Engineering Manager - Operations

About the position

The Farmer’s Dog is looking for an Engineering Manager. The Engineering function is building a subscription e-commerce platform from the ground up to support hundreds of thousands of orders being shipped out every day. We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to provide development, coaching, and mentorship to our team; refine processes, and help with multi-functional management. This Engineering Manager will need to own performance management and ensure successful group development. Every day, this person will partner closely with Product Managers and Engineers to craft the product and improve processes while removing roadblocks and uncertainty.

Responsibilities

• Support a pawd of 4+ engineers with a focus on mentorship, coaching and personal development
• Grow and manage a pawd of hardworking and motivated engineers with high expectations around individual ownership and impact
• Cultivate an inclusive, respectful, and dynamic group
• Develop a healthy and collaborative culture that is true to The Farmer’s Dog’s values
• Enable the group to deliver outstanding outcomes
• Participate in system design and architecture conversations
• Represent the group in high-level, cross-disciplinary road-mapping discussions
• Advocate for the group and remove obstacles

Requirements

• 5+ years of total software engineering experience
• 3+ years of recent, engineering management experience with a range of responsibilities from developing talent to growing your group into a robust, healthy development organization
• Experience efficiently delegating group responsibilities, conducting 1:1’s, and providing frequent, clear, relevant feedback
• Experience architecting for high-scalability and availability

Benefits

• Dog-friendly office in Greenwich Village
• Market-competitive compensation and equity packages
• Comprehensive Healthcare, Dental, and Vision
• Company supported mental health benefits
• 12 week paid parental leave
• Competitive 401k plan with company match
• Flexible PTO
• Discounted fresh food for your pup
• Your pet interrupting video calls (and in-person meetings) is now a feature, not a bug