Technical Software Engineering Manager (Backend, C#, AWS)

Cricut - South Jordan, UT

Full-time - Senior

South Jordan, UT

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

The Technical Software Engineering Manager (Backend, C#, AWS) at Cricut will lead the Backend Services team, focusing on developing high-scale services and optimizing performance. This role involves hands-on coding, architectural discussions, and collaboration across diverse teams to enhance product quality and user experience. The manager will also guide implementation teams and promote engineering best practices within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Code 30% of the time as a Technical Software Engineering Manager.
• Develop implementations of patterns to solve real-world problems and provide guidance to implementation teams.
• Lead discussions on architectural best practices and advise on cloud best practices.
• Evangelize engineering principles internally and externally.
• Finetune search clusters using technology like Elasticsearch.
• Work with systems that run billions of transactions, ensuring they are updated and accurate.
• Expand and support microservices.

Requirements

• BS/MS in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of related experience.
• Strong experience in C#, .NET Framework, and technology.
• Experience with Cloud Native architectures and technologies, designing and implementing RESTful APIs, and architecting, developing, and maintaining cloud-based web services (AWS preferred).
• Strong debugging/troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of agile quality and testing methods preferred (BDD, TDD, Unit Testing, and Automation).
• Experience with relational and non-relational database technologies.
• Deep knowledge of concurrency, resiliency, and caching.
• Experience in continuous delivery and integration.

Nice-to-haves

• Excited and experienced working with a team to achieve a common goal.
• Actively listen to and support teammates, embracing different ways of thinking.
• Curious about emerging technologies; can quickly evaluate and adapt to new technologies.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Equal opportunity employer
• Confidential handling of personal information according to EEO guidelines