Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field., 7+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a leadership role., Strong understanding of e-commerce platforms and technologies., Hands-on experience with agile and lean development methodologies..

Key responsibilities:

Hire, manage, mentor, and inspire a team of software engineers and QA engineers.

Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning within the team.

Oversee the design, development, testing, and deployment of e-commerce platform features.

Partner with Product Management to develop a lean backlog and ensure timely releases.

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead one or more functional areas within our enterprise e-commerce platforms. This is a critical leadership role responsible for driving the success of our engineering teams. As a Software Engineering Manager, you will be expected to create and foster a sense of Joy in the creative process within the Product Engineering teams. You will oversee a group of cross-functional software engineers while ensuring the delivery of business value through lean development practices. Your focus will be on enabling the team’s success, mentoring individuals, and creating scalable processes that support our e-commerce business goals.

Additionally, you will ensure that systems are built in a resilient and stable manner with high observability, fostering confidence in their operation. This enables teams to focus on their families and personal lives outside of work hours, knowing their systems are reliable and performing.

Responsibilities

Hire, retain, manage, mentor, inspire and enable a team of software engineers and QA engineers to achieve maximum productivity. This is achieved by creating a productive enabling environment and assuring resilient, self-healing software products with maximum quality
Create an environment where creative engineering team members find joy shipping business value on a daily basis
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning within the team
Focus on understanding the full team lean value stream and manage and monitor performance and waste within that value stream
Identify and implement improvements in workflows, tools, and processes to enhance team productivity by promoting lean development methodologies to maximize efficiency and minimize waste
Partner with Staff Engineers and Product Management to come up with realistic design proposals and development schedule. Break down a large body of work into multiple phases of development tasks
Partner with Product Management to develop a lean backlog that matches senior leadership expectations for daily release and small story size
Build skillsets within the team through partnership with Engineering Enablement teams and assure team members have the skills and tools necessary to achieve their team mission
Accurately assess each engineer’s capability and capacity, Set clear goals and expectations while providing regular feedback and performance reviews
Exercises judgement in evaluating business urgencies and priorities, adjust team resources to achieve better results
Oversee the design, development, testing, and deployment of e-commerce platform features and enhancements

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
7+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a leadership role.
Strong understanding of e-commerce platforms and technologies
Proven capability of managing software development projects and leading cross-functional engineering teams for the entire cycle of the product development, from requirements gathering, to producing software specification, developing and testing software, until successful release of the projects
Hands-on experience with agile and lean development methodologies
Extensive work experience with modern development tools and technologies (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, microservices and event-based architectures), including advance deployments with Kubernetes and Istio
Quick learner, willing to meet the challenge and take on new technology
Passion for fostering an inclusive and empowering team environment
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with precise comprehension of ever-changing e-commerce business processes
Ability to work effectively in a remote team environment

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