Engineering Manager

dunnhumby•Cincinnati, OH

33d•Hybrid

About The Position

To manage the delivery of solutions against agreed Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)/Objectives and Key Indicators (OKIs) together with Product Management. Typically, the solution will take the form of a smaller product or portion of a larger, more complex product. This position supervises 3 direct reports whose job titles are Engineer, Senior Engineer, and Senior Software Engineer. May telecommute 100% of the time from their home office, consistent with dunnhumby’s remote work policy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign educational equivalent) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electronics, Engineering or related field.
At least 6 years of experience in developing software utilizing at least 2 software development methodologies.
At least 6 years of experience in adapting and tailoring a software development methodology to reflect the needs of the organization.
At least 6 years of experience in managing resources within constraints provided by product manager.
At least 6 years of experience in metadata and data pipeline management for data discovery, lineage, and governance.
At least 6 years of experience in establishing data quality processes and leveraging tools/frameworks to implement monitoring, validation, and remediation strategies across large-scale datasets.
Experience with distributed systems and SQL query execution.
Utilizing at least 2 of the following programming languages: Scala, C#/C++, Javascript / React, SQL, Python, Golang.
Within this, must have at least 4 years of hands-on experience with Hive Metastore and federated designs.

Responsibilities

Manage delivery of solutions to problems with a significantly increased level of complexity (technical or organizational).
Establish and maintain the right squad and processes to continually deliver quality solutions, build consensus within the squad on the approach to the solution, and ensure any impediments are removed.
Create an engineering squad from scratch, ensuring that the squad delivers on their commitments as well as lead the continuous integration and continuous delivery practices within the squad.
Track work in progress, make it visible, and measure the rate value that is being delivered (e.g. Burn-downs, Burn-ups).
Ensure that commitments are met as agreed and facilitate the interaction with other squads for any dependency or integrations.
Drive the efficiency of delivery within the squad; manage the squad to produce robust, agile code; and continually strive for zero defect, continuous delivery of working software to customers.
Communicate clear objectives and career paths for the squad members; monitor and appraise performance and take appropriate action; facilitate and support the development of individuals; and recognize and nurture talent.
Share knowledge with users, customers, squad members and other stakeholders; collaborate with squad members and make space for their squad to innovate; and adapt and tailor the delivery methodology to reflect the needs of the problem at hand.
Implement improvements to software delivery methods within the team and demonstrate how to measure and improve the rate and quality of code delivered within teams.
Optimize teams to deliver solutions to complex problems at pace.
Manage resources within the constraints of the budget provided by the Product Manager.
Represent the department with any software delivery related matter.
Stay abreast of industry news from a variety of sources and understand how industry developments may affect team.
Manage risk effectively, provide visible and consistent leadership on values and Code of Business Conduct, and act where you see issues.
Protect our team by ensuring they have the skills and training needed.