Manager, Software Engineering (Hybrid)

$174,000 - $197,000/Yr

Weedmaps - Austin, TX

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Austin, TX

About the position

The Manager of Software Engineering at Weedmaps is responsible for leading and empowering software engineering teams to deliver high-quality software using agile methodologies. This role emphasizes innovation, collaboration, and maintaining a startup ethos within a growing organization. The manager will oversee significant deliverables, drive technical excellence, and foster a culture of engineering excellence while mentoring junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Manage and motivate the software engineering team to meet tight deadlines and deliver significant features.
• Take ownership of features from development to production.
• Collaborate with peers in Engineering, Product, and TechOps to ensure technical excellence.
• Work closely with management from other teams including Revenue, Operations, and PeopleOps.
• Lead and mentor a team of senior-level engineers and support junior developers.
• Communicate development issues and team challenges to executive leadership.
• Conduct performance reviews and set performance goals for team members.
• Influence quality and productivity improvements through new procedures and training.
• Contribute to technical requirements and represent Engineering's interests in the software development lifecycle.
• Perform code reviews and guide best practices in engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 5-10 years of software development experience, preferably in startup or mid-sized companies.
• 3 years of leadership or management experience, preferably in a startup environment.
• Effective communication skills at all management levels, both written and verbal.
• Experience in web development and web architecture.
• Proficiency in Git and GitHub in a large team environment.
• Familiarity with full stack technologies.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with polyglot environments (Ruby, Elixir, JavaScript, Go, etc.).
• Experience with front-end JavaScript frameworks (Angular, React, Meteor, etc.).
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases (Postgres, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Redis, etc.).

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Health savings account
• AD&D insurance
• Paid holidays
• Loan repayment program
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Happy hour
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid sick time
• Pet insurance