Engineering manager (backend)

We are looking for an Engineering manager for the backend engineering team. As an engineering manager you would help recruit and develop engineers and collaborate with other managers to plan and execute key engineering initiatives. As we grow, we are evolving our processes and policies to keep our engineering team productive and you will play a key role in this.

What you’ll do

• Recruit great engineers, in collaboration with our recruiting team

• Develop engineers on the team, helping them advance in their careers

• Empower the engineering team to achieve a high level of technical productivity, reliability and simplicity

• Collaborate with other managers and the product team to ensure timely delivery with correctness, security, observability and resilience

• Initiate, lead and contribute to engineering-wide key initiatives

You may shine in this role if you have

• A track record of leading high performance and high impact engineering teams

• Strong technical knowledge to guide engineers regarding architecture and product decisions

• The ability to thrive on a high level of autonomy and responsibility

• The desire to build a supportive, challenging and fun work environment

• Strong communicator in person and persuasive in writing

• An excitement to help engineers develop new skills and advance in their careers

• The ability to lead by example, by setting the right context, and by helping teammates do their best work