Engineering Manager
Place Exchange- Full Time
- Junior (1 to 2 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)
Candidates should possess experience managing a full-stack engineering team, experience building API-driven backends and responsive front-ends, and familiarity with SaaS solutions. They should have a deep understanding of software architecture and design patterns, a demonstrated track record of delivering projects on time in partnership with business stakeholders, and experience managing data and application security requirements, including SQL or PostgreSQL/relational DB experience. Typically, candidates should have 8 or more years of experience in Agile software development and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or additional relevant experience.
As an Engineering Manager, the individual will provide hands-on management to their team, maintaining a high bar of technical excellence through code reviews, goal setting, and 1-on-1 feedback. They will own the overall quality of services in their area of ownership through effective prioritization and management of the technical backlog, partner closely with product managers and stakeholders on scope, sizing, and prioritization to maximize on-time delivery of business value, orchestrate cross-team planning for complex features, maintain active engagement from their team and encourage a culture of creative problem-solving, boost engineering productivity through ownership of the SDLC, coding standards, and best practices, and act as a technical and cultural leader for the engineering team.
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