[Wattpad] Engineering Manager
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About the role
What You'll Do:
Lead and support a team of engineers, overseeing performance management, career growth, and general team administration including rituals and meetings
Contribute to planning and determining the technical roadmap by understanding and aligning business and engineering goals
Spearhead and participate in technical design and planning sessions
Provide technical guidance and feedback on documentation, designs, and code
Work with Product and other teams during requirements gathering and solutioning
Coordinate resourcing on projects, provide time estimates, and communicate blockers and issues
Maintain high quality standards and foster a culture of long-term thinking and innovation
Play an active role in hiring across the team
Mentor and coach team members in both technical and soft skills relevant to their roles
Required Qualifications:
8+ years of experience in software development with at least 3 years managing a team of 3 or more engineers including those at the Senior level or higher
Significant experience designing and building backend distributed systems, including writing and critiquing design and technical plan documentation with diagrams
Majority experience in backend development with substantial hands-on experience in API, application, and systems design and building
Expert level experience developing on Unix-based platforms
Experience with one or more compiled languages such as C++, Java, Golang, or Rust
Strong technical background with the ability to make well informed decisions and translate complex technical concepts to various audiences
Comfortable working with ambiguity and collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
Nice To Haves:
Experience in a Staff, Principal Engineer, or Architect position
AWS Cloud experience
Experience with OpenAPI, gRPC, or Protobuf
Experience with Golang
Experience with Docker, containerization, or Kubernetes
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