Engineering Manager

at Gradle Inc
Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Date Posted May 2, 2024
Category Engineering
Management
Job Type Full-time
Currency TZS

Description

About the job

Develocity is a first-of-its-kind product that software teams use to accelerate and optimize Gradle, Apache Maven™, Bazel, and sbt builds. It comprises several facets, including large-volume data ingestion and processing, complex data analysis and visualization, and distributed caching and execution systems.

Our software is used by some of the world's leading software organizations, such as Netflix, Airbnb, Spotify, SAP, several top ten banks, and many other major customers across all verticals. We regularly collaborate with these and other users to improve our products continuously.

We have partnered with the Apache Software Foundation, the Micronaut Foundation, and other OSS projects like Spring, Quarkus, Kotlin Compiler, JUnit, AndroidX, etc., to bring the values of Develocity also to the OSS Community.

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager with a demonstrated ability to lead and grow distributed teams composed of strong, experienced engineers who work remotely and are located worldwide.

Our ideal candidates are passionate about developer productivity and thrive on the satisfaction of helping engineering teams worldwide improve theirs. They are determined to help Gradle stay on the leading edge of Developer Productivity Engineering (DPE).

Here's what you'll be doing:

  • Lead and empower multiple teams to achieve business outcomes that significantly impact product user value, including planning and executing long-term strategies
  • Identify any risks impacting releases, team performance, and the business and develop strategies to mitigate them
  • Contribute technically through deep technical discussions, investigations, reviews, and guidance
  • Communicate effectively and timely with other teams, departments, and stakeholders to meet release deadlines and business objectives
  • Cultivate a supportive team environment that encourages transparency and collaboration; engage regularly with your teams to facilitate personal and professional development

Minimum Qualifications

  • 5+ years in a technical leadership role (3+ years in an Engineering Manager role)
  • Managing three or more engineering teams in their current role
  • Technically proficient
  • Proven track record of successfully leading complex product and team initiatives
  • Strong product and business mindset, coupled with a get-things-done attitude
  • Self-motivated and self-managing, with excellent organizational skills
  • Experience in leading and growing software teams and engineers
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills
  • Expertise in developer tooling, developer experience, or developer productivity
  • Experience in managing distributed teams of remotely working engineers
  • Experience in working in a high-growth startup

What we offer

  • Work on a widely used product with a clear vision for the future
  • Contribute to leading solutions in the new industry of Developer Productivity Engineering
  • Close interactions with customers from leading tech organizations
  • Close collaboration with experienced and dedicated peers and engineers
  • Opportunities for growth in leadership responsibilities
  • In-person meetings, such as our annual company offsite and team meetings
  • Work from home in a remote-first environment
  • Competitive salaries and equity grants

Location

  • Remote, Europe-friendly timezone, with working conditions allowing seamless collaboration with your colleagues through email, chat, and video streaming.

About us

We are committed and skilled software engineers, product designers, and marketing experts who are passionate about developer productivity. We take pride in delivering products that are relied upon daily by some of the world's leading software organizations, such as Netflix, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Spotify, and Twitter.

Our team is globally distributed but deeply connected. We value our interpersonal relationships as much as we value our achievements. We are a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other and together. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

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