For the given job description <<As a Manager, you will be a key driver in building features and platform stability into Markforgeds cloud-based 3D printing solution. You will be responsible for entire feature sets and the people delivering them: decomposition of requirements, hands-on implementation, cross-team coordination, and the career arc of a team of strong engineers. You will have a growth mindset, accelerating engineers career progression and hiring more team members.
This is a playercoach role. Markforged strongly values individuals who use, understand, and love our product and want to see their efforts actively being used by their customers. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of hands-on experience in managing and maturing teams and with a ship often mindset.
What will you own?
Manage and grow a team of 3-7 experienced engineers responsible for building full feature setsDrive technical decisions and be accountable for the delivery of solutions on initiatives they ownWork with engineers across the company to build new features at a large scaleImprove engineering standards, tooling, and processesPlan for the growth of Markforged's infrastructureWork directly with the Product team to own and manage their own teams roadmapGain experience using the latest generation of 3D printers and assist our team as we explore new ways to integrate machine features into the productComfortability commuting to our Waltham, MA HQ 2+ daysweek
Important Note:
Although we list out what we generally look for, we are very likely missing other attributes and skills that you have that could make you a great fit, but are not currently listed. Research has shown this especially applies to women and other marginalized groups, who tend to apply if they check 100% of every box, versus men who apply if they hit roughly 60%. The point were getting at, it doesnt hurt to take a chance and apply!
What you have:
1+ year experience in Engineering Management5+ years experience in leading the design, execution, and shipment of high-quality features with strong Computer Science fundamentalsBachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalentProven experience delivering under an AgileScrumKanban methodologyExperience with contemporary web development frameworks (Angular, React Redux, Node.js, etc.)Experience with cloud systems such as AWS or AzureKnowledge of performance optimization, parallelization, and distributed systemsExperience building APIs, Services, andor Scaling SystemsSignificant Experience with Schema Design and Query Optimization with SQLExcellent command of Javascript or TypeScriptHave excellent verbal & written English communicationKnow your way around a UNIX shell
Bonus Points:
Proficiency in writing Node applications and scaling them to support thousands of usersCan design and implement tooling and automation for clustering, scaling, monitoring, and alertingExperience with web-based visualization frameworks (Canvas, D3, Three.js, WebGL, and more)Experience with CADCAM software and 3D modeling librariesA huge plus for experience with 3D Printing  Additive Manufacturing
#fulltime #hybrid
Why Markforged?
Help us reinvent manufacturing.
We are reinventing manufacturing so that engineers can build anything they imagine.
We are one team that wins together!
You will be engaging every day with passionate and dedicated individuals in a collaborative environment working towards making best-in-class products.
Perks & Benefits
For all US-based roles, we offer a competitive compensation package and a full suite of benefits, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k), parental leave, commuter benefits, open PTO policy, and more. Our work environment includes casual dress, a fully stocked kitchen, bike storage, free parking, weekly catered lunches, and fitness perks. You will have unlimited access to our 3D printers for professional and personal parts!
Markforged values the differences among our employees and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. These differences include but are not limited to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military. This goal emphasizes the development of inclusive work environments that capitalize on each employees skills, experience, and unique perspectives as we strive to achieve an unparalleled standard of excellence.
To all recruitment agencies: Markforged does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or Markforged employees. Markforged is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
#LH-RH1>> the resume: <<SummaryEIT certified Engineer and ASTQB Certified QA Professional with extensive Coding Experience in C#. Over 7+ years of experience in IT industry, involving software design, analysis, documentation and testing of different applications.Thorough quality assurance professional highly skilled in manual and automation testing.Partners successfully with project management and development team members to put out high-quality software for customers.Certified Scrum Master, efficient in working in agile environment.Experience in developing and maintaining Windows applications in .NET using C#.Experience with common design patterns and S.O.L.I.D. principles, test-driven development/TDD, agile development practices, code walkthrough.Engaging Quality Control Analyst with excellent collaboration and troubleshooting skills. Highly effective in working with clients, peers and cross QA teams.
