ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM:
The Knot Worldwide is seeking an experienced Engineer Manager to join The Knot Paper team. The Engineer Manager will be responsible for leading and setting the technical direction for a team of 5 full-stack engineers, including the maintenance and creation of technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and proofs of concepts. The Engineer Manager must be able to track and lead multiple projects in parallel while also working with various stakeholders and our CX, Merchandising, and Operations team to diagnose and triage issues. As such, the Engineer Manager should enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, be well organized, and have great time management and prioritization skills.
The Engineer Manager will work cross-functionally alongside Product and Design to ideate and build best-in-class services and internal tools that support our Paper offerings. Our product and engineering teams work closely together at every phase of product development from research and inception to release and maintenance. The Engineer Manager should have experience with a project management tool and be comfortable writing detailed technical stories and actively managing the backlog and current sprint.
This is a great opportunity to take ownership of key revenue-driving systems with high visibility and impact while at the same time collaboratively planning for, architecting, and building their replacements. If you excel at prioritizing, motivating and developing a great team, building pragmatic technical roadmaps, and always looking for the biggest impacts in your work, we would love to talk.
The Knot is the nation’s leading wedding marketplace, providing couples with a personalized experience that guides them through the entire wedding planning journey. The Paper team develops tools for couples to purchase and customize wedding invitations and the back-end systems to make it all happen stress-free.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage, develop, and mentor a local team of full-stack engineers Foster a culture of quality, ownership, and continuous improvement while driving impactful delivery with urgency Collaborate closely with remote teams and stakeholders in the U.S. Contribute to the development of codebase and infrastructure (Node, React, AWS) Leverage skills and experience to implement product features that are well-architected, tested, and understandable. Promote best practices surrounding TDD, continuous integration, code standards, etc. Collaborate closely with product managers, business stakeholders, and other engineering teams at all stages of product development and launch. Actively participate in the ideation and execution of product roadmap Lead and facilitate decision-making during technical meetings
SUCCESSFUL ENGINEERING MANAGER CANDIDATES HAVE:
6+ years of overall engineering experience 2+ years as a lead engineer or manager 2+ years of experience using React in production 2+ years of experience using Node.js in production Team player, able to multitask and context switch, with a can-do attitude Experience working with a distributed team, across multiple geographies Experience working in an Agile, TDD environment. Experience building and maintaining scalable APIs Experience with enterprise database, caching, and search solutions (MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch) Mastery of design patterns and anti-patterns Familiarity with AWS/Kubernetes/Docker/Serverless concepts and technology is a plus Familiarity with Next.js/Nest.js is a plus Excellent communication skills, both oral and written