An Engineering Manager is required for a NY based high-growth Ecommerce company.
They are looking for an EM to lead and inspire a cross-functional engineering team as they build the best-in-class discovery and events management platform.
As a key leader, you will oversee and develop a talented group of backend, frontend, full-stack and quality assurance engineers, ensuring the team delivers high-quality, scalable solutions. You’ll partner closely with product managers to define goals, shape the roadmap, and continuously improve the way we work. While you won’t write code, you’ll play an active role in technical discussions, ensuring alignment between product and engineering while fostering an environment of collaboration, creativity, and grow
You will:
- Own team output and delivery: Work closely with the team to ensure timely and high-quality execution of product and technical goals, removing blockers, and improving internal processes to enhance productivity.
- Be a subject matter expert: Immerse yourself in the domain, gaining deep knowledge of the business, product, and technical landscape to make informed decisions and drive alignment across the team.
- Partner with product managers: Collaborate to define, prioritize, and deliver a roadmap that balances user needs, business outcomes, and technical sustainability. You’ll work to ensure each engineer on your team has clear goals, alignment, and a shared vision for success.
- Drive alignment and focus: Advocate for both product and technical priorities, helping to make trade-offs and balance competing needs to ensure optimal outcomes.
- Ensure team success: Manage the day-to-day operations of the team, monitor sprint health, and resolve cross-functional dependencies to keep projects moving forward.
- Foster collaboration: Enable your engineers and technical leads to thrive by creating a supportive environment where they can focus on execution, mentorship, and grow
- Participate in technical discussions: Understand the architecture and ecosystem, ensuring alignment between technical decisions and the broader goals of the team and organization.
- Continuously improve processes: Work with your team to identify opportunities for operational improvements, optimizing workflows to enhance efficiency and delivery quality.
- Develop your team: Provide coaching, feedback, and career growth opportunities through regular one-on-ones and performance reviews.
You Have:
- A track record of leadership: Proven experience managing and mentoring engineers, creating an inclusive and high-performing environment.
- Full-stack understanding: Strong experience with backend development (statically typed languages such as golang, distributed systems, APIs, cloud infrastructure) as well as experience with frontend technologies (React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks).
- Product partnership skills: The ability to collaborate deeply with product managers, contribute to roadmap planning, and ensure alignment between technical feasibility and product/business goals.
- Ownership mindset: A commitment to taking responsibility for team output, holding people accountable, improving processes, and driving measurable impact.
- Technical depth: While you won’t code, you can effectively participate in technical discussions, ask the right questions, and challenge assumptions to ensure thoughtful decision-making.
- Strong communication: Clear, empathetic, and collaborative communication skills to work effectively across engineering, product, and design.
To find out more or to apply, contact Helen Tankard today!
