Senior Engineering Manager

Great Minds

$147K — $164K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years as a software engineer
  • 3+ years as an engineering manager
  • Expertise in cloud-native applications (preferably AWS)
  • Proficient in NodeJS/TypeScript, React, or Python
  • Strong communication skills for technical concepts
  • Experience mentoring software engineers
  • Ability to effectively manage and assign work for growth

Responsibilities

  • Influence solutions strategy and ensure product quality through collaboration
  • Collaborate with senior leaders to improve engineering practices
  • Manage software engineers with one-on-ones and performance reviews
  • Align team efforts for quality delivery and engagement

Benefits

  • Remote work opportunity
  • Commitment to continuous learning and development
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Engagement with strategic decision-making
  • Supportive environment for mentorship and growth
Full Job Description
Job Purpose

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will be a senior level technical and people leader responsible for influencing the strategic technical direction, core processes and directly managing a team of 8+ deeply technical engineers to ensure our digital offerings empower the Great Minds mission. You will influence and oversee big picture system decisions while also being a hands-on leader who works alongside our lean team to solve complex technical challenges. You will effectively communicate the vision and plans to a wide variety of people including your team, internal stakeholders, and external partners.

Responsibilities
  • Influence overall solutions strategy and ensure the team is building great products through continuous review and feedback and in collaboration with Product partners.
  • Collaborate with other senior technical leaders and software engineers to continuously improve engineering practices and software architecture.
  • Manage a team of software engineers through one-on-ones, code and documentation review, and performance reviews.
  • Align software engineers to work that ensures quality delivery, engineer engagement, and overall management of platform knowledge across the team.


Requirements
  • 7+ years experience as an individual contributor software engineer
  • 3+ years experience as an engineering manager
  • Expertise designing and operating software in a cloud-native application environment (AWS preferred)
  • Ability to code application prototypes and reference architecture using one or more of the following languages/ frameworks (or comparable); NodeJS/ TypeScript, React, Python.
  • Ability to effectively communicate application architecture (written and oral) to multiple audiences, including product, business, and software engineers.
  • Ability to coach and mentor five to ten software engineers through one-on-ones, performance reviews, and other forms of feedback.
  • Ability to manage the work of five to ten software engineers through giving them assignments that allows growth and the right level of support at the same time.
  • Sense of intellectual curiosity and a passion for learning with a strong problem-solving mindset.

Required Education

Bachelor's degree

Status

Full-time

Location

Remote

The expected base salary range for this position is $147,000-$164,000, however the offered salarymay be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.

A cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position.

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