Engineering Lead - Sleep company | Scrabble & Jigsaw
Posted on October 31, 2023
Job Description
Job Summary:
Role will play a pivotal role in driving innovation, scalability, and excellence in our technology infrastructure. You will lead and mentor a team of in-house and vendor developers, ensuring the successful execution of projects that support our web platform, customer engagement tools, and backend systems.
Key Responsibilities:
Team Leadership:
- Build and lead a talented engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
- Provide guidance, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to team members.
- Effectively manage both in-house and vendor developers, ensuring project deadlines and quality standards are met.
Technology Strategy:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement the technology roadmap aligned with business goals.
- Evaluate, recommend, and implement the latest technologies and best practices to improve system performance, scalability, and security.
- Ensure seamless integration and optimization of Webengage, Shopify Plus, AWS Server, and PHP-based middleware.
Project Management:
- Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
- Monitor project progress, identify and mitigate risks, and communicate updates to stakeholders.
- Drive continuous improvement in project management processes and methodologies.
System Reliability and Performance:
- Maintain the AWS server infrastructure to ensure high availability, scalability, and security.
- Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and system outages.
- Implement disaster recovery and backup strategies to safeguard data.
Vendor Management:
- Collaborate with third-party vendors and partners to ensure the successful integration and operation of external services and tools.
- Negotiate contracts, monitor service-level agreements (SLAs), and manage vendor relationships effectively.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Proven experience in managing engineering teams in a technology-driven environment.
- Strong technical background with expertise in web technologies, AWS, PHP, and e-commerce platforms (Shopify Plus preferred).
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to lead multiple projects concurrently.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience with customer engagement and marketing tools (e.g., Webengage) is a plus.
- Proven ability to make data-driven decisions and drive process improvements.
If you are a highly motivated and experienced engineering leader looking for an exciting opportunity to shape the technology landscape of a fast-growing D2C company, we invite you to apply for the position at The Sleep Company.
