Smalls are looking for an Engineering Manager who is equally passionate about leading people and building great software. In this role, youll be both a mentor and a makerhelping your team grow, shaping the culture of engineering, and directly contributing to the architecture and code that power our systems.
What You'll Do :
Lead, mentor, hire and grow a small team of software engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, growth and learning.
Partner with product and design to align engineering priorities with business goals.
Define and evolve a technical roadmap with the ability to articulate why to the business.
Evaluate our current architecture, system design, tools and influence the set-up for the next stage of growth for the organization.
Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance monitoring.
Contribute directly to the codebase (~60% of your time), setting the standard for quality and craftsmanship.
Establish team rituals - reviews, refinement, incident management, on-call duty, retrosthat make us stronger and faster together.
What we'll love about you :
2+ years of engineering leadership / management experience.
Prior experience working as a Sr. Engineer / Staff engineer with deep technical expertise and architectural experience.
A player-coach : skilled at balancing IC work with leadership responsibilities.
Experienced in building strong engineering cultures and improving teams.
Strong communicator who can bridge technical and business discussions.
Pragmatic and product-drivenyou know when to move fast and when to build for the long term.
Huge plus : experience working on DTC and subscription services.
Huge plus : e with React, React router (SSR), Ruby on Rails.
Huge plus : sxperience with tools like Heroku, Postgres, Shopify, Stripe, and Contentful.
What youll love about us :
Mission-Driven Company : We love cats and we're here to make nine lives ten.
People-Driven Company : We treat our people like people; we're committed to Smalls, and we work hard but also respect everyones lives outside of work.
Data-Driven Culture : We love using data to guide decision-making where appropriate, but we also know when to move quickly and go with our gut.
Competitive Salary : Make some $$$.
Very Competitive Benefits : Fully paid Health, Vision, and Dental insurance. 4-day work week. Unlimited PTO.
Fully Remote Office & Culture : Our team is spread across the US day to day, but we travel for department & company off-sites and retreats.
Free Product : Free cat food every month.
Engineering Manager • Kissimmee, FL, US