Freshworks
Technology
EngineeringManager
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“Engineering Manager at Freshworks. Skills: Platform engineering, People leadership, Technical depth. Own development practices and standards. Own technical architecture”
Industry & Context.
Triage technical issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's Degree in technical field, 10 years professional work experience, 3 years managing engineering team, 6 years object-oriented software development, Experience developing software in commercial product development, Polyglot in programming languages, Experience building large-scale performance services, Experience leading teams that built software products for scale, Clear and confident spoken and written communication
What You'll Do.
Own development practices and standards
Own technical architecture
Drive engineering design
Shoulder critical decisions
Understand feature roadmap
Prioritize feature roadmap
Deliver feature roadmap
Chip away at technical debt
Work effectively with cross-functional team
Own communication of team's progress
Own perception of the team
Collaborate with Support team
Keep track of technical issues
Triage technical issues
Track technical issues to resolution
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition
Drive sourcing for talent
Drive screening for talent
Drive interviewing for talent
Drive recruitment for talent
Continuously improve team productivity
Identify investments in technology
Identify investments in process
Identify investments in continuous delivery
Own morale of your team
Break ties in timely manner
Own careers of team members
Deliver regular feedback
Deliver timely feedback
Represent team for annual reviews
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional team; Product stakeholders; Platform stakeholders
Communication Scope
Spoken communication; Written communication
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
Job Description Role: Engineering Manager About Freshworks Organizations everywhere struggle under the crushing costs and complexities of "solutions" that promise to simplify their lives. Software is a choice that can make or break a business — create better or worse experiences, propel or throttle growth. There's another option. Freshworks. With a fresh vision for how the world works. At Freshworks, we build uncomplicated service software that delivers exceptional customer and employee experiences. Our enterprise-grade solutions are powerful, yet easy to use, and quick to deliver results. Our people-first approach to AI eliminates friction, making employees more effective and organizations more productive. Over 72,000 companies, including Bridgestone, New Balance, Nucor, S &P Global, and Sony Music, trust Freshworks' customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) software to fuel customer loyalty and service efficiency. Fresh vision. Real impact. Come build it with us. Role Summary We are looking for an Engineering Manager — Platform Engineering to lead and scale a high-impact platform engineering team working across core platform capabilities such as data entity platforms, entity store, workflow-as-a-service, automations, unified search, knowledge base, email and omnichannel communication, business foundations, and data governance. This is a techno-manager role that requires a strong balance of people leadership, technical depth, execution ownership, and platform thinking. You will be responsible for leading a team of engineers, driving engineering excellence, partnering with product and platform stakeholders, and delivering reliable, scalable, cloud-native, multi-tenant services that power Freshworks products. About the Role: Freshworks seeks an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a growing team of Engineers that builds and scales one of our many products. As a technical leader, you own the engineering vision and oversee the technical standards your te
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