Software Engineering Manager
Assured$230,000 - $250,000/year
Full Time
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Art, Luxury, AuctionsIndustries
Requirements
- 8+ years of industry engineering experience in a product-driven environment, ideally 2+ in a people management position
- 3+ years focusing on full stack application development, technologies and platforms
- Experience developing with functional programming languages (preference for Golang experience, but any production and at-scale functional programming experience is great)
- Excellent communication skills both internally and externally
- A team player that values opinions and empowers collaboration across functions and teams
- Proactive, eager to learn, highly adaptable and comfortable dealing with ambiguity and a fast paced, ever changing environment
- Intrinsically driven to innovate and to take initiative when seeing a process or a problem which could be improved upon
- Eager to learn new technologies and open to learning from others
- Proven experience writing, deploying, and running distributed systems
- Experience in API design and writing microservices with clear separation of concerns
- Experience with RDBMS such as Postgres or MySQL and writing migrations
- Working knowledge of GraphQL and gRPC (a plus)
- Working knowledge and experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS
- Working knowledge of event-driven and other messaging queue systems
Responsibilities
- Builds and leads a product engineering team of 5-8 highly skilled and experienced software engineers positioned to drive Sotheby's auctions & cataloguing systems and services
- Builds, optimizes, and maintains internal and consumer-facing tools
- Leads a team focused on the design and build of elegant abstractions, shareable libraries, and robust APIs
- Partners with IC’s and managers across design, user research, and engineers to test and ship features continuously
- Actively looks for ways to improve the end-to-end experience for specialists across Sotheby's internal-facing product portfolio
- Works closely with product managers leading the roadmap(s) and stakeholders across the company
Skills
Engineering Management
Identity Platform
Authentication
Authorization
Customer Verification
CRM
Platform Engineering
Sotheby’s
Auction house for fine art
About Sotheby’s
Sotheby's is a global auction house that specializes in selling fine art, luxury items, and collectibles through live and online auctions, as well as private sales. The company provides online estimates to help sellers determine the value of their items, which is a key differentiator from competitors. Sotheby's holds auctions in major cities worldwide, attracting a diverse audience and ensuring a competitive market for high-end items. The goal is to connect buyers and sellers in the luxury market while offering a personalized and discreet experience.
New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
1744Year Founded
$4MTotal Funding
POST_IPO_EQUITYCompany Stage
Real Estate, Consumer GoodsIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
401(k) Company Match
Professional Development Budget
Risks
NFT market volatility poses financial risks for Sotheby's digital collectibles sales.
Recent staff layoffs indicate potential financial instability or auction performance downturn.
The $100 million Breuer building acquisition could strain financial resources if unprofitable.
Differentiation
Sotheby's offers both live and online auctions, catering to diverse client preferences.
The company provides private sales for clients seeking privacy and exclusivity in transactions.
Sotheby's expertise in valuing rare items attracts high-end collectors and investors.
Upsides
Sotheby's collaboration with The Luxury Group offers unique luxury auction experiences.
The acquisition of the Breuer building enhances Sotheby's brand and auction venue prestige.
Sotheby's acceptance of cryptocurrency payments attracts crypto-wealthy buyers.
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