Senior Engineering Manager, Dash Experiences
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Engineering Manager
Human Made
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $110,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
ReactWordPress
About the role
- As an Engineering Manager you’ll balance technical oversight and people management with strategic team leadership, to ensure best practices around software development.
- You will be responsible for the wellbeing and ongoing professional development of the engineers within your team.
- You will be the primary point of contact for them to come to with any difficulties that they are facing.
- You should have thorough knowledge of the challenges of working in engineering, delivering projects to clients and of global remote working.
- Collaborate with delivery and commercial teams to ensure the smooth running of the squad.
- Anticipate and identify problems as they arise, addressing them yourself, or escalating them to the relevant discipline lead when necessary.
- Consistently gather actionable feedback and deliver this to your reports in a constructive manner.
- Encourage open dialogue and accountability amongst the squad.
- Manage, coach and mentor your reports, supporting their development and career progression.
- Represent your engineering team in meta-level discussions such as team structure, wellbeing, and professional development.
- Lead a cross-functional squad, setting clear goals and creating a culture of accountability.
- Facilitate ceremonies such as retrospectives and squad check-ins.
- Collaborate with other engineering managers and discipline leads to ensure consistency in practices and alignment of the squads.
Requirements
- Broad understanding of technologies used by Human Made, e.g. WordPress, React, APIs, software architecture etc.
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or Squad Leader in an agency environment.
- Excellent communication, team building and organisational skills.
- Experienced and capable of identifying an individual’s areas for improvement.
- Experience with gathering constructive feedback and delivering it to team members.
- Confident in addressing interpersonal issues.
- Experienced in a remote working environment.
- A growth mindset with a passion for helping engineers succeed in their careers.
Benefits
- 100% remote, async‑first culture.
- Enhanced paid parental leave policy
- 35 day holiday policy
- Special Exceptions leave for milestone life events (after one year of service)
- Sickness and carers leave
- Regular company retreat
- Conference and training budget
- Remote working allowance
- Matched pension / 401K policies
- Healthcare Covered (US)
- Contributions towards eye tests and glasses if needed
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
software developmentproject deliverysoftware architectureAPIsWordPressReact
Soft skills
communicationteam buildingorganizational skillscoachingmentoringproblem-solvingfeedback deliveryinterpersonal skillsaccountabilitygrowth mindset
