Engineering Manager, Marketplace
Thumbtack- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, along with a minimum of 10 years of experience in software engineering leadership roles, specifically within platform development. Strong experience with Vue, Nuxt, native and Flutter frameworks, and MarTech infrastructure is required, as is a demonstrated ability to lead and scale engineering teams.
As a Director of Engineering, Marketplace Platforms, you will lead and inspire multiple engineering teams responsible for delivering core marketplace platform capabilities across Web, Mobile, MarTech, and Automation Services. You will drive technical excellence and scalability within these ecosystems, partner with AI/ML teams to support infrastructure needs, scale automation solutions, build and evolve internal tooling, and invest in SDLC visualization to improve development processes. Additionally, you will cultivate a culture of innovation, mentor engineering managers and senior engineers, and contribute to strategic planning and roadmap development.
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