Engineering Manager (Frontend)

We are seeking a highly technical and experienced Engineering Manager to one of our business critical engineering team. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a deep understanding of collaborative document editing technologies, and is passionate about building scalable, high-performance software.

As the Manager, you will oversee the development and delivery of innovative features, ensure technical excellence, and mentor a team of talented engineers.

- Technical Leadership: Provide hands-on technical guidance to the team, ensuring best practices in software development, architecture, and design.

- Team Management: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

- Product Development: Drive the development of new features and enhancements, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability.

- Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to align on goals, prioritize initiatives, and deliver exceptional user experiences.

- Code Quality: Oversee code reviews, ensure adherence to coding standards, and advocate for clean, maintainable, and testable code.

- Innovation: Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in collaborative editing, cloud infrastructure, and web development, and apply them to improve our product.

- Operational Excellence: Ensure the stability and performance of the Docs platform, proactively addressing technical debt and optimizing system architecture.

- Proficiency in Node.js, relational databases, and at least one modern frontend framework.

- Proven track record of managing and scaling engineering teams.

- Ability to tackle complex technical challenges and make data-driven decisions.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.

- 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 1 year in a leadership role.