Engineering Manager

About the position

In this role you will work with the Engineering team leading the development of software solutions as well as mentor and coach new team members. You will also closely collaborate with the Product team and Stakeholders in strategy and decision making.

International team, bilingual communication

Our team is made up of many different nationalities and we have team members working in Japan, UK and Mexico. For the Tech team communication happens almost exclusively in English and for the rest of the team it’s a mix of English and Japanese. Please note that this role requires a minimum conversational level Japanese skill as there is a great deal of communication between our stakeholders and other non-technical Japanese speakers.

Flexible, horizontal and transparent work environment

We highly value autonomy, accountability and proactive communication. We welcome and encourage participation and ideas coming from everyone. We offer flextime so you can work at your best pace, with core hours from 13:00 to 18:00 JST. 

Tech Stack

• Front end: React.js, Nextjs, Netlify, Vercel

• Mobile: React Native, Flutter

• Back end: NodeJS, Golang, Python, Elasticsearch, Postgresql

• Infra: Google Cloud Platform

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the founding and product team, understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements for the Engineering team

• Develop, design and maintain technical features aligned with the company's goals

• Ensure high quality deliverables with technical reviews and concise, comprehensible documentation

• Oversee team performance, provide continuous feedback and mentor junior team members

• Be the context bearer for engineering and stakeholders

Requirements

• Proven experience as Technical Lead, Engineering Manager or similar leadership role (2-4 people)

• 8+ years of experience in software development

• Solid knowledge of data structures and algorithms

• Experience shipping product (on-premises or cloud)

• Strong desire for mentoring and coaching

• Bilingual (Japanese/English) conversational skills.

Nice to haves

• Experience in software development with a full-stack perspective (ReactJS, NodeJS, Golang, Python)

• Experience with CI/CD, cloud providers (GCP) and Kubernetes

• Influencers Marketing or Social Media analytics knowledge

Benefits

• Remote work

• Flextime (Core hours 13:00 to 18:00 JST)

• Your choice for work setup

• Stock options

Our interview process

We want to provide a clear and smooth process for our candidate from application to offer:

• 45 to 60 minutes call with the CTO

• 60 minutes call with an Engineering team member (expect some technical discussions)

• 45 to 60 minutes call with the CEO, if necessarily Board of Directors

• Offer

Our response to COVID-19

We are a fully remote company. A few times a year and if the conditions allow for it, we meet to celebrate company and team achievements. This is completely optional.