Job Description
COME AND BUILD A NEW TEAM TO OWN AND IMPROVE THE ANALYTICS PLATFORM FOR TWITTER REVENUE.
TWITTER IS WHAT’S HAPPENING AND WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW. FOR US, LIFE'S NOT ABOUT A JOB, IT'S ABOUT PURPOSE. WE BELIEVE REAL CHANGE STARTS WITH CONVERSATION. HERE, YOUR VOICE MATTERS. COME AS YOU ARE AND TOGETHER WE'LL DO WHAT'S RIGHT (NOT WHAT'S EASY) TO SERVE THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION.
A FEW THINGS WE VALUE:
CHALLENGE - WE SOLVE SOME OF THE INDUSTRY’S HARDEST PROBLEMS. COME TO BE CHALLENGED, LEARN, AND THRIVE AS AN ENGINEER.
DIVERSITY - DIVERSITY MAKES US A BETTER ORGANIZATION AND TEAM. WE VALUE DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, IDEAS, AND EXPERIENCES.
WORK, LIFE, BALANCE - WE WORK HARD, BUT WE BELIEVE WITH HARD WORK SHOULD COME BALANCE.
AS AN ENGINEERING LEADER, YOU WILL LEAD AND EMPOWER THE TEAM TO BUILD THE ANALYTICS PLATFORM THAT MAKES TERABYTES OF DAILY ADS ENGAGEMENT DATA QUERYABLE AND SEARCHABLE IN REAL TIME FOR ADVERTISERS, DATA SCIENTISTS, AND ENGINEERS.
AS THE MANAGER OF THIS NEW TEAM, YOU WILL GROW THE TEAM BY SOURCING AND HIRING TALENTED PEOPLE BOTH EXTERNALLY AND INTERNALLY. YOU WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH STAKEHOLDERS FROM PRODUCT AND PLATFORM TO FORM THE TEAM’S STRATEGY AND ROADMAP. YOU WILL ESTABLISH PRACTICES AND PROCESSING FOR THE TEAM.
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 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 THE ENGINEERING MANAGER:
OWN THE GROUP’S TECHNICAL STRATEGY AND ROADMAP – CREATING SUCCESS METRICS IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT MANAGERS.
BRINGS A STRONG PERSPECTIVE THAT INSPIRES CHANGE AND MOTIVATES ENGINEERS TO DEVELOP SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO SOPHISTICATED PROBLEMS.
WORKS WITH TECH LEADS AND SENIOR ENGINEERS TO CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS, GUT CHECKS NEW FEATURE PROPOSALS AND LARGE IMPROVEMENTS.
HAS THE TECHNICAL CAPACITY TO PARTNER WITH TECH LEADS AND IS COMFORTABLE DIVING INTO THE FRAY TO HELP DRIVE RESOLUTION IN THE CASE OF BAD INCIDENTS.
WHO YOU ARE:
A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEERING MANAGER WILL COMMUNICATE DARING TO BUILD TRUST. WE NEED LEADERS WHO TAKE ACTIVE ROLES IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF TWITTER ENGINEERING WHILE EMBODYING OUR CORE VALUES. THIS MEANS THE MANAGER WILL:
INITIATE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION WITH BACKEND, PRODUCT AND DESIGN TO DEVELOP HIGH QUALITY, FOCUSED PRODUCTS (AND INSPIRE YOUR TEAM TO INDEPENDENTLY INITIATE THIS SAME COLLABORATION).
SEEK DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES TO DRIVE BOTTOM-UP INNOVATION AND CREATE BUY-IN FROM ALL STAKEHOLDERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE TEAM.
DEVELOP AN ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING OF TWITTER’S DEVELOPER COMMUNITY AND PROCESSES. BE A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR YOUR PLATFORM AND MAKE THOUGHTFUL CHANGES TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION OF DEVELOPERS ACROSS TEAMS.
ENSURE THE TEAM FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF TWITTER AS A COMPANY AND HOW THEIR WORK FITS INTO 'THE BIGGER PICTURE’.
Qualifications
B.S. OR MASTERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH 5+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
2+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE MANAGING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TEAMS
PREVIOUSLY MANAGED A TEAM OF 4-8 ENGINEERS
FAMILIAR WITH STANDARD SOFTWARE ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY, E.G. UNIT TESTING, CODE REVIEWS, DESIGN DOCUMENTATION
EXPERIENCE WITH DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM OR LARGE-SCALE DATA PROCESSING
BONUS POINTS:
Additional Information
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