Howdy We’re the folks at Jilt, where we build products that help over 100k+ eCommerce brands grow and manage their businesses. Our team is 100% remote, with 29 people distributed all over the world.
We’re looking for an experienced, thoughtful Engineering Manager to help lead and coach our growing team of 10 engineers.
You should be…
Experienced in coaching and mentoring a distributed team of engineers
Kind-hearted and passionate about leading teams to achieve goals together
An adept technical teacher who is able to make complex topics seem approachable
Excited about creating and fostering excellence in engineering and Agile/Lean project management practices
Action oriented with an experimental mindset and someone who thrives on continuously improving your team
Eager to collaborate with multiple teams and understand how other teams’ work influences engineering practices
A self-starter, comfortable working independently and taking on a high level of responsibility
An effective communicator in verbal and written English with strong feedback skills
Available for a roughly 9am – 5pm EST work day to maximize overlap with our distributed team
You’ll be responsible for…
Managing, mentoring, and coaching a team of 10-12 engineers through consistent feedback, continuous improvement, and recognizing the individual strengths and contributions of team members
Providing career development planning and guidance to the engineering team
Conducting weekly check-ins (1:1s) with team members
Assisting with the hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members
Consistently sharing objectives and goals with the team and rallying the team to accomplish them
Championing an ethos of continuous improvement in the team
Helping grow the expertise of the team in performant, reliable, scalable, maintainable architecture, and experimentation
Collecting and analyzing workflow and team metrics to drive improvements
Helping to define, document, and unify engineering best practices, project management processes, and tooling across the existing teams
Participating in quarterly planning meet-ups with company leadership
Why you’ll love working with us…
Kind, wonderful teammates that enjoy their work as much as you do
Competitive salary
Annual company retreats (read about our last adventure in Scotland!)
Fantastic benefits: 27 days paid time-off, full health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), retirement contributions, paid parental leave, and more!
Transparent culture (check out our team wiki)
