Position: Engineering Manager
Company: astoundcommerce.com
Experience required: 5y
Category: Other
English level: upper
Published: 2022-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

**In this role you’ll get to**

- Be responsible for resource allocation to ensure engineers with the right skill sets are assigned to appropriate client projects while ensuring adequate project staffing;
- Track and report on resource utilization identifying any resource imbalances and meeting team’s billable utilization goals;
- Lead team-building efforts and, where applicable, facilitate cross functional team-building to cultivate collaboration and cooperation between functional groups;
- Lead and grow the technology organization, building a highly professional and motivated group;
- Create a solution-oriented and thinking culture in engineering;
- Manage and mentor all members of the engineering team;
- Provide leadership on internal projects, guiding and directing resources, facilitating cross-departmental collaboration, and ensuring delivery of results;
- Collaborate with other engineering managers to ensure consistency and alignment between engineering groups;
- Responsible for implementing, managing, and refining software development life cycle processes for the delivery of multiple and concurrent customer projects;
- Collaborate with project and account managers to prioritize customer deliverables and to deliver projects on time, on budget, while meeting/exceeding customer expectations;
- Put in place sound processes for the engineering team, creating an organization that builds high-performing solutions in a timely and repeatable manner;
- Contribute to knowledge sharing (e.g., conducting internal training and writing Knowledgebase articles) and other internal communication forums.

**Your skills and qualifications **

- Minimum 7 years of IT experience;
- No less than 3-5 years of development team managing experience (10+ team members);
- Significant experience with managing medium-to-large software development projects utilizing a variety of project management methodologies like Agile/Scrum, RUP, PMBOK or Waterfall;
- Must be an independent, self-motivated leader who is able to motivate people, instill accountability and achieve results;
- Upper-Intermediate spoken and written English communication skills;
- Experience with interviewing and onboarding of developers;
- Experience in managing geographically distributed teams;
- Impeccable leadership, organizational, analytical and time management skills;
- Ability to learn and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as exemplified by writing process documents and effective intra- and inter-group communications.

Good to have:

- Experience in development or managing/leading ecommerce solutions;
- Solid knowledge of web technologies;
- Working and managing within a rapidly growing environment;
- PMP or CSM certification.

**What we offer in return **

- Fast growing international company challenges for creative and result oriented professional;
- Personalized Approach: Semi-Annual Performance Review, helpful and engaging international environment with numerous opportunities for professional growth;
- A network-style culture with geographically distributed teams;
- Coaching and reviews to support your career development;
- Internal/external engineering and business training and conferences and time for self-education;
- Free English classes and English speaking Club with native speaker;
- Off-the-Charts Career Growth: Сlear career path and a performance review system, career coaching, training and certifications, mentoring and knowledge sharing;
- Well-being Is Top Priority: Parental leave, paid time off, comprehensive health and medical plans;
- Real Work-Life Balance: Remote, in-office, or hybrid working modes; flexible hours; work-life balance support on every stage and level and we mean it;
- Culture of Success: Culture of collaboration that encourages innovation every step of the way; 20 offices spanning four continents bring diverse perspectives that drive tangible results for our clients worldwide.

**Why work for Astound Commerce?**

Whether you’re working directly with our world-renowned clients or with your Astound colleagues from around the globe, you will shape the future of digital commerce, using emerging technologies and innovative approaches. 

Grow your career with Astound Commerce, and discover exciting opportunities while doing the work you love!