Senior Engineering Manager, Marketplace

This position is open SF/Bay Area candidates and requires 4 days per week  in our San Francisco based Office

Overview

Wonderschool is harnessing the power of technology to provide comprehensive support to child care providers operating out of their homes as well as in the government and non-profit sectors. Our products enable childcare providers to create high-quality environments and meet the demands of their business, while also helping parents in need of childcare solutions through the creation of an accessible marketplace.

Wonderschool is seeking an Engineering Leader who is passionate about contributing to our mission and purpose through leadership, process, and execution of product development. You will manage one of the engineering teams building Wonderschool’s core product. As a successful Engineering Manager, you will plan and execute the development of product features and architecture improvements with quality and predictability, work across functions to communicate estimates and trade-offs and incorporate new business needs into the development plan.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for Wonderschool's marketplace team
• Bring joy to providers and parents supporting child care through remarkable solutions
• Cultivate an excellent organization by hiring remarkable talent, coaching your team, fostering principled and collaborative engineering decision-making, and applying your technical expertise to maintain a high bar
• Oversee the success of your teams' products, establish and achieve quantifiable results
• Report to the chief technology officer and participates in essential technical, design, and product discussions with leaders across our product, engineering and operations teams

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in computer science or equivalent industry experience (12+ years preferred)
• 3+ years of experience of managing senior engineering with a team of around 10+ engineers
• Ability to be scrappy and comfortable building  0 → 1 products
• Proven record of successfully delivering large initiatives and/or features from start to finish with strong collaboration, communication, and ownership
• Experience collaborating with engineering leaders and cross-functional team members
• We value ability to write clean and maintainable code (irrespective of language) and think/build in systems
• Elixir & Phoenix experience is a big plus, but, optional
• Ability to think beyond the team needs and help drive company objectives

Technologies We Use

• JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web frameworks (specifically including ReactJS and Next.js)
• Elixir & Phoenix Framework, No SQL Data Bases, Firebase, GCP
• Web markup (HTML5, CSS3), backend technologies (NodeJS), front-end build tools (Webpack, ESbuild, Vite)