Engineering Manager | +34 689 583 462 | samdevlin67@gmail.com | Barcelona, España
Engineering Manager & Backend Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling enterprise-grade backend systems using Node.js, Java, and TypeScript. Proven ability to lead cross-functional/global teams, establish greenfield engineering practices, and deliver resilient cloud-native applications. I currently work as an Engineering Manager, combining people leadership with system design, technical strategy, and hands-on engineering.
I enjoy solving problems across engineering, product, and business, particularly where simplifying complexity and communicating effectively can help teams make better decisions.
Core Languages Node.js (JavaScript/TypeScript), Java. Familiar with Python & Go.
Technical Docker, Unit/Integration Testing, OOP, Spring Framework, Azure, Azure DevOps, SAP BTP, Heroku, App Engine, Android Development, Github, Gerrit, JIRA, Bash Scripting, Linux, Dynatrace, Grafana, REST APIs, OData, Redis, MongoDB, SAP HANA, CI/CD, Content Stack.
Non-Technical Agile Principles, Communication, Influencing without Authority, Scrum, SAFe.
Spoken Languages English (native), Irish (fluent), Spanish (conversational).
Engineering Manager SAP España - Barcelona | Apr 2026 - Present
- Leading the transformation of the engineering organisation, defining team structures, roles, ways of working, and agile and release processes to support the next stage of product development.
- Defining the product's AI strategy in alignment with broader SAP strategy, identifying opportunities to leverage AI while establishing appropriate technical and organisational guardrails.
- Driving initiatives to maintain code quality and engineering standards while enabling teams to effectively and safely adopt AI-assisted development.
- Leading and developing engineers through regular 1:1s, performance reviews, coaching and proactive career development.
Staff Engineer SAP España - Barcelona | May 2022 - Apr 2026
- Lead backend architecture design and implementation alongside System Architects; contribute to architectural guardrails and requirements documentation.
- Hired as the first employee to establish and build a new product development team; made key hiring decisions across 30+ engineering, DevOps, security and design roles in a greenfield location.
- Established and refined development and release processes, helping scale the product from MVP to commercial delivery and shaping engineering practices and culture.
- Bridged architecture and engineering teams, translating architectural goals into concrete services and implementation plans while remaining hands-on with critical development work.
- Contributed to the architecture and development of key product capabilities, including AI-driven certifications, intelligent search and recommendations, while supporting production services across Node.js, SAP CAP, MongoDB, Redis, AWS S3 and SAP HANA.
- Contributed to product and engineering strategy through workshops across London, Shanghai and Barcelona, and explored new technologies through MVPs and non-critical projects in Go and Python.
Technical Lead SAP Ireland - Dublin | Oct 2019 – May 2022
- Provided technical mentorship and 1-1s for 10 direct reports.
- Led initiatives to improve employee engagement; ran focus groups and implemented cultural changes.
- Scoped and technically validated new client projects, overseeing resourcing and staffing.
- Actively contributed to development work on customer projects.
Backend Java Engineer SAP Ireland - Dublin | Mar 2018 – May 2022
- Delivered custom SAP Commerce implementations using Java and Spring for medium and large enterprises.
- Integrated SAP Commerce with other SAP systems via ETL processes; became a global subject matter expert.
- Investigated and resolved global escalations; delivered platform patches.
- Co-developed MVP of SAP’s learning product using Node.js and contributed to early design.
Support Engineer SAP Ireland - Dublin | May 2016 – Mar 2018
- Conducted onsite/remote technical engagements with global clients to resolve complex issues.
- Contributed ABAP-based Key Figures to ERP release cycles.
Intern & 1st Level Support SAP Ireland - Dublin | Apr 2015 – May 2016
BSc Software Development, 1st Class Honours (4.0 GPA) Institute of Technology Carlow, Ireland | May 2016
Leaving Certificate Patrician Secondary School, Ireland | Aug 2012
Reading and listening to podcasts about FOSS, experimenting with new technologies, music, fitness, and photography.