[Hiring] Manager, Software Engineering @Commerce

Role Description

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Software Engineering Manager to join the fully remote Engineering team at Feedonomics. This role is for a person who thrives at building and operating a high performing software engineering team and is passionate about empowering engineers to achieve the best work of their careers. Well respected by technical and non-technical individuals, this person is an influential leader, coach, manager, and engineer. This leader will need to balance:

• Driving our aggressive product roadmap
• Improving the performance and stability of our system
• Introducing engineering best practices into the organization
• Leading/mentoring other engineers

Responsibilities

• Build an open, positive and energized culture
• Build, lead and hire a high-caliber team of software engineers
• Drive our technical roadmap and direction of our stack
• Lead and inspire your team and other engineers to build the best ecommerce products on the planet
• Encourage innovation and foster an environment of continuous improvement
• Ensure that technical decisions support our goals of quality, performance, scalability, reliability, availability and security

• Be both a highly technical hands-on coder and an effective people manager
• Hold your own in technical discussion, be a subject matter expert and have strategic influence
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers and stakeholders in all corporate offices to promote communication and coordination
• Establish team objectives in alignment with business goals
• Organize and facilitate regular 1:1’s with your team for coaching and mentoring
• Execution of performance improvement plans for under-performers
• Continued enforcement of best practices to improve engineering quality and efficiency
• Establish a sense of urgency and direction; set expectations
• Create and participate in an on-call rotation for incident management

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in building systems in PHP, Go, Python, Typescript, Angular, Ruby, etc.
• Knowledge of gRPC, RabbitMQ, and familiarity with caching solutions
• 2+ years managing engineering teams, including demonstrated track record of growing senior talent and building team structure from the ground up
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or Cloud Computing desirable
• Experience with relational database systems and external services integrations
• Experience with backend and frontend (UI) development
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and leading sprint ceremonies
• Experience with SaaS platforms or Cloud Computing highly desirable
• Solid UNIX / LAMP knowledge (ideally 2+ years working experience with PHP, MySQL, and Linux)
• Think iteratively by breaking down problems into smaller, deliverable / deployable pieces
• Prior experience at a commerce software company is a plus

Education

• BS degree required or higher degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Benefits

• Remote-first company with optional collaborative workspaces for team gatherings, workshops, and in-person connection
• Compensation transparency with a national base salary range of $164,800.00 – $284,000.00
• Variable compensation (such as bonus or commission), equity, and benefits in accordance with local policies

Inclusion and Belonging

At Commerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates. If you require accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.