Job Summary
The Engineering Manager will be responsible for growing and leading the CreditNinja development team. The Manager is capable of providing hands-on technical leadership within our software development team. We're seeking somebody who is passionate about the craft of software development, and who uses their incredible people skills to attain peak quality and performance from their engineering team. You actively write code in some capacity, and you're very confident in your technical abilities.
The right candidate understands that a strong relationship with business teams is important. This person also understands that constant incremental improvement can meet long term technical goals while delivering on business needs. The right person has excellent verbal and written communication and is able to articulate complex technical issues with clarity to non-technical teammates.
Key Responsibilities :
- Organize, lead and contribute to engineering efforts while demonstrating total ownership of projects, cycles, and programs
- Drive a results-oriented culture with a strong focus on engineering excellence and execution
- Contribute to the design and development of existing and new experiences, and foster a team environment that promotes creative thinking, practical problem-solving and a culture that testing is everyone's job
- Work by and with individual contributors to make informed and thoughtful architectural decisions that ultimately benefit our users
- Be a steadfast advocate for clean and scalable coding principles and high-performance, secure, easily testable and reliable software services
Requirements :
You have 4+ years of experience as a Developer, QA or DevOps Engineer experience2+ years' experience as an Engineering ManagerYou have years of experience leading across the software development lifecycle, including deep knowledge of industry best practices, including but not limited to, pull requests and code reviews, continuous integration and delivery, and post-deployment monitoring and analysisYou're a problem solver, and you value passing on your knowledge and methodologies to create a force-multiplier effectYou have ample experience advising, coaching, and mentoring peers, direct reports, and less experienced team membersClear written and verbal communicationExperience growing an Engineering organizationAdditional Pluses, but not requirements :
Experience leading teams in growth stage companiesExperience in fintech, banking, and lending a big plusBenefits :
Competitive salary and benefits packageFlexible, remote workFun, fast-paced work environmentDynamic start-up cultureAbility to make an immediate impact in a growth stage companyConvenient downtown Chicago office located in the heart of the cityEqual opportunity employerIMPORTANT NOTICE :
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