Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Live shows make us feel good. They’re a time to hang with our friends, discover new artists or lose ourselves on a dancefloor. We’re on a mission to bring all of this to more fans, more often – and that’s where you come in.

We’re looking for a highly skilled and experienced Engineering Manager to join our Product & Engineering department, to take ownership of a talented and diverse team composed of Frontend, Backend and QA Engineers.

If you are motivated to deliver incremental business value for our fans and partners, and drive engineering excellence whilst keeping both near & longer-term objectives in balance, we invite you to join DICE. It’s a place where you can be yourself, influence the culture, and create work that you’re proud of.

About the Role

As an Engineering Manager, you will be part of our exceptional Leadership team who shall support you. You'll be responsible for driving the deliverables and health of a cross-functional distributed team which owns one of our core products. And, in partnership with Product and Design, shall contribute to our continued success in redefining live entertainment with innovative solutions.

You’ll be

• Responsible for the personal and professional development of your direct reports, empowering them and promoting a growth mindset.
• Responsible for bringing the team to a higher level of technical and business maturity, by establishing best practices and encouraging collaboration. 
• Managing and coaching a team of senior IC’s in a range of disciplines (frontend, backend, QA, mobile), who may be more experienced than you.
• Maintaining an inclusive and engaging culture which supports hybrid / remote working. 
• Ensuring that projects are delivered on schedule and within budget, maintaining a high level of quality.
• Working closely with the Product Manager and Design Lead, with the ability to step into their shoes temporarily if needed.
• Liaising with other functions across the business to deliver on identified outcomes.
• Defining, leading and contributing to department initiatives, with the aim of driving improvements across the organisation. 

You Are 

• Passionate, humble and take pride in what you do.
• A problem-solver, who is outcome-driven.
• Adaptable and collaborative.
• A great listener and coach.
• An excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing.
• A fan of music and culture.

You’ll Need 

• Proven track record of managing a cross-functional team, preferably 2+ years of people management experience.
• Demonstrable experience developing people and building high-performance teams.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience in owning a large project end-to-end from conception to delivery. 
• Strong technical background to make and own key engineering decisions.
• Expertise in building highly scalable, reliable, well-tested systems.
• Aptitude and interest in coaching others on best practices, ideally around topics such as security, maintainability, scalability and/or DevSecOps.
• Exposure to CI/CD, Containerisation, AWS cloud services or other cloud providers.
• Have previously coded in at least one of the following, or similar: Elixir, Ruby, Python, Go or Javascript.
• Preferably qualified with a Computer Science degree or equivalent experience.

About DICE
Our teams work from London, New York, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Berlin and Mumbai. We’re building products that will revolutionise the industry for fans, artists and venues – and we’re growing fast. Read about our Series C funding and our latest funding round to see what’s next for DICE.

We know that having a variety of perspectives makes us a better company – it’s why we strongly encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply. Find out how we’re creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive DICE.

Our benefits

• Unlimited Paid Holiday 
• Monthly DICE Credits
• Private health insurance with Vitality with tons of perks
• Workplace pension with Penfold 
• Coaching and CBT Sessions
• Classpass
• Summer Workation
• Summer Fridays
• Generous Parental Package
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Cycle 2 Work
• Season Ticket Loans

We recognise the benefits of hybrid working, and want to create the best balance to ensure we can continue working together effectively. For our UK team, we have a hybrid work policy of three days in the office and two days from anywhere. You can chat about your specific team’s days and expectations during the interview process.

Application process

Our process usually involves a quick chat on the phone, a conversation with our Head of Engineering, a portfolio review or task and a couple of interviews where you’ll meet the people you’ll work with. We’ll keep you fully informed along the way.

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