[Hiring] Engineering Manager @Prolific

Role Description

At Prolific, our product development group is a powerhouse of Engineering, Product, Data, Design, and Research – all working in lockstep. You'll thrive in cross-functional teams, each with a clear mission and the freedom to self-organize and innovate towards the best possible outcomes. We're passionate about moving fast and continuously improving, and we champion strong engineering principles and a culture of strong ownership.

As an Engineering Manager, you won't just manage; you'll inspire, empower, and elevate. You'll cultivate high-performing engineers and champion good engineering practices. Working hand-in-hand with your Product Manager, you'll ensure your team is not just set up for success, but poised to deliver exceptional customer impact.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where your expertise will directly impact the technical excellence of your teams' work. You'll be instrumental in driving technical decision-making and collaboratively building scalable, resilient, and maintainable systems that power the future of AI.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering management or equivalent coaching, mentoring and leadership experience as an individual contributor.
• A demonstrable track record of building products and leading complex initiatives and designing systems.
• Exceptional problem-solving and deep understanding of software engineering.
• Clear and structured communication skills, with an ability to lead diverse teams, influence stakeholders, and collaborate effectively across all levels and disciplines.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, including hands-on expertise building highly available, transactional, and distributed cloud-based applications.
• Strong web frontend expertise with proven experience building secure and customer-facing frontend applications and strong knowledge of modern web technologies.

Requirements

• Lead, coach engineering teams to consistently deliver outstanding customer value.
• Nurture the professional growth of your engineers, including impactful hiring, onboarding and performance management.
• Create a healthy and predictable pace of work by proactively planning, removing blockers, orchestrating dependencies, and fostering crystal-clear communication within and beyond your team.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and your team to define both what to build and how to build it.
• With your team, drive the technical solution design and implementation, ensuring alignment with the overarching technical direction.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and the team to manage technical debt and toil and provide support for existing systems.
• Contribute to defining and evolving Prolific's engineering practices and cross team initiatives.

Key Technologies

• Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Programming Languages: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue.js
• Frameworks: Django Rest Framework, Serverless architectures, container-based services
• Databases: MongoDB, DynamoDB, Postgres
• DevOps & Monitoring Tools: CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Celery, EventBridge, DataDog

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Benefits package.
• Remote working opportunities.
• Impactful, mission-driven culture.