Senior Engineering Manager, Customer Runtimes

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ireland.

📋 Description

• Lead and oversee a substantial team of software engineers tasked with developing scalable infrastructure services for clients utilizing Drupal, WordPress, and Next.js platforms.

• Steer the team through organizational transformations, challenges, and uncertainties while preserving productivity and team morale.

• Coach, mentor, and support the growth and troubleshooting of engineering talent.

• Manage multiple high-priority projects with changing demands, while also accounting for on-call responsibilities and operational duties.

• Align team objectives with organizational goals and advocate for positive enhancements.

• Facilitate architecture discussions, review essential code, provide constructive feedback, and engage in technical dialogues.

• Develop team and organizational goals in collaboration with both immediate team members and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Articulate complex technical concepts clearly, both verbally and in writing.

• Convert high-level objectives into actionable tasks, offer feedback, distribute work, and address problems within the team's scope.

• Collaborate mainly with teams across North America and Europe, accommodating time zone differences for standups and incident responses.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 12 years of experience in software development, with a strong background as a Staff or Principal engineer showcasing deep technical knowledge.

• More than 3 years of direct experience in people management, including managing large global teams, mentoring Staff engineers, and overseeing multiple subteams.

• Proven track record in driving performance management and fostering a high-performance engineering culture, setting clear expectations, providing candid feedback, and developing engineers at various levels through structured growth and calibration processes.

• Demonstrated ability to successfully deliver multiple concurrent projects while working directly with clients and external communities.

• Experience leading cloud and infrastructure modernization projects that encompass large critical fleets.

• Proficient with AI coding assistants and possess insights on how they influence team dynamics.

• Strong advocate of Agile, Scrum, or other structured development methodologies.

• Direct experience in designing platforms that support cloud-based applications at scale.

• In-depth knowledge of distributed systems, scalable cloud architectures, and cloud technologies, including Kubernetes/K8S, GCP GKE, AWS ECS/EKS, Google Cloud Run, AWS Lambda, MySQL, MariaDB, Cloud SQL, Redis, and Memcached.

• Hands-on experience in managing and automating large Linux-based fleets using Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform and dynamic provisioning systems.

• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.

• Familiarity with Python, Golang, or other contemporary programming languages.

• Visa sponsorship is currently not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package and equity plan within the industry.

• Comprehensive vacation package offering 28 days of holiday.

• Private medical and dental insurance coverage.

• Life and critical illness insurance provided.

• Attractive workplace pension scheme.

• Access to an Employee Resource Platform.

• Provision of top-quality equipment.

• Monthly allowance dedicated to wellness, reading, and access to LinkedIn Learning for ongoing development.

• Opportunities to participate in team-based and company-wide events and activities that inspire, educate, and foster community.