Engineering Manager

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Level & Co.

πŸ“Remote - Worldwide

Summary

Join Ambient, a company revolutionizing apartment living through smart technology, as an experienced Engineering Manager. You will lead and mentor a team of 8-12 software engineers across various disciplines. This role requires managing multiple projects, bridging communication across teams, and ensuring smooth project execution. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in software development and engineering management, experience with project management tools, and a keen interest in smart home technology. Ambiguity tolerance and excellent communication skills are essential. We are looking for someone who can break down complex problems into actionable steps and maintain up-to-date project statuses.

Requirements

  • Prior experience as an Engineering Manager, having led teams of at least eight or more engineers across more than one engineering discipline (ideally in a similarly sized startup or small-to-medium sized technology company)
  • A background in hands-on software development
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, with the capacity to determine priorities and quickly respond to updates while continuing to provide accurate timelines
  • Deep enough technical knowledge to understand how a system works along with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams
  • Experience with standard project management tools (we use Jira and Productboard) and platforms for documentation (we use Notion and Google Docs)
  • Clear and concise communication skills, with the ability and confidence to navigate across multiple different teams and types of subject matter
  • Comfortable taking ambiguous and potential unclear problems and breaking them down into actionable steps
  • A high level of interest in and curiosity for the smart home and smart apartments space

Responsibilities

  • Directly manage an engineering team of 8-12 software engineers spanning different applications engineering disciplines (including front and back end)
  • Guide and coach engineers, providing day-to-day support in their work and longer-term career guidance and mentorship
  • Manage projects for your team and act as the bridge across multiple groups including software engineering, mobile, product design, quality engineering, operations, and other business teams
  • Make sure tickets are being completed and lead the SDLC process as needed
  • Contribute to learning and knowledge sharing efforts in training and forum style meetings, depending on the context
  • Keep project statuses up to date in Jira and Productboard, and maintain all relevant documentation in Google Docs and Notion

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Python and/or Golang (our primary languages)
  • Experience with our particular set of project management tools, Jira and Productboard
  • Experience with design tools like Figma
  • Experience with quality tracking software (we use Testrails)

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