SkillsTECHNICAL SKILLSC#.NET, SQL, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, R, Python, R, SSIS, Crystal Reports, SSRSSQL Management Studio, Visual Studio, Bugzilla, JIRA, Confluence, Tableau, HP ALM.Windows, IOS, Linux.Manual Testing and Automated Testing Frameworks like SeleniumDevOps, CI/CDSoftware Development Life CycleCertified Scrum MasterTime Management and PrioritizationDecision Making. Results and Deadline-DrivenSoftware Release and VersioningVerbal and Written CommunicationTest Procedure DocumentationCross-Functional Team Collaboration
ExperienceSoftware QA Lead,05/2022toCurrentGeneral Motors–Wfh_City,MI,Coordinate, task, train and evaluate subordinates in work policies and procedures.Analyze workflows and established priorities for daily operations and ensure that projects and tasks are QA complete on time.Lead on creating project QA plans and task breakdown.Convene and conduct daily Standup calls and help in solving any roadblocks in testing of different projects.Conduct retrospectives of any tasks/projects test plans and deadlines, coordinate and follow-up on action items.Collaborate with project sponsor/submitter on the creation and updating of product & feature documentation for QA to test effectively.Met with stakeholders to collaborate and resolve problems along with other teams.Review and approve project test plans and deadlines prior to implementation.Provide support to other teams in regards to testing and designed internal testing tools and frameworks so it can be easier to use for other teams.In collaboration with the Business Analyst, gather and ensure that requirements, functional specifications, and details are of sufficient clarity and quality and are suitable for QA work.Coordinate gathering of developer and QA effort estimates.Manage and define impact on QA regarding the scope and requirement changesIdentify gaps or weak spots in QA processes and procedures, analyze and propose solutions.Create and define test plan, test scenarios, and test cases.Verify and validate that all requirements and specifications are met in the developed software solution (including traceability matrix).Verify that all test cases pass and that any failures are sufficiently justified and logged.Ensure that developed software components are of sufficient quality and suitable for release.Perform manual exploratory testing and Automation testing of different projects.Assist in the isolation and determination of software failures (bugs/defect) and dependent conditions and steps and data to reproduce.Software Developer,05/2019to08/2022University Of California–Fresno,CA,Responsible for analysis, design, implementation, testing and maintenance of software development life-cycle (SDLC) projectsBeing part of the Quick Response Team, Responsible to check for any production issues reported in Bug Tracking tool like JIRA and find the resolution with a dayResponsible to Work and communicate with non technical clients to understand their requirements , analyze potential, solutions and translate requirements into designsDesigned, Developed and deployed scalable .NET library projects using C# within project schedules and deadlinesAssist and support SQA and PQA teams in deploying the code and testing in productionResponsible to accurately estimate development effort and assess impact and complexity of project tasksSupport and Maintain software programming applications and components by identifying and correcting defects using Visual Studio and C# Programming language.Enhanced existing systems by analyzing business objectives, preparing an action plan and identifying areas for modification and improvementCreated different component classes and interfaces using .Net Framework 3.5 with Object Oriented Programming Methodology and applying SOLID principlesDeveloped system designs in consideration of areas such as flexibility, maintainability, scalability and performanceInteracted with SQL server using queries, stored procedures and entity frameworkInvolved in the development and execution of unit test casesWorked together with team members to find better and more efficient approaches, enhancing the application and implementing coding standards.Designed, deployed, and maintained complex reports using SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services (SSRS) and Visual Studio 2012Maintain Users / Roles / Permissions, Security of the Reporting Server.Responsible to create Customized reports by Parameterized Queries, adding Filters, using Expressions, Calculations, Prompts, Summaries and FunctionsResponsible to Develop and Enhance existing stored procedures, views, functions, database objects to meet additional requirements of reports or new custom reports.Detailed Documentation of all the existing and new processes/requirement in confluence.Analyze, Create and Maintain custom reports using JavaScriptUsed SVN repository management tool to track and maintain code baseParticipated in code review meetings, providing input on bugs, inefficiencies and potential solutions to emergent issues.Delivered code to meet functional or technical specifications.As a member of the Scrum team participated in daily standup meetings, project status meetings as well as retrospective meetings and other review meetings.Sr. QA Engineer,05/2016to05/2019Abbvie, Inc–IA,State,Responsible for conducting functional and regression testing
of different Windows applicationsReviewed functional specifications and business requirements
to develop test plans, test cases, ensuring the quality and
stability of the system throughout the projectInvolved in pre testing activities like design review and
requirements inspections to identify ambiguity and
inconsistency in requirements as well as improve existing
company software systems/ServicesResponsible for communicating/discussing with other
departments of all software testing aspects; determine the
scope of testing, providing QA estimates, Meeting the
timelines and prioritizing the testing effortImplementing test cases using manual testing and writing
some automated tests in creation of detailed test plans and
scenarios for different applications per functional
requirements and business specificationsIdentified, analyzed, and documented defects utilizing Bugzilla
and JIRA as defect tracking systemsCreated tractability matrices making the bugs reproducible,
develop test Cases, bug reports and other test related
documents in ConfluenceResponsible for developing and Executing complex SQL
queries in SQL Server using Management Studio in order to
view success/failure status of the processed orders and to
validate that data during End-to-End testing stageResponsible to monitor and trouble shoot the test
environment for any issues and system compatibility checksExtensively work and define test scenarios, test data and test
cases for smoke testing and execute them during the
production releaseInvolved in system integration and user acceptance testing
(UAT) on later stages of SDLCProvided Data Integrity facilitating team with technical
guidance and support as needed with analyzing and
understanding of any production issuesCommunicated significant issues or bugs identified during
quality assurance activities and provides recommended
process improvements to Development teamWorked directly with cross-department management members
to educate, train, and aid in integration and roll out of new, requirements on existing and new applicationsAssisted other team members and project managers in testing
specific client related unique requirementsHelped to enforce test development standards in coordination
with senior management.
Education and TrainingMaster of Science:Electrical and Computer Engineering,Expected in01/2016toTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY-,GPA:GPA: 3.5Bachelor of Engineering:Electronics Engineering,Expected in01/2014toANDHRA UNIVERSITY-,GPA:GPA: 3.8>>. The result is, Potential Fit

Fit assessment: Potential Fit