Your mission, should you choose to accept it:


Build and retain a high-caliber engineering team
Build relationships through regular one-on-one conversations
Remove roadblocks and interruptions to help the team perform
Be involved with architectural and strategic planning with peers and senior developers
Work with stakeholders to gather requirements, and manage expectations
Support and develop the careers of members of the team
Support and give direction to innovation in the team
Present practical input for strategic technology decisions
Stay up to date with industry trends, and standards
Lead the Agile processes within the team
Manage the roadmap for the team, playing a key role in prioritization
Successfully see new projects to completion and launch new products while maintaining the existing code base.
Facilitate discussions in the team and ensure a good design methodology is used on projects.
Resolve conflict in the team when necessary
Promote the achievements of the team
Track and ensure team productivity is healthy using a metrics-based approach
Track and ensure operational excellence in the team using a metrics-based approach
Interview candidates for technical and organizational fit
Drive innovation, vision, and strategy


The skills we need:


A solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high-energy
Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions
Solid quantitative skills
Ability to interview and interact professionally with internal and external people
Capability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally
Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing


Qualifications & Experience:


Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or any related area of study. In the event that you do not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma, equivalent experience in the related area is sufficient. 
Demonstrable experience leading and managing a team of engineers on complex software projects.
Experience developing software in an agile, quality-focussed environment.
Experience with a broad range of related disciplines such as Development, Cloud Infrastructure, Site Reliability, Provisioning, Configuration Management, and Managed Systems.
Good SQL experience in a high-load environment.
Significant technical experience and a proven track record of architectural ownership and understanding.
Experience with Open Source Operating Systems and technologies.
Experience with Web Architectures (e.g. SOA, REST).
Excellent understanding of theoretical Software Engineering fundamentals, including but not limited to distributed systems, highly scalable systems, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and programming paradigms is advantageous.
Experience with e-commerce-based applications is advantageous.
Experience working with GCP/AWS and/or other cloud platforms.