Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Offer guidance, mentorship, and career advancement for a team of software engineers.

• Oversee 2–3 product Pods consisting of 2–4 engineers, along with a Product Manager and Designer.

• Contribute to the overall success of products in collaboration with Engineering, Product Management, and Design teams.

• Implement features, resolve issues, and respond to customer inquiries throughout the codebase.

• Provide technical leadership and enhance engineers’ technical skills.

• Conduct interviews and recruit new engineering talent.

• Cultivate engineering culture and refine organizational processes.

• Attain business objectives through collaboration with product managers, data scientists, and designers.

• Enhance team performance and quality of work while making significant design choices.

• Recruit, mentor, and supervise engineers while promoting psychological well-being, diversity, and inclusion.

• Lead a team responsible for managing a critical production service, incorporating monitoring, alerting, and on-call operations.

• Facilitate design discussions and foster a culture of open, constructive feedback.

• Collaborate across various technical domains on intricate projects.

• Guide planning from immediate tactical necessities to long-term strategies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience as a people manager; prior management experience is essential for this role.

• Significant experience in managing and mentoring Engineering teams, including conducting performance evaluations and facilitating career development.

• Experience in building and operating highly available, high-performance production services.

• Proficiency in managing on-call rotations and responding to incidents.

• Capability to independently assess complex technical trade-offs during design discussions.

• Experience in software development using Go.

• Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback and work autonomously.

• Adaptability to the dynamic environment of a startup.

• Competence in thinking on your feet, collaborating with highly technical teams, and working asynchronously.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity incentive plan.

• Comprehensive group benefits available immediately, including health, vision, and dental coverage for employees and their families.

• Fully remote work setting with flexible work arrangements.

• Opportunities for both virtual and in-person social events.

• Corporate co-working program, featuring options like WeWork or similar spaces.

• Employer-funded retirement contributions matching employee contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to 0.75% of eligible annual compensation.

• Annual company retreat and team off-site events.

• $1,500 USD per year allocated for professional development.

• Access to mentorship, coaching, and opportunities for internal promotions.

• Flexible paid time off program.

• Company-provided laptop (Mac or PC).

• Monthly reimbursement for home internet expenses.

• $500 USD allowance for customizing home office workstations.

• Paid parental leave enhancements: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents.