Lead and mentor a software engineering team, manage development plans, ensure best practices, and collaborate with stakeholders in a cloud environment.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead a talented and dynamic engineering team. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience in managing software development teams, with a deep knowledge of Node.js. Moreover, the candidate should be familiar with cloud architectures, services, deployment models, and distributed systems. We value strong project management skills, and the ability to deliver on commitments. In this role, you will be required to work closely with leadership, product managers, designers, and data team stakeholders to deliver business impact.
We offer comprehensive medical and dental coverage, $50 a day food delivery budget, equity based employment, a great culture, learning opportunities, unlimited vacation, 12 weeks paid parental leave, and we pay all employees $1,000 a year to go somewhere in the world that they’ve never been because of our values of human connection, empathy, and curiosity.
Responsibilities
- Manage, lead, and mentor a team of software engineers specializing in Node.js.
- Develop and execute product development plans in alignment with the strategic vision set by senior leadership.
- Ensure that the team follows industry best practices in software design, development, testing, and operations.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and data team stakeholders to understand business requirements, and translate them into technical specifications.
- Steer the agile development process, encouraging communication, collaboration, and responsiveness to changes, and business needs.
- Oversee the development and continuous enhancement of scalable, secure, and efficient software systems in a cloud environment.
- ~50% hands on technical software engineering, ~50% people/performance/project management is expected.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar field. Or equivalent industry experience.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in people management of high performance teams.
- Deep knowledge of Node.js is expected.
- Familiarity with cloud architecture, services, deployment models, and distributed systems is required.
- Proven project management skills - a track record of creative problem solving, and execution to fulfill commitments.
- Experience sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring software engineers.
- Excellent communication, and leadership skills with a clear ability to empower team members.
- Experience serving within and administering an operational excellence program: production readiness, observability, on call.
- Ability to work closely with leadership, product managers, designers, and data team stakeholders to deliver significant business impact.
Join us today and seize the opportunity to enhance your career. We believe in nurturing our employees, fostering positive relationships, and creating an inclusive environment, which encourages creative problem-solving, decision-making, and leadership skills.
Top Skills
Cloud Architecture
Distributed Systems
Node.js
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