[Hiring] Engineering Manager @Happy Returns LLC

Role Description

Happy Returns is solving the #1 pain point of e-commerce: returns. Our mission is to make returns beautiful for shoppers, retailers, and the planet through our unique combination of proprietary software and reverse logistics.

• Constantly improve team productivity, refine agile processes, and create methods to increase efficiency.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of an engineering team (6-8 direct reports).
• Lead the effort of recruiting new outstanding engineers.
• Train new software engineers on our best practices, standards, culture, and policies.
• Perform personnel management tasks including performance reviews, mentoring, and planning each direct report's career growth.
• Actively participate in system architecture discussions and technical design reviews to ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of the Happy Returns system.
• Enforce clean code and excellent coding practices by conducting thoughtful code reviews.
• Actively participate in bi-weekly engineering lunch & learns to promote continuous growth and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers to meet and exceed customer needs in the simplest possible ways.
• Help us build and maintain a world-class technology system to achieve our mission of making returns beautiful for Shoppers, Retailers, and the Planet.

Qualifications

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Have held the position of a senior engineer for at least two years.
• Have led a team as a technical lead/team lead for at least one year.
• Over six years of experience developing and testing web applications.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with stakeholders to ensure engineers are exceeding the needs of the business.
• The ability to coach engineers in shipping high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code in a high-velocity environment.
• A strong interest in joining a highly collaborative environment and working daily with Developers, Product Managers, DevOps Engineers, and QA Engineers.

Requirements

• Expertise in multiple server-side languages such as Go or Python (bonus).
• Proficiency in one or more modern JavaScript frameworks such as React (bonus).
• Familiarity with database technology such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB (bonus).
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS (bonus).
• Strong interest in e-commerce, logistics, and/or sustainability (bonus).

Work Location

This is a remote role open to candidates in the United States of America.

EEO Statement

Happy Returns is an equal opportunity employer. Happy Returns does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. Integrated into our shared values is Happy Returns’ commitment to diversity.

Statement to Third Party Agencies

To all recruitment agencies: Happy Returns only accepts resumes from agencies on the Happy Returns or UPS preferred supplier list. Happy Returns is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.

Visa Sponsorship

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer. We are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.