Key skills
LeadershipOKRsCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
- Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers (up to Staff level) to deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Build a collaborative and high-performing team culture focused on accountability, innovation, and excellence.
- Conduct regular performance evaluations, provide actionable feedback, and foster career growth opportunities for team members.
- Define the team’s vision and roadmap, aligning with organizational goals and priorities.
- Partner with product managers and stakeholders to clarify business requirements and translate them into actionable engineering projects. Ensure the execution of major upcoming initiatives.
- Work with Principal Engineers to develop scalable and reliable software solutions.
- Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks, addressing software architecture deficiencies and long-term risks.
- Establish and maintain best practices for development, testing, and operational workflows.
- Partner with product managers, stakeholders, and other engineering leaders to ensure alignment across teams and domains.
- Influence overlapping business/technology areas to reduce inefficiencies and improve delivery speed.
- Act as the primary representative of your teams to senior leadership, customers, and stakeholders.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3+ years managing teams
- Deep understanding of software architecture, APIs, and scalable systems. Proven ability to make trade-offs between short-term and long-term technical needs.
- Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and retain high-performing teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to define a team’s mission and roadmap, aligning it with company-wide OKRs.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write strategic documentation (e.g., narratives, proposals).
- A track record of delivering results in ambiguous, high-pressure situations.
- Experience in managing teams working on backend systems.
Benefits
- Highly competitive wellness benefits including Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
- Flexible Spending Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Program
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Discretionary Paid Time Off
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Wellness Benefits
- Commuter Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Well-stocked kitchen in office locations
- Professional development and training opportunities