Engineering Manager

Department: Engineering

Location: Sweden

Employment Type: FullTime

We're building one of the most ambitious tech teams in Sweden, defined by customer obsession, high shipping pace, and visible product impact.

We’re a 125-person EdTech scale-up powering learning in 120+ countries. Our intelligent platform replaces traditional textbooks and combines rich, interactive pedagogy with smart AI and data to help students and teachers thrive, from international schools to US high schools.

Why join Kognity?

• Work on problems that matter. Your work directly influences the lives of teachers and students in over 100 countries. The scale is global, and the outcomes are tangible.

• High ownership, high expectations. You are trusted to take initiative, make decisions and drive outcomes. Responsibility comes early, accountability is real, and results matter.

• A fast-moving, high-performing team. You will work with smart, driven colleagues across the globe on complex problems. Standards and expectations are high, feedback is direct, and the pace is fast.

• Continuous growth is the baseline. Everyone is expected and supported to learn quickly, improve constantly and raise their own bar. If you enjoy responsibility, momentum and meaningful challenge, you will thrive here.

What you’ll do:

• Own the shipping rhythm of your squad, ensuring frequent, meaningful customer-facing releases while balancing speed and engineering quality.

• Drive tight collaboration between Product and Engineering, translating customer problems into well-sliced deliverables and reducing time to value.

• Raise the bar on performance by setting clear expectations, coaching engineers, proactively addressing underperformance, and ensuring the right team is in place.

• Embed a culture of urgency and customer impact, framing discussions around releases, outcomes and time to ship rather than task completion.

• Leverage AI and modern tooling to increase velocity, improve decision-making and continuously strengthen the team’s engineering craft.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience leading Software Engineers, including hiring, coaching, managing performance and building high-performing teams.

• Experience as a Software Engineer, with the technical depth to challenge architecture, design decisions and engineering trade-offs.

• A strong sense of urgency and ownership, with clear examples of increasing shipping pace and delivery effectiveness.

• A pragmatic and collaborative leader who thrives in close partnership with Product and drives clarity in ambiguous situations.

• A curiosity for AI and a drive to experiment with new tools to enhance creativity, decisions, and execution.

Our Values

• We take ownership

• We leverage AI

• We drive customer value

• We are transparent

• We take care of ourselves and each other

Benefits

• Work remotely within Sweden

• ITP Pension Plan with Nordnet

• Yearly budget of 5,000 SEK to spend on health-related services.

• 30 days of paid vacation every year

• Full pay sick leave starting on day 1

How we hire

Our hiring process is all about you. Show us your skills, tackle real-world challenges, and get a real feel for life at Kognity. Expect case studies, honest conversations, and plenty of chances to shine.

1. Discovery call with a Recruiter

2. Hiring manager discussion

3. Leadership case study

4. Values discussion

5. CEO discussion

Every qualified person will be evaluated regardless of age, gender, identity, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.

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