Manager, Software Engineering

The Knot Worldwide

  • Barcelona
  • Permanente
  • Tiempo completo
  • Hace 17 días
Job Description:ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM:The Knot Worldwide is seeking an experienced Engineer Manager to join The Knot Registry team. The Engineer Manager will be responsible for leading and setting the technical direction for a team of 5-7 full-stack engineers, including the maintenance and creation of technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and proofs of concepts. The Engineer Manager must be able to track and lead multiple projects in parallel, while also working with various stakeholders and our CX team to diagnose and triage issues. As such, the Engineer Manager should enjoy working in a fast paced environment, be well organized, and have great time management and prioritization skills.The Engineer Manager will work cross-functionally alongside Product and Design to ideate and build best in class services and internal tools that support our Registry offerings. Our product and engineering teams work closely together at every phase of product development from research and inception to release and maintenance. The Engineer Manager should have experience with a project management tool and be comfortable writing detailed technical stories and actively managing the backlog and current sprint.This is a great opportunity to take ownership of key revenue-driving systems with high visibility and impact while at the same time collaboratively planning for, architecting, and building their replacements. If you excel at prioritizing, motivating and developing a great team, building pragmatic technical roadmaps, and always looking for the biggest impacts in your work, we would love to talk.The Knot is the nation's leading wedding marketplace, providing couples with a personalized experience that guides them through the entire wedding planning journey. The Registry team develops tools for couples to register for gifts, for their guests to buy them, and the back-end systems to make it all happen stress-free.RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Manage, develop, and mentor a local team of full-stack engineers
  • Foster a culture of quality, ownership, and continuous improvement while driving impactful delivery with urgency
  • Collaborate closely with remote teams and stakeholders in the U.S.
  • Contribute to the development of codebase and infrastructure (Node, React, AWS)
  • Spend around 20-30% of time developing POCs and product features, and reviewing code
  • Leverage skills and experience to implement product features that are well architected, tested, and understandable.
  • Promote best practices surrounding TDD, continuous integration, code standards, etc.
  • Collaborate closely with product managers, business stakeholders, and other engineering teams at all stages of product development and launch
  • Actively participate in the ideation and execution of product roadmap
  • Lead and facilitate decision making during technical meetings
SUCCESSFUL ENGINEERING MANAGER CANDIDATES HAVE:
  • 6+ years overall engineering experience
  • 2+ years as a lead engineer or manager
  • 2+ years of experience using React in production
  • 2+ years of experience using Node.js in production
  • Team player, able to multitask and context switch, with a can-do attitude
  • Experience working with a distributed team, across multiple geographies
  • Experience working in an Agile, TDD environment.
  • Experience building and maintaining scalable APIs
  • Experience with enterprise database, caching, and search solutions (PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch)
  • Mastery of design patterns and anti-patterns
  • Familiarity with AWS/Kubernetes/Docker concepts and technology is a plus.
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
About Us:At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job if it sparks your passion to join TKWW and make a difference!WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU:You Dream Big. You iterate and experiment to drive innovation.You Love Our Users. You keep our global community at the center of everything you do.You Do the Right Thing. You strengthen your team through respect, fairness, and inclusion.You Hustle Every Day. You favor urgency and own your outcomes.You Win Together. People are at the heart of our success and you play as a team.WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US:We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter both in and out of the “office”. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.​​TKWW's approach to the future of work: We embrace a remote culture and empower our employees to work wherever they feel most productive. To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Austin, TX; Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; Norwalk, CT; Omaha, NE; Portland, OR; and Washington, D.C.--US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.U.S. Applicants: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Washington State or New York City, please email to request your state-specific job description. In the subject line, please add the specific job title of the role you are applying to. Please also be sure to specify your state of residence.About the Team:WHAT WE DO MATTERS:Here at The Knot Worldwide, we believe in doing work that matters. In more than 16 countries around the world, The Knot Worldwide's leading family of brands-including The Knot, WeddingWire, Bodas, The Bash, The Bump, and more-help people take celebration planning from inspiration to action. When you join our global team, you'll be a part of a diverse group of individuals passionate about serving and enabling our communities to celebrate the moments that make us.

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