Engineering Manager - Site Experience

About Pantheon

Pantheon is the WebOps platform for websites that deliver extraordinary results. We believe in putting the magic of the internet in everyone’s hands. That’s why we’re so passionate about helping developers, IT and marketing develop, test, and release website changes faster and more reliably so they can build and maintain websites that create value for their organizations. Our cloud native software makes it easy to securely manage a single website or thousands of websites across multiple teams in one platform.

Pantheon’s core values are Trust, Teamwork, Passion, and Customers First. At Pantheon, we work hard and play harder, valuing individuality, humor, and balance. We're enthusiastic participants in several open-source communities and have real relationships with many of our most active customers. If all of this sounds interesting to you, read on!

The Role 

As the Engineering Manager for Site Experience, you will lead and manage a team of talented software engineers focused on developing and enhancing the core site performance and integrations of our platform from customers running Drupal, Wordpress, and Next.js. You are responsible for the team's performance, delivery, and growth within this functional area, defining and excelling on Engineering initiatives focused on outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Lead and Mentor: Guide the team through organizational changes, challenges, and uncertainties, maintaining productivity and morale. Drive the team's success with hands-on coaching, guidance, and troubleshooting, as you are passionate about mentoring and developing engineering talent.
• Execution and Delivery: Manage projects with shifting priorities and ensure the team adapts quickly to evolving organizational structures and processes to deliver high-quality work.
• Strategy and Vision: Understand the organization’s objectives and direction, aligning the team’s priorities accordingly. You will advocate for changes that benefit the team and the broader organization.
• Technical Guidance: Lead architecture discussions, review code, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to technical discussions to maintain a high bar for technical excellence.
• Collaboration: Contribute to team and organizational goals, working with immediate team members and cross-functional stakeholders (10-20 individuals) to ensure alignment.
• Direction: Provide clear direction to your team, translating high-level goals into actionable tasks, providing feedback, and ensuring everyone is aligned. You will have autonomy within your team's scope to decide how to allocate work and solve problems while aligning with the overall engineering strategy.
• Hiring: Own the hiring process for the team, including interviewing, closing candidates, and ensuring a diverse and high-performing team structure.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience:
  • 5+ years of experience in software development, with a solid foundation as an individual contributor demonstrating technical competence.
  • 1-3 years of direct people management experience, which could include leading small teams, mentoring juniors, or taking on tech lead responsibilities.
  • Proven ability to deliver projects successfully, ideally working directly with customers or within an agency.
• Technical Acumen:
  • Direct experience building websites using Drupal, CMS, and/or Next.js, preferably with open source contributions.
  • Working knowledge of Python, Golang, or other modern programming languages.
  • A deep understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.
  • A deep understanding of scalable cloud architectures and cloud technologies, including relational databases (e.g. MySQL, MariaDB, Cloud SQL) and application caches (e.g. Redis, Memcached).
• Communication: Clear, confident communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts effectively.
• Methodology: Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or other development methodologies.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Visa Sponsorship is not available at this time.

The Canadian base salary range for this position is 150,400 - 188,000 CAD per year. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. At Pantheon, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.