Engineering Manager

  • Tokyo
  • Remote OK
  • Full-time
  • August 21, 2021
Conditions
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Apply from Japan Only
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No relocation to Japan
(No visa sponsorship from overseas)
Requirements
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Language Requirements
Japanese: Business Level
English: Fluent
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Minimum Experience
Senior or above
About this job:
As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for creating and leading Drivemode’s multicultural engineering team. You’ll be committed to maximizing organization output in cooperation with product managers and other leaders to support the delivery of company goals and objectives in research, development, quality, deployment, and maintenance of our products. 

We are looking for an engineering management professional with extensive knowledge and experience in organizational development and software project management as well as familiarity with mobile apps, backend and infrastructure technologies, who has a strong interest in leading and developing a diverse team in a diverse organization. We look forward to hearing from you! 

Some of our tools and techstack:
Android: Kotlin, Java, Dagger 2, RxJava, gRPC, Gradle, Android Studio
iOS: Swift, SwiftUI, Xcode, Carthage
Server/Infrastructure: Node.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL, gRPC, Docker, Cloud Run, Firebase, PubSub, DataFlow, Google Cloud Platform
Version control: Git/GitHub
CI/CD: GitHub Actions (Self Hosted), DeployGate, Fastlane
Communication: Slack, Google Meet, Email
Project management: Jira Software, Trello
Analytics: BigQuery, Firebase Analytics, Jupyter, Pandas, scikit-learn
Others: Google Workspace, OneSky 

You Will Do:

  • Product Development:
  • Ensure efficiency across development process for several products and projects
  • Enforce code quality / code reviews for better product developments as well as for motivating engineers on creativity
  • Program management for the successful delivery of products
  • Bridge teams with our parent company for smoother operations and communication
  • People Management:
  • Manage one of the top engineering teams in Tokyo
  • Appropriately assign team members in positions to fulfil both personal growth of team members and company objectives
  • Plan and execute training programs to further develop the potential of Drivemode’s Engineering team
  • Mentor engineers for professional development and monitor their progress
  • Qualifications – Required:

  • 5+ years of experience training and managing multicultural engineering teams
  • Have managed engineering teams of 10 or more engineers
  • Strong experience planning and managing software projects
  • Hands on experience in Agile and Lean teams operations
  • Hands-on experience in app development, Android or iOS, preferably both
  • Familiar with backend and infrastructure technologies
  • Ability to communicate across teams: Design, Marketing, Legal and other Engineering teams
  • Language: Fluent in English
  • Qualifications – Plus:

  • Language: Business level or higher in Japanese
  • Experience working in and managing remote teams
  • Experience working in wireless protocols such as WiFi and Bluetooth
  • Experience in electronics
  • Drivemode (ドライブモード) は、ZipcarとTesla Motorsの起業家によって2014年に米国シリコンバレーで設立されたスタートアップ企業です。ドライバー向けスマートフォンの安全運転アプリの開発を手がけ、すでに150か国以上で数百万人のドライバーに使用されています。どの車両であっても、よりスマートで安全な運転を可能にするという、ドライバーの運転体験を根本的に変えるイノベーションに挑戦しています。

    Drivemodeは、車両とダイレクトに連結し、主要な通信やナビゲーション機能を提供すると同時に、車両のデータをすぐに活用できるような、モバイルベースのプラットフォームを構築しました。Drivemodeが提供するアプリは、気に入ったアプリに安全にアクセスするためのもので、音声制御により運転中でも手を使わずに通話やカーナビ、音楽の再生、メールなどを行うことを可能にします。

    2019年には、Drivemodeのプラットフォームを世界中のホンダ車にダイレクトに連結するために、独立子会社としてホンダに買収されました。

    Honda Smartphone Voice Control system

    公用語は英語で、シリコンバレーと東京にオフィスを構える約20人の小さなチームです。スピード、学習、柔軟性、データを使った意思決定に重点を置いており、1人1人が起業家のように考え、行動します。ダイバシティ豊かで、職種に関係なく、アイディアや意見を共有するため、積極的に発言することを奨励しています。

    小さなチームですが世界を変えるテクノロジープロダクトの開発に挑戦することが大好きです。 DrivemodeのCEOは「チャンスさえあれば日本の技術力でシリコンバレーに勝負できる」と信じている経営者です。そんな思いを体現する会社を目指す、ベンチャー精神溢れるDrivemodeのカルチャーに共感いただける方に、ぜひジョインいただきたいと思っています!

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