We are looking for world-class talent to join our crack team of engineers, product managers and designers. We want people who are passionate about creating software that makes a difference to the world. We like people who are brimming with ideas and who take initiative rather than wait to be told what to do. We prize team-first mentality, personal responsibility and tenacity to solve hard problems and meet deadlines. As part of a small and lean team, you will have a very direct impact on the success of the company.

You will lead and manage a team of 5-6 software engineers to design, develop, test, and ship software that propels the business forward. You are an accomplished software engineer who has a long track record of shipping successful software products.

Responsibilities

Manage and develop a team of world-class engineers to keep them motivated, grow their technical expertise and meet their career aspirations.
Spend about half your time on hands-on technical work, including coding.
Manage projects end to end in a fast-paced Agile environment to deliver quality software on time, and follow through post release to ensure effective usage.
Partner with business owners and product managers to help shape product strategy, sharpen product specs and come up with innovative solutions.
Drive continual process improvements in areas like unit test, code review, static analysis, CI, CD.

Requirements

At least 5 years of software development experience, preferably in horizontally scalable services in a cloud environment.
At least 2 years of managing an elite engineering team with multiple release cycles under your belt.
Proven ability to recruit, develop and retain talent.
Steeped in Agile ways. Deep knowledge of software engineering best practices; burning desire to drive the team to adopt them.
Highly adept at project management in a demanding fast-changing environment with tight deadlines and scarce resources. Ability to multi-task is key.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field from a top university.

Tech Stack

Backend: Play (Java 8+), Golang, Node.js , Python, FastAPI

Frontend: AngularJS, ReactJS

Mobile: Android, Flutter, React Native

Cache: Hazelcast, Redis

Data storage: MySQL, TiDB, Elasticsearch, Delta Lake

Infrastructure monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana

Orchestrator: Kubernetes

Containerization: Docker, Containerd

Cloud Provider: GCP, AWS

Data pipelines: Apache Kafka, Spark Streaming, Maxwell/Debezium, PySpark, TiCDC

Workflow manager: Apache Airflow

Query engines: Apache Spark, Trino

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Software Engineering Manager