Deep understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Understanding of front-end web technologies
• A knack for writing clean, readable, and maintainable code
• Prior experience in B2C, e-commerce, manufacturing is a plus

Perks & Benefits

At Prose we value our employees and their well being. As a growing business we aim to stay up to par on the latest perks and benefits for all of our eligible team members. Some of these include but are not limited to:

• Competitive compensation package (base salary, target bonus)
• Health insurance (Benefiz 100% covered by Prose) + tickets restaurants
• Nice and trendy office located near Opera (Paris, 2ème)
• A gym membership (ClassPass)
• On-going training and development programs
• An abundance of office snacks

The anticipated base salary range for this role is 55,000€ to 65,000€ annually (+ variable bonus). Actual compensation will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skills.

Understand & Embody our Prose Values

Intentional Inclusivity

We believe the best ideas arise from open minds and active listening. While our products focus on individuals, we welcome community input and value diverse backgrounds, fostering open communication as a key to innovation.

Connected Collaboration

Our strength lies in collaboration across our global offices. We trust each other to pursue common goals, embracing teamwork that leads to success even without full consensus.

Driven, Together

We prioritize ownership and coaching to inspire creative thinking among employees, viewing everyone as a leader accountable for their contributions. Our open environment encourages new ideas.

Humanity Always

We approach interactions with good intentions, aiming to create a positive atmosphere through kindness and authenticity. Our commitment to sustainability benefits our people and the planet.