About Achievers
The "Achievers Employee Experience Platform™" empowers employees to recognize each other in real time and aligns them to the values and goals of the company. With almost 4 million global users, the Employee Experience Platform enables employees in over 170 countries. Visit us at
www.achievers.com to learn more, and check out our platform in action
here. Join us in our mission to Change the Way the World Works™!
Our commitment to you:
At Achievers, we hire you for you because we value the unique perspective and individuality that each person brings to our team. We are committed to creating an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace where you belong, and your contributions are celebrated. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of colleagues who appreciate your strengths and are excited to learn from your experiences.
Are you a visionary leader with a passion for technology and innovation? Do you thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments where you can shape the future of software development? Achievers is seeking an Engineering Manager to join our team and drive our engineering efforts for our products. If you are a strategic thinker with a proven track record of leading high-performing engineering teams and fostering a culture of excellence, we want to hear from you!
What You'll Do
- Leadership: Coach, lead and manage a team of software engineers with varying experience levels. Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation within the teams. Provide feedback and performance evaluations for engineering team and continue to grow and strengthen individuals.
- Strategic Thinking: Manage strategic projects with excellent project management skills. Align team goals with the company's strategic objectives to ensure cohesive progress.
- Product Collaboration: Collaborate closely with the product team to contribute to the product roadmap. Ensure the development team understands and is aligned with the product vision and priorities.
- Technical Leadership: Engage in design and architecture discussions, sharing ideas to build the next generation of features for the Achievers platform. Provide technical guidance and oversight to ensure high-quality software delivery.
- Devlopment: Hands-on with our codebase and deeply involved in code reviews. Use the right tool for the job; we love modern technology and use things like Kubernetes, Python, Go, GRPC, PubSub, MongoDB, MySQL, BigQuery
- Agile Practices: Champion agile development practices in coordination with our Agile coach. Promote an agile mindset and ensure adherence to agile methodologies across teams.
- Innovation: Stay abreast of industry trends to explore alternative approaches and solutions, delivering Platform Integration, Systems, and DevOps technologies to meet business needs.
Do You Have What It Takes? What We're Looking For:
- Education: Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or equivalent. Ongoing commitment to professional development through certifications or continuous learning.
- Experience: 2+ years of experience in managing and leading development teams and 10+ years of relevant development experience building quality products. Proven track record of successfully delivering complex software projects.
- Technical Acumen: Hands-on experience with modern software development practices and tools. Experience working with Product Management, User Design, and Client teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. Experience within an Agile development environment
- Modernization: Experience transitioning from a monolithic architecture to microservices is a definite asset. Ability to lead and manage large-scale system modernization efforts.
- Technological Passion: Enthusiasm for new technologies such as Kubernetes and Big Query. Continuous exploration of emerging technologies and their potential impact on the business.
- Microservices: Strong understanding of Microservice Architecture. Experience designing, building, and maintaining microservices-based systems.
- Performance: Passion for performance profiling and benchmarking. Ability to identify and address performance bottlenecks in large-scale systems.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze business requirements and review technical design documents in accordance with company architecture standards. Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Project Management: Great project management skills with experience executing high ROI strategic projects. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
Why work with us?
- We're a fun-loving, passionate, and highly collaborative team
- We believe in moving quickly, failing fast, and adapting to change
- We're committed to achieving technical excellence in everything we do
- We value team work, learning from failure and innovation
Why you’ll love working at Achievers:
We are passionate about disruptive technology that’s rooted in science, research and data.
We understand the value of employee success in the workplace and have been
recognized in numerous publications for our contributions to HR, for technical excellence, and for our outstanding workplace culture!
We foster an environment of connection, security, and community. You’ll feel at home, without reservation.
We believe in moving quickly, failing fast, and adapting to change.
We enjoy coming to work every day because we believe in our product and love our culture.
We’re committed to achieving excellence in everything we do.
Achievers does not offer employment to prospects without first ensuring that qualified candidates speak directly with the hiring manager and a member of our HR team. All qualification will be done face-to-face, whether that is in person or over Zoom. Achievers does not send out offers of employment without meeting candidates and does not offer employment via text. If you are requested for any personal information via text and/or without having met a member of our hiring team in person, please disregard.
Our employees are a diverse and inclusive team of passionate, hardworking individuals. Achievers is committed to creating an environment where our employees can do the best work of their lives. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply to join our A-Player family. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Achievers is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.
