Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Open Up Resources as an Engineering Manager and lead a virtual team of software engineers. This hands-on role involves writing production code, mentoring team members, improving processes, and communicating with various stakeholders. You will work with Ruby on Rails, other web technologies, and collaborate with product owners to deliver user-centered software solutions. The position requires significant experience in software engineering, team leadership, and agile methodologies. Open Up Resources offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including healthcare, 401k matching, unlimited PTO, and a monthly home-office stipend. This is a remote, full-time position.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years experience leading, managing and mentoring a team of software engineers
• Demonstrated experience and success in liaising between engineering and other internal departments
• Minimum 7 years of experience as a software engineer
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a software engineer working with Ruby on Rails in a production environment
• Minimum 5 years experience within product management and agile processes
• Extensive experience with web frameworks and a solid understanding of abstract modeling of complex data
• Clear understanding of relational databases and SQL
• Ability to thrive in a remote team environment. Self-motivated and generous with knowledge-sharing
• Strong communication skills. You love to talk about what your code does and why

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and mentor a virtual team of software engineers of varying experience levels, communication styles, and motivational perspectives
• Regularly re-evaluate processes and practices with an eye toward increasing developer satisfaction, improving cross-team communications, eliminating wasteful effort, and mitigating risk
• Communicate clearly and empathetically with teammates of varying technical expertise through multiple channels and mediums: source code, diagrams/flowcharts, READMEs, bug database comments, Slack messages, emails, video meetings, and the occasional meetup IRL. You will talk directly to non-technical collaborators
• Design user-centered software solutions using the best tools for the job, targeting the sweet spot between perfection, extensibility, and on-time delivery
• Write production code and tests in assorted combinations of: Ruby (and Rails), HTML5, CSS3, Slim templates, Javascript (vanilla ES6 so far)
• Work with product owners to vet business requirements, ensuring that they are clear enough for the development team to start confidently iterating
• Center equity and psychological safety to ensure our team is a brave space for open and candid communication

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Vision
• Dental
• 401k matching
• Unlimited paid-time-off
• Monthly home-office stipends
• This is a remote, full-time, benefited position with a salary range of $120,000-$170,000