Engineering Manager

Summary

Join PeopleGrove as an Engineering Manager and lead a team of 4-8 engineers in developing and improving our user-friendly mentorship platform. You will collaborate with product teams, coach engineers, contribute code, and actively participate in recruiting. This role requires 5+ years of experience building consumer-facing web applications and 1+ year of team management experience. We value strong technical skills, a proactive attitude, design sensibilities, and a belief in our mission. PeopleGrove offers a remote work option, home office setup reimbursement, competitive salary, flexible vacation, and a friendly atmosphere.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building consumer-facing web apps
• 1+ year of managing a team
• Have strong background in delivering application on time
• Strong technical competence with a track record of individual technical accomplishments
• Self starter with deep interest in tech - we want someone who will come in with opinions, and shape our engineering practices and decisions for the better
• An eye for design - you'll have an important role in making the product look great
• Believe in our mission and love the idea of working in education to help students succeed

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 4-8 engineers
• Work with the product team to develop new features focused on improving the user experience
• Improve existing features and work on streamlining client implementations through improved tools
• Coach engineers in their technical and professional development
• Individually contribute with code for getting things to finish line
• Work closely with recruiting to grow the team, including sourcing candidates, interviewing candidates, and onboarding new employees

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience of microservice architecture
• Having a prior experience with the technologies: NodeJS, Express, Sails.JS, React.js , Redux, Redux-Saga, GKE, Google PubSub, CloudFunction, CloudSQL, MemoryStore, ElasticSearch, Redis, RabbitMQ, MongoDB

Benefits

• Remote Option - You work from any location of your choice
• Reimbursement of Home Office Setup
• Competitive Salary
• Friendly atmosphere
• Flexible paid vacation policy