Engineering Manager

ABOUT US:
Zaelab helps companies around the world with their eCommerce solutions through advising which platform to select, architecting a solution, writing quality code, and finding solutions to make them successful. We utilize modern & headless technologies, agile methodologies, and cloud architectures to deliver exceptional commerce experiences. Our Mission is to become the Global Innovator in B2B and D2C Commerce.

At Zaelab, you’ll get to work with leading and recognizable Global Brands that present complex challenges and unique opportunities. Our partnerships with leading technology solutions including SAP, VTEX, commercetools, and Salesforce provide a varied set of opportunities across market-leading platforms.

ABOUT THE ROLE:
As a hands-on Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading Software Engineers who are building exceptional customer experiences for eCommerce stores around the world. You will be part of a team that is delivering large and complex projects to clients in different industries on several platforms. This role is pivotal in Zaelab’s aim and ability to have the most talented Engineers in the industry delivering quality digital commerce projects to meet and exceed client expectations.

In this position, you will help interview Engineering candidates, contribute to client projects, keep stakeholders accountable, meet deadlines, and measure team impact and needs. If you thrive in helping Engineers succeed and grow, then this is for you.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Write code at least 50% of time to a client project in Java
• Oversee the day-to-day engineers work and doing the code review
• Work closely with Engineers to provide career path and guidance
• Create and oversee the execution of personal development plans for engineers of different levels
• Be a mentor to new Engineers
• Gather feedback from Delivery Managers and other team members and provide to Engineers
• Participate in recruiting, interviewing, hiring process to attract world-class talent
• Partner with Director of Engineering to solve general engineering problems on your project(s), work on strategy, participate in architecture product development discussions
• Consult on potential clients, participate in POC and R&D projects
• Contribute to engineering projects focusing on improving our ways of performing while scaling the business

ABOUT YOU:

• 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, 2 of which — in a leadership role
• Experience in managing and growing both early career and senior engineers
• Experience with Java stack (JavaScript and JS frameworks will be a strong plus)
• Can rapidly earn the trust of a technical team
• Focus on maximizing impact, for yourself and your engineering team
• Ability to provide valuable input to any technical or product discussion such as design documentation and white-boarding sessions
• Kind and intellectually mature
• Experience with agile/scrum process and continuous deployment
• Good verbal and written English communication skills
• Troubleshoot and solve technical issues as needed
• Consistently deliver high-quality products on time
• Nice to have eCommerce experience
• Nice to have SAP Hybris experience
• Comfortable researching and adopting new technologies

WHAT YOU GET:

• Experience working with US clients
• Competitive compensation depending on experience and skills
• Working at a company with financial stability
• Career path planning in Engineering
• Paid time off and vacation
• Budget for certifications and IT conferences
• Friendly team to work with around the world
• Be a team player in an agile software development environment focused on collaboration and continuous integration

Our company is built on making clients happy! We create an environment that brings out the best in everyone. Everyone gets a say on providing solutions, has high expectations, and thrives on learning to exceed client expectations.

Competitive salary. Compensation that shows how much we value you.
Professional Growth. We offer a ability to attend internal and external courses, conferences, and meet-ups. You will be working with a team of professionals to get insights and discuss ideas.
Fun. We organize team buildings, parties and various team activities to boost our collaboration.