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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.

 

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