As an integral member of our team, the Engineering Manager will play a pivotal role in the end-to-end development of features, encompassing requirements clarification, solution design, coding, and meticulous testing. This position holds the responsibility of setting and communicating the technical direction of the team, fostering mentorship and growth, removing roadblocks, and ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.

What you’ll do when you get here:

• Lead, coach and support a highly effective team of passionate engineers to foster a high-performance culture.
• Recruit world‐class engineering talent and participate in the recruiting flow including attracting, screening, and closing high caliber candidates.
• Build trusting relationships and collaborate cross-departmentally to execute on company strategy.
• Set the technical direction for the team, drive the evolution of the systems architecture, and make appropriate technology choices.
• Manage the delivery of software using Agile best practices including continuous deployment, continuous integration, and test-driven development.
• Take a hands-on approach to the entire software development lifecycle: perform day-‐to-‐day project management to ensure successful, on-‐time releases; demonstrate ownership and accountability for the team’s delivery.
• Work effectively with product managers, engineers, and the engineering leadership team to allocate engineering resources appropriately across various projects, including balancing customer needs with longer-term product roadmap needs.
• Implement processes and metrics to ensure that the team is extremely efficient and focused and that products are market-ready.
• Enable a culture of creativity, collaboration, speed, innovation, and excellence while continuously elevating the quality and caliber of our engineering organization.
• Create a productive work environment, and keep the team focused and fulfilled.
• Ensure the team fully understands the goals and objectives of Shipwell as a company and how their work fits into the bigger picture.

What you need to have:

• 5+ years of production experience in Software Development.
• 2+ years of experience in managing and leading a technical team.
• Proficiency in relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
• Expertise in Object-Oriented Design and Programming.

What is Preferred:

• BS, MS, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical discipline
• Proven experience leading engineering teams during the evolution of the Engineering function from start-‐up to the mid lifecycle.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully hiring, managing, coaching and retaining world-class engineers.
• Software development experience building ASP, enterprise SaaS, cloud-based solutions, or consumer web platforms supporting millions of users and billions of online transactions per month.
• Demonstrated experience leading the design, development, delivery, and maintenance of large scale and high-performance platforms, including online web and data/analytics processing.
• Recent experience using Agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of release management and deployment workflow processes, from development release through staging and production deployment.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build productive cross-departmental relationships and motivate team members. Must have a positive, can-do attitude and value collaboration.

Why Shipwell:

• Enjoy working remotely with the added perk of a home office reimbursement
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
• A robust healthcare package that includes medical, dental & vision benefits, short-term and long-term disability, AD&S coverage, and flexible/health savings accounts
• 40K program where Shipwell matches up to 4%
• A yearly learning and development budget
• Subsidized internet, cell phone, fitness, and educational reimbursements
• Virtual team-building events where fun and connection take center stage
• Join a vibrant, inclusive workplace shaped by friendly, talented individuals
• Receive a technology package including a MacBook Pro
• Employee Recognition Program to celebrate and incentivize hard work and success!

The Salary Range for this role is between $130,000 – $150,000/year. Compensation is based on a number of factors including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.