Our Guiding Stars are the values at the heart of our organization that drive everything we do. We are committed to creating meaningful change not only in our industry but also in the communities we engage with. If our Guiding Stars resonate with you, we encourage you to consider joining our team.
Drive Results: We think big, work smart, and execute fast to transform the future of commerce
Cultivate Belonging: We welcome diverse backgrounds and experiences, driving positive change through inclusion and teamwork
Champion Customers: We go the extra mile for our customers to help them unlock their full potential
Adapt Boldly: We're curious and innovative, we take risks and grow from our failures
The Opportunity:
We are currently hiring two Engineering Managers to join us at commercetools, supporting the Priceless and PacMan Teams. After the first interviews, we will determine which position is the best fit.
The Priceless team focuses on continuously enhancing commercetools' promotions and pricing capabilities to make it the obvious choice for our customers to effortlessly create their commerce experience in a reliable and scalable way.The PacMan team (Product Catalog Management) enables some of the largest and more influential global brands to store and manage their inventories in our MACH SaaS platform.
Your Mission:
You are responsible for the people and culture in your team:
You are vital for making your team a better place by growing your people and investing in your team's health, motivation, career, culture, and team building
You foster a culture of mutual constructive feedback and support in your team and that everyone feels safe to express their ideas and suggestions
You conduct great 1-1 with your engineers
You are responsible for the delivery and the processes of your team:
You are crucial for getting things rolling and ensuring a smooth delivery
You are removing blockers and seeking process improvements collaboratively with your team and your Product Manager
You are curious instead of certain and on a continuous journey to improve your team
You live and breathe our tech vision and consult the engineers accordingly
You work collaboratively and collaborate with Engineering Managers of other teams, Tech Leads, Agile Coaches, a People Business Partner, Head of Engineering, and the CTO
What you need to succeed:
Multiple years of experience as a manager of software engineers in a product team
An engineering background ideally in backend development on the JVM
Experience in the commerce industry
A passion for growing, coaching, and mentoring your team with a track record of doing so
Experience in leading distributed teams and fostering belonging in a remote setup
An excellent understanding of agile software development methodologies, best practices, and tools. You know their trade-offs and how they can support a smooth delivery of your team's goals
A solid understanding of software architecture and system design
A beginner's mindset
Excellent soft skills, most importantly communication, empathy, and self-reflection
Fluent written and spoken English skills to work in an international environment
Excitement to share your knowledge and learn from everyone around you about leadership and new technologies
Tech at commercetools:
We Are Open Source And Innovative By Design
We make rapid progress by being early adopters of React, Scala, and GraphQL.
We share & contribute to the open source community: https://github.com/sangria-graphql
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