Engineering Manager, Engineering Experience
Retool
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Posted:
August 11, 2023
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Onsite
About the position
Retool is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Engineering Experience team. The role involves enhancing the way developers work by streamlining workflows, building infrastructure and tooling, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence. The manager will be responsible for creating a supportive and efficient ecosystem for developers to do their best work, while also championing practices that elevate code quality and innovation. The ideal candidate will be passionate about empowering developers, creating seamless workflows, and driving a culture of excellence.
Responsibilities
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement, never settling for mediocrity
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand pain points and opportunities within our development lifecycle
- Design and implement processes and tools that streamline development workflows, from coding to deployment
- Lead and mentor a team of talented engineers, fostering their growth and guiding their contributions
- Partner with recruiting on building out a diverse team of engineers
- Drive initiatives to enhance testing frameworks, continuous integration, and continuous deployment
Requirements
- Experience in software development and building internal tools
- Strong understanding of software development processes and workflows
- Ability to lead and mentor a team of engineers
- Familiarity with testing frameworks, continuous integration, and continuous deployment
- Passion for continuous improvement and driving excellence in code quality
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work closely with cross-functional teams
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to create efficient and supportive ecosystems for developers
- Experience in recruiting and building diverse engineering teams
Benefits
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams
- Design and implement processes and tools that streamline development workflows
- Lead and mentor a team of talented engineers
- Partner with recruiting on building out a diverse team of engineers
- Drive initiatives to enhance testing frameworks, continuous integration, and continuous deployment practices
- Advocate for best practices in code quality, documentation, and overall engineering excellence
- Monitor and analyze developer feedback and metrics to iteratively improve our developer experience
- Deep technical understanding
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage stakeholders, communicate effectively, and drive accountability and excellence
- Deep understanding of modern software development practices, including CI/CD and testing methodologies
- Thoughtfulness around engineering culture, process, and identity
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Passion for improving developer productivity and creating a positive and inclusive engineering culture
- Generous benefits offered to all employees (details available on the careers page)
- Employment opportunities in the US and UK only