Position: Engineering Manager
Company: Zaelab
Experience required: 5y
Category: Lead
English level: intermediate
Published: 2022-08-01T00:00:00+03:00

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As a hands-on Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading Software Engineers who are building exceptional customer experiences for eCommerce stores around the world. You will be part of a team that is delivering large and complex projects to clients in different industries on several platforms. This role is pivotal in Zaelab’s aim and ability to have the most talented Engineers in the industry delivering quality digital commerce projects to meet and exceed client expectations.

In this position, you will help interview Engineering candidates, contribute to client projects, keep stakeholders accountable, meet deadlines, and measure team impact and needs. If you thrive in helping Engineers succeed and grow, then this is for you.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Write code at least 50% of time to a client project in Java
Oversee the day-to-day engineers work and doing the code review
Work closely with Engineers to provide career path and guidance
Create and oversee the execution of personal development plans for engineers of different levels
Be a mentor to new Engineers
Gather feedback from Delivery Managers and other team members and provide to Engineers
Participate in recruiting, interviewing, hiring process to attract world-class talent
Partner with Director of Engineering to solve general engineering problems on your project(s), work on strategy, participate in architecture product development discussions
Consult on potential clients, participate in POC and R&D projects
Contribute to engineering projects focusing on improving our ways of performing while scaling the business

ABOUT YOU:

5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, 2 of which — in a leadership role
Experience in managing and growing both early career and senior engineers
Experience with Java stack (JavaScript and JS frameworks will be a strong plus)
Can rapidly earn the trust of a technical team
Focus on maximizing impact, for yourself and your engineering team
Ability to provide valuable input to any technical or product discussion such as design documentation and white-boarding sessions
Kind and intellectually mature
Experience with agile/scrum process and continuous deployment
Good verbal and written English communication skills
Troubleshoot and solve technical issues as needed
Consistently deliver high-quality products on time
Nice to have eCommerce experience
Nice to have SAP Hybris experience
Comfortable researching and adopting new technologies

WHAT YOU GET:

Experience working with US clients
Competitive compensation depending on experience and skills
Working at a company with financial stability
Career path planning in Engineering
Paid time off and vacation
Budget for certifications and IT conferences
Friendly team to work with around the world
Be a team player in an agile software development environment focused on collaboration and continuous integration