Job Description

As an engineering manager on the API Platform team, you will execute on the strategy and daily operations of multiple API Platform projects, including Etsy’s GraphQL and API management.  

You will partner cross-functionally to drive adoption of new APIs and to deprecate APIs which we no longer support and you’ll work with staff engineers on your team to develop a vision for our API infrastructure and supporting roadmaps. 

Among other tasks, the daily operations of various API Platform projects include prioritizing engineering work, defining sprints, and conducting operations meetings, and aligning your team’s work to the group vision.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of work experience as an engineering manager supervising senior engineers. 
• 2+ years working with GraphQL
• Experience managing APIs throughout their lifecycle
• Experience hiring and developing engineers under your guidance. 
• Experience gathering feedback from customers to inform engineering prioritization.

BONUS POINTS 

• Background in managing public-facing API projects and/or API Lifecycle management. 
• Background in managing software projects with significant throughput and contributor bases.
• Direct experience managing GraphQL integrations

Additional Information At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. Etsy is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skillsets.