Engineering Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Lead and coach a group of engineers in delivering scalable, flexible and secure features to our customers
• Leading engineering teams composed of backend, frontend, developers and QA
• Deep dive into the work of your team, review the code submitted by your team, and resolve the root cause of problems
• Coach your team members how to increase the quality of their code based on real examples
• Involve in hiring for your teams, building a diverse team while fostering a positive, collaborative, and inclusive environment
• Drive a continuous improvement process - introduce new tools & automations based on real data analysis
• Represent the team to engineering groups internally, to executive leaders in various functional groups within Code and Theory, to current and future customers, and to our partner organizations
• Collaborate with Product/Project Managers to plan, implement and deliver tasks and modules on a timely basis with best practices and adherence to SOPs
• Manage the development pipeline to deliver features on schedule while maintaining high bar for quality
• Closely Interact with other functions such as PM/Product, Design, UI/UX, Architecture, QA, and deliver planned features
• Create strong practices around test driven development, automating delivery of apps to the marketplace with strong CI/CD practices
• Play the role of an unblocker in a tight scrum environment. Should be able to help other developers with challenges, problem solving, and help achieve milestones as per plan
• Prioritize to manage ad-hoc requests in parallel with ongoing projects
• Set clear performance expectations and goals, regularly monitoring and evaluating team and individual performance

Preferred candidate profile

• Total 12-15 years of IT experience out of which minimum 5+ years of experience in an engineering management role, with a proven record of success as a Lead/Senior Engineer prior to that.
• Expertise in ReactJS, JavaScript, NodeJS, Radix UI / Material Design, Design Systems, HTML/CSS, Storybook, Tailwind.
• Strong experience working with Headless CMS platforms like Contentful, Sanity.
• Hands-on experience in system design and architecture, including the ability to lead high-level system discussions and make informed architectural decisions.
• Solid understanding and practical experience with MVVM, MVP, MVC patterns.
• 4+ years of experience working in agile teams (Scrum/Kanban) is mandatory.
• Must be a compelling and clear communicator, able to represent your team to internal and external stakeholders with varying levels of technical knowledge.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects/priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong skills in problem solving, debugging, and optimizing performance.
• Demonstrated ability to continuously improve the team's work quality, performance, and efficiency.
• Experience with writing and maintaining unit tests, functional tests, and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Active involvement in system design, coding, and release management.
• Flexible and able to thrive in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to motivate and guide teams, driving innovation and best practices.