Software Engineering Manager

About the role:

Intellify Solutions is looking for the hands-on and execution-focused engineering manager, you will lead a team that builds and scales the core customer quoting experience for a leading e-commerce platform. You’ll guide the team in solving complex technical and business problems while fostering a culture of high performance, accountability, and continuous improvement. You will be responsible for helping your team succeed by setting clear expectations, driving delivery, mentoring and coaching engineers, and collaborating closely with cross-functional partners. This is a highly impactful role for a driven leader who thrives on empowering others, removing blockers, and rolling up their sleeves when needed. 

Responsibilities:

• Hands-On Technical Leadership:

  Lead by example by staying close to the code and architecture. Actively contribute when needed while guiding implementation with strong technical instincts. 

• Execution & Delivery:

  Be relentlessly focused on helping your team deliver quality outcomes at speed. Spot execution gaps early and guide the team to course-correct. You take pride in delivering results. 

• People Management & Coaching:

  Build, coach, and mentor a high-performing engineering team. Ensure each team member has the context, support, and feedback needed to grow and succeed. No one should be surprised by performance reviews. 

• Team Leadership and Talent Development:

  Own recruiting, onboarding, and professional development for your team, ensuring we attract and retain top-tier engineering talent. 

• Operational Excellence:

  Drive initiatives that improve reliability, performance, and scalability. Ensure team output aligns with business goals and timelines. 

• Collaborative Strategy:

  Partner effectively with product, design, and leadership to maintain alignment, define roadmaps, and shape the customer experience. 

• Guide Innovation:

  Encourage the adoption of modern technologies, tools, and best practices that improve engineering velocity and product quality. 

Qualifications:

• At least 25+ years of experience in software development 
• At least 10+ years of experience in e-commerce 
• At least 10+ years of experience and a proven track record leading software development teams in a fast-paced, product-driven environment. 
• Has led a team of 20+ people. Is able to mentor engineers but also keep an eye on engineers who did not meet the bar. 
• Strong technical expertise. You will need to either have or quickly build technical expertise in the following: 
• Experience in Python, Typescript 
• Experience in front-end web technologies including HTML/DOM/CSS, React, and Typescript. 
• Cloud hosting services, especially AWS 
• Containerization technologies (Docker and Kubernetes) 
• Experience in GraphQL 
• Understand the essence of business metrics and ties outputs with outcomes 
• Strong debugging skills with a desire to do a deep dive into the codebase and get to hands-on coding and design as needed by the team    
• Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, from executives to product managers and a wide variety of stakeholders and contributors 
• Excellent leadership, execution, and communication skills 
• Experience with a marketplace product is highly desired.