Engineering Manager

About This Role:

As an Engineering Manager at Kibo, you will be a "player-coach," responsible for both hands-on technical contributions and overseeing a team of skilled software engineers. You will guide your team in designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions in the Java ecosystem. Your role will involve actively contributing to the codebase while fostering a collaborative and positive work environment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with Kibo objectives, implement best practices to improve team productivity, and mentor team members to help them achieve their professional goals and advance their careers.

About Kibo Commerce:

Kibo Commerce is a composable digital commerce platform for B2C, D2C and B2B organizations who want to simplify the complexity in their businesses and deliver modern customer experiences. We are the only modular, modern commerce platform that supports experiences spanning eCommerce, Order Management, and Subscriptions. Merchants like Zwilling, Ace Hardware, Jelly Belly and Francesca’s trust Kibo to bring simplicity and sophistication to commerce operations and deliver experiences that drive value.

Kibo’s expertise and cutting-edge innovation has been recognized by Forrester, Gartner, Internet Retailer, and TrustRadius, and was cited as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Order Management Systems, Q2 2023, and named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: B2C Commerce Solutions, Q2 2022.

By joining Kibo, you will be part of a team of Kibonauts all over the world in a remote-friendly environment. Whether your job is to build, sell, or support Kibo’s commerce solutions, we tackle challenges together with the approach of trust, growth mindset, and customer obsession. If you’re seeking a unique challenge with amazing growth potential, then come work with us!

What You’ll Do:

• Actively contribute to the codebase by writing, reviewing, and deploying production-level code alongside your team.
• Foster professional development of team members by providing regular feedback and coaching to support their career growth.
• Drive continuous improvement of team processes and foster a positive engineering culture that aligns with Kibo core values.
• Participate in the engineering leadership team and provide insights and recommendations for improving the overall engineering strategy and direction.
• Collaborate with team members to create and maintain high-quality software using a variety of technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, Angular, React, and SQL.
• Deliver new features and enhancements by ensuring all code is simple, well-structured, and thoroughly tested.
• Incorporate cutting-edge technologies, frameworks, and libraries into our software solutions.
• Lead the evaluation and integration of AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) to boost developer productivity within the SDLC.
• Define and implement best practices to maximize team productivity.
• Lead code reviews and actively contribute to ensure high-quality software development standards.
• Lead the team in Agile methodologies such as daily scrums, sprint reviews, and code demos.
• Foster collaboration with cross-functional teams throughout the entire product development process, including product management, customers, partners, and other engineering teams.
• Break down complex project requirements into manageable coding tasks and develop effective strategies to achieve them.

Requirements

What You’ll Need:

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Hands-on people management experience as a team lead or engineering manager, with strong leadership skills.
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of RESTful web services.
• Proven experience and a strong interest in leveraging AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) to accelerate developer productivity.
• A passion for quality, with the ability to write effective unit, system, and integration tests.
• Excellent collaboration skills with clients, other departments, and team members.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Docker containers and Kubernetes a plus.
• Python and NodeJS experience.

KIBO PERKS:

• Flexible schedule and hybrid work setting
• Paid company holidays and global volunteer holiday
• Generous health, wellness, benefits, and time away programs
• Commitment to individual growth and development and opportunity for internal mobility
• Passionate, high-achieving teammates excited to help you succeed and learn
• Company-sponsored events and other activities

At Kibo we celebrate and support all differences. Kibo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital, disability, and veteran status.