Reports to: Associate Director of Engineering
Discipline: Engineering
Primary Focus: Team effectiveness
Squad Strategic Responsibility: Yes
Line Management Responsibility: Yes Salary: up to $110k per annum, dependent on Location and Experience.
This is a remote position and is open to applications based in the Americas region, with EST time coverage.
Job Overview: As an Engineering Manager you'll balance technical oversight and people management with strategic team leadership, to ensure best practices around software development.
You will be responsible for the wellbeing and ongoing professional development of the engineers within your team, supporting individuals and enhancing project development through the excellence of those in your team. You will be the primary point of contact for them to come to with any difficulties that they are facing. You should have thorough knowledge of the challenges of working in engineering, delivering projects to clients and of global remote working.
You should be confident in collaborating with delivery and commercial teams to ensure the smooth running of the squad. You'll be able to anticipate and identify problems as they arise, addressing them yourself, or escalating them to the relevant discipline lead when necessary.
Your role will include consistently gathering actionable feedback and delivering this to your reports in a constructive manner, utilising feedback as a tool for growth and continuous improvement, encouraging open dialogue and accountability amongst the squad.
Engineering Managers are required to do client and other developmental work, however your primary focus will be ensuring different engineers work together effectively at scale. You should have a broad knowledge of the technologies used within Human Made, so that you are able to support and direct members of your team. You will develop thorough knowledge of Human Made's engineering framework and philosophy to confidently support your team to acquire the skills they need to reach the next level.