Job Description
OUR TEAM OWNS THE INFRASTRUCTURAL LAYERS OF TWITTER FOR ANDROID AND IOS. WE WORK ON THE CORE ARCHITECTURE, INFRASTRUCTURE, FRAMEWORKS, AND ABSTRACTIONS THAT EMPOWER OUR FEATURE ENGINEERS TO DO THEIR BEST WORK. OUR GOAL IS TO DOUBLE THE ENGINEERING VELOCITY OF THE ANDROID AND IOS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAMS. WE ARE CUSTOMER CENTRIC AND PARTNER CLOSELY WITH TEAMS AROUND THE ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE OUR MOBILE INFRASTRUCTURE ALLOWS THEM TO WORK QUICKLY AND WITH HIGH QUALITY. WE SOLVE CHALLENGING PROBLEMS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO BOTH THE SCALE OF OUR CUSTOMER BASE AND THE SIZE OF THE MOBILE ENGINEERING ORGANIZATION THAT WE SUPPORT.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
WE BELIEVE PASSION AND PERSONALITY MATTER. AS SUCH, WE NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN LEAD DIVERSE, SMART, AND DRIVEN ENGINEERS WHILE BALANCING PERSONNEL CHALLENGES WITH BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS.
AS AN ENGINEERING MANAGER, YOU WILL:
MENTOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EACH DIRECT REPORT THROUGH PERSONAL AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.
BE AN AMBITIOUS SOURCE OF ENGINEERING TALENT AND BE COMFORTABLE CLOSING CANDIDATES.
GIVE ENGINEERS THE TOOLS, CONFIDENCE, AND MOTIVATION TO MAKE DECISIONS INDEPENDENTLY THAT LEAD TO THE RECOGNITION OF YOUR ENGINEERS AND NOT JUST YOURSELF.
OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO ‘SHIP IT ’, SO IT’S IMPERATIVE THAT OUR ENGINEERING MANAGERS:
OWN THE GROUP’S TECHNICAL STRATEGY AND ROADMAP – CREATING SUCCESS METRICS IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT MANAGERS.
BRING A STRONG PERSPECTIVE THAT INSPIRES CHANGE AND MOTIVATES ENGINEERS TO DEVELOP SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO SOPHISTICATED PROBLEMS.
WORK WITH TECH LEADS, SENIOR ENGINEERS, PARTNERS, AND CUSTOMERS TO CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS AND SYNTHESIZE SOLUTIONS
Qualifications
WHO YOU ARE:
YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE LEADING CLIENT ENGINEERING TEAMS, IDEALLY WITH SOME EXPERIENCE MANAGING CLIENT INFRASTRUCTURE/FOUNDATION TEAMS
YOU’VE BUILT STRATEGIES AND LED PROJECTS AND YOU KNOW HOW TO BUILD ALIGNMENT ACROSS A SET OF CROSS-FUNCTIONAL PEERS.
YOU ARE EXPERIENCED WITH SOFTWARE ENGINEERING METHODOLOGIES AND BRING DISCIPLINED APPROACHES TO TESTING, SOFTWARE QUALITY, AND DRIVING REDUCTIONS IN TECHNICAL DEBT.
YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE LEADING ENGINEERS AT ALL LEVELS AND YOU’RE SKILLED AT COACHING AND GUIDING YOUR DIRECTS THROUGH THEIR CAREER DEVELOPMENT.
YOU CAN CLEARLY ARTICULATE DESIRED OUTCOMES. YOU MAKE YOUR ARGUMENTS BASED ON FACTS AND DATA, BUT UNDERSTAND HOW TO VALUE AND INCLUDE INTUITION IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
REQUIREMENTS
PREVIOUS ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
YOU'RE HAPPY WORKING WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED WORK ENVIRONMENT, COLLABORATING ACROSS TIME ZONES AND CULTURES
Additional Information
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