Utility Warehouse
Tech / AI / Software
EngineeringManager
“Engineering Manager at Utility Warehouse. Skills: Technical leadership, People management, Strategic alignment, Operational excellence, Delivery management. Technical decision making for the squad. Ensuring technical decisions align with company and technical strategy”
Industry & Context.
Manage complexity; Resolve interpersonal conflicts
On-call coverage coordination
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Knowledge of Go, gRPC, GraphQL, React, Kafka, Docker & Kubernetes, Experience taking responsibility for technical decisions and aligning them with strategy, A clear understanding of engineering practices and ability to identify improvements, Experience defining team goals and driving prioritisation to achieve them, Ability to work with Product Managers to set OKRs aligned with company goals, Ability to co-lead annual and quarterly planning, Experience identifying risks early and mitigating them, Experience identifying practices for security and SLOs, Ability to drive operational excellence and lead metrics reviews, Experience of managing a team of engineers, Proven ability to onboard, train, develop, and coach reports, as well as participating in performance calibration and promotion reviews, Intermediate awareness of customer and market insights, Ability to communicate strategy to the squad, Experience fostering a healthy team dynamic and resolving interpersonal conflicts, Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional colleagues
Nice to Have
Experience with Go, gRPC, GraphQL, React, Kafka, Docker & Kubernetes
What You'll Do.
Technical decision making for the squad
Ensuring technical decisions align with company and technical strategy
Understanding and improving engineering practices
Understanding all technologies used by the squad and how they fit together
Ensuring proposed work aligns with team goals
Driving prioritization within the team
Identifying and implementing practices for security and operational SLOs
Coordinating on-call coverage
Driving the squad to operational excellence
Leading regular metrics reviews
Setting OKRs aligned with company goals
Identifying risks and blockers early and mitigating them
Measuring team performance
Communicating team progress against OKRs
Co-leading annual and quarterly planning
Ensuring the squad has the necessary technical skillsets
Developing skills within team members
Participating in performance calibration and promotion reviews
Communicating company
and pillar strategy and goals to the squad
Interacting with business stakeholders
Fostering a healthy team dynamic
Resolving interpersonal conflicts
and acting on feedback
Communicating company and department changes to the squad
Raising the team's voice to senior leadership
Ensuring team expenditures are in line with budgets
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with product manager to shape priorities; Collaborate with other leaders across the organisation; Collaborate with cross-functional colleagues, such as UX and data; Co-lead your squad with your squad's Product Manager
Communication Scope
Communicate effectively across levels; Communicate company, department, and pillar strategy and goals to your squad; Communicate team progress against OKRs, key performance indicators (KPIs) and other milestones to relevant stakeholders; Communicate company and department changes to your squad
Process & Methodology
Setting objectives and key results (OKRs), Identifying risks and blockers, Mitigating risks, Measuring team performance, Communicating team progress, Co-leading annual and quarterly planning
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