✨ About The Role
- The Engineering Team Leader will oversee the development and maintenance of Rocket Money's core cloud infrastructure.
- This role involves leading a skilled cloud architecture team focused on maintaining the cloud platform, including deployment flows and security controls.
- The leader will act as a player-coach, driving architectural reviews and collaborating with engineers to solve technical challenges.
- They will create OKRs that reflect the business value derived from the engineering team's work, balancing engineering needs with business objectives.
- The position requires accountability for team commitments and the ability to pivot when necessary to focus on impactful work.
- Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to address problems directly and make user-centric decisions.
- The leader will support and grow their team through regular one-on-ones, performance reviews, and mentorship opportunities.
âš¡ Requirements
- The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in cloud architecture and DevOps, particularly with containerized platforms like ECS or Kubernetes.
- They have at least 2 years of experience managing an engineering team, demonstrating leadership and mentorship skills.
- A strong problem-solver, they are comfortable tackling challenges across various domains and are eager to learn new technologies.
- They possess a pragmatic and empathetic approach, understanding the impact of performance issues on users and process changes on engineers.
- Familiarity with "Infrastructure as Code" principles, particularly with Terraform, is essential for this role.
- The candidate should have a history of shipping production code and designing distributed systems that operate at scale.