Job description

The Job - Engineering Manager

Engineering Managers at Justworks will oversee a team of Engineers, Designers and Product managers and largely be responsible for coordinating projects, prioritization, and engineers to create and maintain features for our customers.

While involving little hands-on software development, this job requires a technical background in order to provide insight and guidance to the team.

What you'll do

  • Work with the Engineers, Designers, and Product Managers to prioritize, schedule and execute projects so we can quickly develop and ship new features.
  • Communicate and coordinate with other teams in and out of engineering to understand the requirements and opportunities for improvement.
  • Provide guidance, both technical and non-technical, to direct reports.
  • Help recruit, source, interview and hire for the entire engineering team.

Who you are

  • A minimum of at least two years experience managing a team of engineers.
  • Demonstrable experience prioritizing, crafting, and achieving plans.
  • Strong communication skills with ability to grasp and explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical people.
  • High levels of empathy and interpersonal skills.
  • Solid understanding of core web development technologies. i.e. Data structures, data stores, algorithms, distributed systems and common patterns around these frameworks.