Upbound is hiring a
Senior Engineering Manager

Summary

The job is for a Senior Engineering Manager at Upbound responsible for leading the product development group for Upbound Cloud. The role involves managing teams, driving strategic planning, overseeing design and development, ensuring high standards for usability, providing technical leadership, and collaborating with other departments.

Requirements

• 8+ years management experience
• 5+ years previous software engineering experience writing high quality, reliable, and maintainable software
• Product Development Experience and shipping features as part of a SaaS Product
• Familiarity with Crossplane, the Cloud Native Ecosystem, and Platform Engineering

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Senior Manager of Upbound’s User Experience Group
• Lead, mentor, and manage three teams ensuring effective collaboration and productivity: Global Console, API, and Marketplace
• Manager other managers and plan and oversee the hiring process to build and maintain strong teams
• Drive strategic planning across User Experiences including developing and implementing a long-term strategy
• Own the uptime and reliability of the associated live production services
• Conduct regular performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the teams
• Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of user interfaces and experiences
• Collaborate with product managers and other stakeholders to prioritize and roadmap feature development
• Ensure that products meet high standards for usability, performance, and reliability
• Provide technical leadership and guidance in the development of scalable and robust services and solutions
• Ensure adherence to best practices in software development, including code quality, testing, and security
• Act as a liaison between the engineering teams and other departments, including sales, marketing, and customer support
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into product features
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration to ensure a cohesive user experience across all products
• Be entrusted to make technology decisions for the business and procuring the right technology
• Communicate thoughtful and thorough designs and architecture for new initiatives
• Deliver high quality, well tested, and reliable functionality and services to production environments
• Incorporate user feedback into the product development process to enhance user satisfaction

Preferred Qualifications

• You have worked in a startup before
• You are passionate about the Kubernetes, Cloud Native Computing, and the Platform Engineering Spaces