Senior Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +31 more states.

📋 Description

• Cultivating a nurturing team atmosphere, ensuring that diverse perspectives are acknowledged and team members are empowered to take leadership roles.

• Assisting team members through structured development methodologies.

• Mentoring engineers in both the principles and practices of software engineering and adaptable software architecture.

• Taking ownership of technical decisions and collaborating closely with the team to identify optimal solutions to complex challenges.

• Steering discussions regarding the long-term technical vision of the Wikimedia Enterprise team, while aligning with the movement's core principles.

• Serving as a strong advocate, leader, and collaborator in team initiatives including code reviews, ceremonies, and task distribution.

• Engaging in the hiring process with an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Collaborating with colleagues on cross-team projects and disseminating organizational updates.

• Facilitating the technical strategy and roadmap development in conjunction with software engineers and technical product management.

• Overseeing budgetary and staffing considerations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficiency in B2B settings that demand high and unpredictable scalability.

• Proven track record of cultivating high-performing engineering teams tackling complex problems.

• Experience managing teams with stringent service level agreements (SLAs) in place.

• Background in supporting intricate web applications hosted on Amazon Web Services or similar cloud platforms.

• Familiarity with Kafka or comparable distributed event processing systems.

• Experience in working with applications developed in Node.js, Go, and PHP.

• Comfortable with configuration management and orchestration tools (ECS, Kubernetes) as well as contemporary observability infrastructure (monitoring, metrics, and logging).

• BS/MS/Ph.D in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Salaries structured to be competitive, equitable, and reflective of our values and culture.

• For applicants located outside the US, the salary range will be adjusted based on the country of hire.

• We do not request or consider the salary history of applicants.

• Compensation for a successful candidate will be determined based on their skills, experience, and geographical location.

• Health insurance coverage.

• 401(k) matching program.

• Flexible working hours.

• Paid time off.

• Options for remote work.