Position: Engineering Manager
Company: Slate
Experience required: 3y
Category: Lead
Published: 2022-02-01T00:00:00+02:00

The Engineering Manager at Slate will build, lead, and be accountable for an engineering team that is building best in class content creation software.

The Engineering Manager will be responsible for managing Slate's growing, fully remote team of 10 Engineers, ensure projects stay on track, lead Slate's tech recruiting efforts, work closely with Executive Team members, project managers and managers of other departments to both coordinate work and define processes.

This role is responsible for recruiting and retaining engineering talent, directing our engineering team to ship world-class products, managing and procuring technology resources when needed, and implementing and improving processes to ensure the engineering team is operating as effectively as possible to execute the company’s technology and product goals. This role will report to Slate Cofounder and CEO, Michael, who also serves as the Head of Product. The Engineering Manager will serve as our expert in building and running a team to effectively develop, ship, and scale best-in-class b2b software solutions.

The Ideal candidate will have proven experience in engineering b2b SaaS solutions, have worked in a management role in an engineering department, have a proven ability to lead and scale an engineering team, are well-versed in emerging technology trends, and (guided by their experience) have established a clear philosophy on how world-class engineering teams are run. The ideal candidate will care deeply about growing and maintaining a world-class culture. The ideal candidate will be a proven leader as well as a well rounded, experienced engineer that’s not afraid to dive into code and get their hands dirty when needed.

If this sounds like you please keep reading for more details about the role.

**Requirements**

Responsibilities
Provide support, feedback, and career development to your direct reports through consistent 1:1’s. Empower and motivate the team by removing obstacles, providing resources, coaching and mentorship
Develop a strong and focused engineering culture, and be responsive to the company’s mission and needs.
Attract, coach, retain and scale high-performing, highly skilled, diverse and effective technology teams.
Create accountability expectations and consistently assess, develop and empower direct and indirect reports to their fullest potential to meet the team’s goals.
Oversee and get the most out of Slate's growing team of 10 fully remote engineers; including iOS, Android, Web (FE+BE) and QA. Resolve conflicts when necessary and maintain a good working environment.
Develop and monitor engineering team KPIs to improve measurement and forecasting of the engineering teams’ performance.
Improve internal engineering processes to continue to improve team effectiveness
Work with our product team to deliver against an ambitious product roadmap
Communicate engineering team progress and strategy cross functionally when needed
Set the standards for our operational excellence, including fast cycle development capabilities and all aspects of the development lifecycle from requirements analysis, strategic planning, design/architecture, execution, deployment, and maintenance.
Ensure technologies are used efficiently, profitably, and securely. Mitigate duplication of effort and ensure software is architected for long-term stability.
Partner with the Founding team to give input on product vision and strategy. Align and provide feedback on the product roadmap, works closely with product team and founders to decide on prioritization, resource allocation, and timelines.
Collaborate, align and engage cross functionally as needed to execute the roadmap and assess and prioritize potential opportunities.
Establish and oversee technology budgets for purchasing, staffing and technology operations.
**Experience**
Requires previous experience working in a startup environment in an engineering manager role
Proven track record in recruiting, attracting and retaining engineering talent and in growing and scaling startup Engineering teams preferred.
Expert-level understanding of engineering best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding & security standards, code review, source control, build, QA, deployment and development operations (Prior, hands-on experience as an engineer required).
Broad knowledge of programming languages, software architecture, design and advanced data systems.
Drawing on your engineering experience, has established a philosophy on how world-class technology products are built, shipped and scaled.
Proven success in running teams to ship and scale world-class technology solutions.
Experience managing distributed teams, including international and remote engineering teams, in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment preferred.
Excellent leadership and communication skills with a track record of providing coaching and mentorship to engineering talent.
BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other IT discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Bonus Points

Previous experience in a management role at a startup. Extra bonus points for a successful exit!
Extensive experience with video and/or graphic editing / design or content creation products.
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**Benefits**

Fully remote
Location specifics
Flexible PTO policy
Health Insurance Benefits
401(k) options (US only)
Equity