Our homes are our most valuable asset and also the most difficult to sell. Knock is on a mission to make home selling simple and certain. We guarantee homeowners we can sell their home in less than 6 weeks or we buy it for full market price. We guarantee buyers that our homes are rock solid with our 200-point home-inspection, certification and 1-year warranty. Started by founding team members of Trulia.com (NYSE: TRLA, acquired by Zillow for $3.5B), Knock is an online home selling platform that uses data science to price homes accurately, technology to sell them quickly and a dedicated team of professionals to guide you every step of the way.
Who We're Looking For:
We are looking for an experienced Vice President of Engineering to lead and inspire a talented team and help scale our business as we venture into new markets. As VP of Engineering you are a great manager and a great team builder. You have demonstrated success in recruiting, communicating, and resolving issues. The VP Eng's job is to make everyone in the engineering organization successful and you are responsible for fixing the issues that are getting in the way of success.This position will have a huge impact on the future of Knock.
As part of our senior leadership team reporting to our COO, you will lead the continued growth of the engineering and data science teams with an emphasis on fostering a strong engineering culture, measuring and increasing delivery velocity, and achieving schedule predictability as the company moves forward with their aggressive growth targets. A successful VP Engineering will have a strong technical background, a demonstrated track record as a professional leader with a knack for developing teams, and the business acumen to lead the engineering team in the execution of Knock’s strategic objectives. The candidate that fills this role will have an immediate positive impact on our engineering team, our customers and our company, and the work will be extremely rewarding.
As the Vice President of Engineering you will:
Responsibilities:
Lead, mentor and inspire a distributed engineering team to perform at a high level and deliver world-class products
Design and execute processes for workflow and standards
Collaborate with the product team to understand and translate requirements, ensuring specifications and architecture design meet broader technical strategic goals
Manage project milestones, progress, and issues
Provide technical leadership and guidance to your team members
Set clear expectations and create a positive work environment based on accountability, in collaboration with the engineering and management teams
Recruit, develop, and grow a talented technology team committed to developing innovative solutions aligned with the company’s business model, values, and vision
Implement an effective organizational structure that balances process, accountability and scalability with product velocity and innovation as Knock continues to scale
We’re looking for teammates who have:
BS/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field
10+ years relevant technical experience
5+ years directly managing and building high performing engineering teams
Track record of solving complex problems, designing creative strategies, and delivering significant impact as a manager and a leader
Experience managing successful engineering teams (remote based a plus) including hiring/termination and performance management
Ability to prioritize and manage across multiple, often time-sensitive initiatives
Exceptional organizational, communication, and leadership skills
Capable of technical deep-dives into code, networking, operating systems and server infrastructure
Understanding of most AWS products & architecture
What we can offer you:
An amazing opportunity to be an integral part of building the next multi-billion dollar consumer brand around the single largest purchase of our lives
Competitive cash and equity compensation, full medical, dental, vision benefits, flexible work schedule, unlimited vacation (2 weeks mandatory) and sick time and are open to where you live and work.
We are a distributed company so location within the U.S. is not an issue as long as you have good experience with Slack and Trello. This is a unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a company that is poised to change how homes are sold and make an impact on one of the largest industries in the Unites States.
Knock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals seeking employment at Knock are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation.
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