Senior Engineering Manager, Developer Experience (Full Time)
Favor
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Austin, TX, USA
Posted 6+ months ago
Favor’s mission is ‘Anything Delivered’. Our engineers make high-touch logistics happen. The Favor technology platform is the engine behind the business enabling millions of Favors. Our technology efficiently manages the real-time assignment of Runners to Favors, facilitates communication between customers, Runners, and support, keeps thousands of customer and Runner mobile applications in sync, and more.
Are you a seasoned engineering leader with a passion for improving developer experience? Are you skilled at building and managing high-performing teams? Do you have a passion for understanding how to foster an engineering culture that is engaged, productive, and happy? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to join our team and lead our Developer Experience initiatives. As a Senior Engineering Manager for Developer Experience, you will play a crucial role in shaping the way engineers interact with our products and services, ensuring an exceptional experience throughout the development lifecycle.
What you'll do:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize features and improvements that enhance developer productivity and satisfaction
- Lead and manage a team of talented engineers focused on improving developer experience, including developer tooling, documentation, SDKs, and APIs
- Drive the development and execution of the Developer Experience roadmap, aligning with squads goals and developer needs
- Act as a strong advocate for the developer community, ensuring their feedback and insights are considered in the continuous improvement of our platform and services
- Monitor and analyze product adoption metrics utilizing data to drive informed decisions and optimizations
- Collect feedback in the form of surveys, forums, and interviews to better understand developer sentiment and create action plans
- Become the Engineering Org Champion by earning the trust of developers across the organization in order to continuously address problems and implement ideas related to the developer experience
- Partner with other engineering leaders to identify and plan capabilities required to meet developers needs
- Empower teams to deliver their very best work and take pride in it
Skills you have:
- A related degree or comparable formal training, certification, or work experience
- 6+ years of experience as an individual contributor in an engineering role
- 5+ years of experience leading high performance engineering teams
- Experience mentoring, motivating, and leading a team through successful software projects
- Experience setting business expectations and scope as well as providing technology recommendations
- Experience in both a high-growth startup and growing medium sized company is a plus
- Track record of timely delivery of high-quality software
- Excellent problem solving, issue identification and technical documentation skills
- Ability to communicate with cross-functional teams about engineering topics such as system architecture, API design, product roadmaps, and resourcing
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to balance management and individual contributor responsibilities including ability to jump down to the IC level when needed to provide guidance on Code Reviews or Pull Requests
- Experience or familiarity with one or more of the following technologies: PHP, Kotlin, Scala, Python, Java, Node.js, React, MySQL, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Elasticsearch, XCUITest, Selenium, JUnit, NUnit, Espresso
Ideal Candidate:
- Has an obsession for driving the best developer experience possible from day one to first commit, ranging from delivery pipelines to production support
- Is passionate about developer happiness
- Gets satisfaction and a sense of purpose from helping teams improve the way they deliver software
- Has experience guiding platform or developer focused teams
- Loves to write clean, well-tested code - coding is not required in this role but there will be opportunities to get your hands dirty if desired
- Likes working with other engineers in a collaborative and iterative environment
- Loves to learn and teach equally well and possess a growth mindset
- Communicates well with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Participates actively in the local development and open source communities
- Has experience working with public cloud providers and cloud native application development
Life at Favor:
Benefits: We offer premium health, vision, dental, and life insurance, alongside 401(k) options. We go beyond the basics, while also throwing in Favor delivery fee credit and H-E-B discounts!
Paid time off (PTO): We offer unlimited PTO for salaried employees (that’s actually unlimited) and ample vacation time to all team members.
Learning and development: We encourage personal growth and education through Intern(al)ships and Learning Labs taught by Favor team members and external facilitators.
Community: Whether you’re an avid cyclist, dog lover, or Magic enthusiast, there’s a group for you here. We foster community through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), quarterly company-wide events, weekly happy hours, and regular connection opportunities.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion: At Favor, we believe that to be the best delivery app in Texas, we need to represent all Texans. We are committed to growing a team with different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives, and we are an equal opportunity employer.
Flexible work options:
We have team members spread across Texas and beyond - some work from the office, some from home, and some a mix of both! We believe in fostering an inclusive and flexible work environment that supports our diverse workforce.
At this time, we are not able to support employment in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. If you are located in one of these states but are open to relocation, we welcome your application!
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