Location
Belfast | United Kingdom
Job description
Workrise is hiring an Engineering Manager who will lead a team of engineers that deploy product updates, identify production issues, and implement integrations meeting company and client needs.
In Belfast our Engineering Teams are focused on building great Products & Technology, developing experiences & feature capabilities integral to our next-generation marketplace.
We are focused on domain-driven design, organised into agile cross-functional teams composed of Engineering, Product & Design.
We’ve been growing as a team, and we are not done just yet; there is plenty of opportunity to shape how we deliver together.
You'll have the scope to coach and develop our capability, we like to leave things better than we found them & to improve how we deliver as a Team.
Essential Job Functions:
We'll be there to support you as you become familiar with our teams, product domains, tech stack and processes - generally how we all work together. This role will involve:
- Coaching a team of software engineers (4-8) - dedicated engineers in Belfast, Austin & technology partnerships in Ukraine & South America
- Collaborates with Engineering Leadership & distributed Engineering Teams to distil a technical delivery roadmap that accelerates, simplifies, and matures our infrastructural environment and developer experience
- Owning the delivery outcomes on commitments, representing delivery on business reviews with shared insight from our team.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to evaluate and ensure systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
- Facilitates the root cause analysis for production errors and solutions to remedy issues. Responsible for ensuring the communication of production issues to the organisation.
- Partners with Engineering teams to ensure development follows established processes and works as intended
- Guiding continuous evolution of software development & delivery processes, facilitating the building of tools & best practices to make it easier for engineers to get stuff done.
- Contributing on platform direction, support roadmap & delivery planning iterations, and solicit feedback loops to support our teams' success.
- Mentoring career growth & development of our engineers, guiding our goals & performance review life-cycle in coaching for success.
- Supporting our growth & hiring plans (internal & external), collaborate on interviews & candidate engagement, foster diversity & inclusivity in our approach
Our main tech stack includes: Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes & Docker, Node.js, React.js, Typescript, Material-UI, Graph QL, Neo4j, Node.js, NestJS, MongoDb, PostgreS, Kotlin, and Kafka. If you have production scale experience in a different stack (Go, Java, Python, Scala, C#, etc.) and are interested in moving to a new stack then we should chat!
Who you are:
- You’ll have a solid grasp of the application of technology at scale and are accustomed to partnering with cross-functional teams to get stuff done - importantly you’ll foster collaboration for shared outcomes.
- You get servant leadership - you believe in fostering an inclusive culture where everyone can be their best selves, and you nurture the growth & craft within others.
- Know when to do the right thing - balance the desire to deliver business outcomes with the responsibility for quality & scalable solutions.
- Passionate & curious - inspire others to develop innovative solutions, encouraging creativity to improve what we do & how we deliver.
- Cultivate trust - partner with others to set a clear direction, giving people what they need to succeed and get out of their way.
- Take the initiative - own results & shared outcomes, you value learning & growing together.
Experience and Education Requirements:
- We’re looking for a servant leader with a growth mindset who enjoys guiding software engineers with diverse technical backgrounds & experiences.
- Demonstrable experience leading Engineering teams - it is not about the number of years but more about the type of exposure in developing high-performing teams.
- Track record in building & deploying production scale platforms - you partner with distributed cross-functional teams to deploy product updates, identify production issues, and mature infrastructure, developer experience, and observability capabilities.
- Proven success in growing & developing others - have coached engineers on developing their craft & supported their career progression.
- Self-directed & motivated - open-minded & resilient, embracing change and iterating rapidly
- Strong delivery capability - you collaborate to get stuff done, are comfortable navigating conflicting priorities & deadlines, developing shared delivery roadmaps.
- Technology - while this is not a hands-on role, sound exposure in & a solid grasp of software development is key (familiarity with Cloud Native, Continuous Delivery, Developer Velocity, Development Methodologies, DevOps concepts, etc)
- Above all you’ll get stuff done, and more importantly, you’ll collaborate to do the right things in the right way to achieve the right outcomes.
Note - all candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK
Workrise are an equal opportunities employer and all appointments will be made on merit.
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