Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Stride, Inc. is a career discovery and talent connection platform that helps individuals explore their potential. They are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of developers, focusing on people-first leadership and fostering team growth while delivering impactful software solutions.
Responsibilities
- Coach and support the engineers on your team. They should never wonder how they are doing or how they can grow. Regular, honest feedback is the job
- Partner closely with product, design, and other technology leaders to set direction, align on priorities, and deliver solutions that work
- Attract and retain strong engineering talent. Build a team people want to be part of
- Keep your team unblocked and moving. Resolve ambiguity before it becomes a problem
- Collaborate with other engineering groups on integrations, best practices, and new technologies
- Lead tier-3 engineering support for your domain: triage, resolution, clear communication, and root cause fixes
- Participate in technical design discussions and architectural decisions across the broader engineering org
- Identify opportunities for innovation in products, tooling, and processes
- Use AI tools thoughtfully to help your team work smarter
- Directly supervises approximately 5-10 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) and contract employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
Skills
- Five plus (5+) years of experience leading engineering teams, with a track record of developing people and building strong team cultures
- Clear, consistent approach to feedback. Direct reports always know where they stand and what growth looks like for them
- Ability to attract, grow, and retain engineering talent
- Strong written and verbal communication. Able to influence decisions, navigate disagreement, and present clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience managing teams delivering production software across the full product lifecycle
- Understanding of application architecture, integration design, deployment, and testing
- Ability to clear a background check
- AWS experience - services like API Gateway, Elastic Beanstalk, Aurora, Lambda, S3, and CloudWatch
- Java / Spring Boot, which is the backbone of our backend
- React / TypeScript, which powers all of our web UIs via a Turborepo monorepo
- CI/CD pipelines, we use AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild across all services
- Mobile development, infrastructure-as-code, enterprise identity/SSO platforms, observability platforms, feature flag systems, PHP legacy systems and modernization strategies
- Workflow automation platforms, database migration tools, PHP legacy systems and modernization strategies, data pipeline / ETL patterns
- Background in ed-tech, career platforms, or two-sided marketplaces
- Experience in a startup or early-stage technology company
Benefits
- Eligible employees may receive a bonus.
- Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.
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