Remote Software Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Spreedly as a Software Engineering Manager to lead one of our product feature teams and contribute to setting team strategy and ensuring engineering OKRs are consistently met.

Requirements

• An experienced leader with 3+ years of Engineering Management experience, leading backend teams in high-growth startups
• Is well-versed in transaction processing systems, with an understanding of how card transactions interact with broader financial systems, ensuring service reliability for SLAs
• Experience in Fintech, Payments, or Gateway software product delivery is highly desirable
• A process-oriented thinker striving to improve and standardize the SDLC using Agile industry best practices
• Has utilized the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.) to manage teams via Scrum and Kanban; Certified Scrum Master (CSM) is a big plus
• Has utilized LinearB, Jellyfish, or Allstacks to help unlock insights and automation to improve teams performance
• Managed software/service development and/or full lifecycle ownership experience with additional languages, frameworks, and tools (Ruby, Rails, Elixir, JavaScript, Vue.js , Phoenix, CRDB, Heroku, Postgres, Kafka, AWS)
• Demonstrated understanding of Project Management processes, strategies, and methods; Project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) are a plus
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, capable of explaining complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to prioritize and achieve roadmap goals to achieve company goals
• Has a strategic mindset and is adept at navigating the complexities of integrating diverse technologies
• Experience scaling teams (onshore and offshore) to support product development and business needs
• Can analyze data to create clear and concise insights that support and advocate for measurable improvements
• Is empathetic and effective in leadership; thrives on mentoring and building cohesive teams

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 6 senior & mid-level backend engineers
• Drive the improvement of engineering standards, tooling, and processes to enhance team productivity and product quality
• Collaborate with product managers, internal stakeholders, and customers to deliver solutions that meet user needs and business objectives
• Ensure the team meets our commitments to ship quality software, and clearly communicate across the product team and company regarding key milestones or any challenges to our commitments
• Proactively share context with the team, help the team connect the dots of their work with broader company initiatives
• Manage responsibilities to ensure the team effectively delivers a highly available service to customers
• Help build a diverse team while promoting a collaborative and inclusive environment

Benefits

• Competitive salary + Equity
• Outstanding Medical and Dental benefits, including 100% employer-paid options
• Company-paid Life and Disability insurance
• Optional vision and supplemental insurance options, and various Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Open Paid Time Off policy + 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents
• Matching 401(k) plan (5% up to $5,000 yearly)
• Monthly home working/digital lifestyle stipend, new MacBook, and one-time accessory reimbursement
• LinkedIn Learning subscription
• Access to company-paid professional coaching service