Manager, Software Engineering
About The Position
Commerce is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Software Engineering Manager to join Feedonomics’ fully remote Engineering team. The role is suited to a leader who can build and operate a high-performing engineering team and empower engineers to do their best work. The manager is expected to be an influential technical leader, coach, people manager, and hands-on engineer. The role balances delivering an aggressive product roadmap with improving system performance and stability, introducing engineering best practices, and leading and mentoring engineers. The manager will guide technical direction and team execution while ensuring engineering decisions support quality, performance, scalability, reliability, availability, and security.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience building systems using technologies such as PHP, Go, Python, TypeScript, Angular, or Ruby.
- Knowledge of gRPC and RabbitMQ, and familiarity with caching solutions.
- At least 2 years of experience managing engineering teams, including a demonstrated track record of growing senior talent and building team structure from the ground up.
- Experience with relational database systems and external service integrations.
- Experience with backend and frontend (UI) development.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and leading sprint ceremonies.
- Solid UNIX/LAMP knowledge, ideally including at least 2 years of work experience with PHP, MySQL, and Linux.
- Ability to break problems down iteratively into smaller, deliverable and deployable pieces.
- A BS degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform or cloud computing.
- Experience with SaaS platforms or cloud computing.
- Prior experience at a commerce software company.
Responsibilities
- Build an open, positive, and energized culture.
- Build, lead, and hire a high-caliber team of software engineers.
- Drive the technical roadmap and direction of the technology stack.
- Lead and inspire engineers to build ecommerce products.
- Encourage innovation and foster continuous improvement.
- Ensure technical decisions support quality, performance, scalability, reliability, availability, and security.
- Serve as both a hands-on technical coder and an effective people manager.
- Participate in technical discussions as a subject matter expert and provide strategic influence.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders across corporate offices to promote communication and coordination.
- Establish team objectives aligned with business goals.
- Organize and facilitate regular one-on-ones for coaching and mentoring.
- Execute performance improvement plans for underperformers.
- Enforce best practices to improve engineering quality and efficiency.
- Set expectations and establish a sense of urgency and direction.
- Create and participate in an on-call rotation for incident management.
Benefits
- May be eligible for variable compensation, such as bonus or commission, equity, and benefits in accordance with local policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
