Engineering Manager
Forward Financing- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
The ideal candidate should possess strong technical acumen, exceptional communication skills, and a proven track record of leading high-performing product engineering teams. Experience with React frontend development utilizing Styled Components and hooks is required, along with familiarity with MobX for data binding and a Prosemirror-based content editor. Knowledge of Node.js, Postgres, and Redis in a backend environment is also necessary, as is experience with GraphQL APIs and Google Cloud with k8s.
As an Engineering Manager, you will support and develop a small team of engineers through regular feedback, mentoring, and coaching. You will collaborate with design, product, and founders to scope, prioritize, and deliver projects, facilitate planning and execution across projects while helping engineers stay unblocked and focused, and ensure code quality and system reliability through reviews, architecture input, and operational excellence. Additionally, you will advocate for and contribute to a strong engineering culture centered on ownership, curiosity, and collaboration, and help define and evolve our engineering practices, hiring standards, and team processes as we grow.
Software development tool for task management
Linear is a software development tool that helps teams build products more efficiently. It provides features for task management, issue tracking, and workflow customization, making it suitable for both startups and large enterprises. The platform simplifies complex tasks by breaking them down into manageable sub-issues, which enhances productivity. It includes automated backlog management to save time by auto-closing and archiving issues. Linear is designed for speed, offering rapid keyboard shortcuts and real-time synchronization. Users can create custom workflows and views to tailor the platform to their needs. A unique feature called "Cycles" helps teams prioritize their work by automatically tracking started issues and rolling over unfinished tasks to the next cycle. Linear's goal is to streamline the software development process, allowing teams to focus on building great products.