Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Remote OK - Anywhere in Japan
Full-time
September 6, 2023

Your job

The Indeed Apply team is looking for a passionate engineering leader. The team is passionate about innovating the way job seekers apply for jobs. Our team of world-class engineers build products that are used by millions of Job seekers everyday to submit Job Applications to Employers. We enjoy a lot of Job seekers’ face time that lets us to continuously innovate/enable new ways to offer an intuitive and easy experience for Job seekers to submit applications. If you are passionate about innovation, experimentation and fast paced development, all in order to help job seekers worldwide find their dream job, then you will fit right in.

You are a strong engineering leader with a proven track record of building and leading high performance teams. You are passionate about constantly improving the ways to solve tough technical and business problems. You are result driven, and make pragmatic decisions to balance short term results and long term strategies.

You understand that the best managers serve their teams, removing roadblocks and giving individual contributors autonomy and ownership. You hold high standards and take pride in helping others to be better. You are equally happy talking algorithms and data structures as you are brainstorming about agile development process and technology career development. You want to be in the mix technically while providing leadership to your teams.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with distributed cross functional teams to define, prioritize and deliver the product strategy and roadmap
Manage teams of highly-skilled engineers and managers, empower them to deliver best in class solutions
Enable the teams to successfully handle the high volume of parallel engagements
Cultivate an environment that emphasizes collaboration, accountability, and innovation
Develop and evolve the team's processes, values, and culture, with a focus on quality, efficiency and simplicity
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and managers

Who you are

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or equivalent field required
5+ years management experience with track record of delivering web scale software solutions (including managing other managers)
5+ years in hands on software development in highly scalable distributed systems
Fluency in Java or other modern programming languages with strength in design patterns and OO design
Passion for high-quality code, tests, CI/CD, documentation, and addressing recurring problems with automation
Ability to engage in vigorous debate to arrive upon the simplest possible solutions
Proficient in communicating and championing technical ideas with all levels of the organization including executives
Curiosity for learning how things work and fail, and strong problem-solving skills to diagnose and remediate multi-faceted problems
Experience with AWS technologies is preferred

Who we are

We are a rapidly growing and highly-capable Engineering organization building the most popular job site on the planet. With engineering hubs in Seattle, San Francisco, Austin, Tokyo, Singapore, Hyderabad, Dublin, Aberdeen and Vancouver, we are improving people's lives all around the world, one job search at a time.

Our mission

As the world’s number 1 job site*, our mission is to help people get jobs. We strive to cultivate an inclusive and accessible workplace where all people feel comfortable being themselves. We're looking to grow our teams with more people who share our enthusiasm for innovation and creating the best experience for job seekers.

(*comScore Total Visits, September 2021)

Salary Range Disclaimer

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Indeed salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Indeed's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include quarterly bonuses, Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), an open Paid Time Off policy, and many region-specific benefits.

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About Indeed

The company behind the "world's #1 job site" and one of the absolute best options for software developers in Japan. They're known for their international environment, competitive salaries and eye-opening perks. They employ some of the top developers in Japan and don't require Japanese skills.

Japanese Language Policy
Indeed's primary language is is English. There are teams internally that work on products focused on the Japanese market, and these teams will need to know Japanese.
Visa Sponsorship
Indeed sponsors Japanese visas for engineers. The only condition is that you meet the requirements of the Japanese government (but this is the case at every company). This usually means that you'll need a bachelor's degree or 10 years of demonstrated work experience in your field.
Paid Leave
Indeed offers an open vacation policy to full-time employees across all of their global offices. This means that there's no limit on paid time off. There aren't many companies doing this in Tokyo so it's a pretty nice perk.
Benefits
Indeed has some pretty nice benefits, which they say is because they want to enable their employees to do their best work possible.

Here are some of the top ones:

🍔 Daily catered meals

🍭 Endless snacks and drinks

💰 Incentive programs

🏋️‍♀️ Wellness days and fitness classes

⛱ Lots of open spaces and private areas to focus in their offices

👕 Casual dress code

🎳 Support group activities for employees

🍻 Regular happy hours at their Tokyo offices
Engineer Interview Process
Indeed's interview process varies a bit based on the role, but for engineers it's usually something along these lines:
- Whiteboard coding challenges
- Resume-focused, soft-skills conversational interviews
- Code review exercises
- Architecture discussions
- Management interviews (if applicable)
During the onsite round (which can be done via video chat if you're overseas), you'll meet with a few different members plus some senior managers. If you're visiting the office in person, you'll have the chance to check out the office and have lunch with your potential teammates.
Remote Work
Indeed trusts their employees to work where they’re most comfortable and productive. That’s why they offer flexible working options to their employees.

The options for the majority of engineering roles are:
- Working in the office
- Fully remote from home
- A combination of remote and in office
Work style
Indeed "trusts their employees to manage their time in a way that works best for them". They don't have core time. You can work when you want to, as long as you're getting your work done.