Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Singapore, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Conduct Performance Reviews and one-on-one meetings for your team members.

• Gather feedback and convert it into constructive insights for your team.

• Manage, coach, and mentor your team, fostering their growth and career advancement.

• Act as a representative of your engineering team in high-level discussions regarding team structure, wellbeing, and professional growth.

• Lead a cross-functional squad by establishing clear objectives and promoting a culture of accountability.

• Organize and facilitate ceremonies like retrospectives and squad check-ins.

• Collaborate with other engineering managers and discipline leaders to maintain consistency in practices and align squad objectives.

• Proactively identify gaps in engineering knowledge and guide necessary training initiatives.

• Stay informed about current engineering best practices in WordPress, while monitoring emerging trends and technologies beneficial for developers' daily tasks.

• Balance technical oversight, personnel management, and strategic leadership of the team.

• Support the wellbeing and continuous professional development of engineers.

• Act as the primary contact for any team-related challenges.

• Work with delivery and commercial teams to ensure smooth squad operations.

• Identify issues and either resolve them or escalate to the appropriate discipline leads.

• Actively participate in delivering client projects, ensuring engineers operate effectively at scale.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience and a comprehensive understanding of technologies utilized by Human Made, such as WordPress, React, APIs, and software architecture.

• Demonstrated experience in leading a team of engineers, preferably in an agency setting.

• Exceptional communication, team-building, and organizational abilities.

• Skilled in identifying individual areas for improvement.

• Proficient in evaluating feedback and translating it into actionable development plans for team members.

• Confident in addressing interpersonal challenges.

• Experienced in a remote work environment.

• Possess a growth mindset with a passion for aiding engineers in their professional journeys.

• Fluent in both written and spoken English, at CEFR C1 level or equivalent.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote with an async-first culture.

• Enhanced paid parental leave policy.

• 35 days of holiday per year.

• Company-provided equipment.

• Special Exceptions leave for significant life events (after one year of service).

• Sickness and carers leave.

• Regular company retreats.

• Conference and training budget.

• Remote working allowance.

• Matched pension contributions.