Engineering Manager, Traba
$170-200k
+ Equity
5 days a week in office
Marketplace for matching industrial workers with open shifts
Be an early applicant
Marketplace for matching industrial workers with open shifts
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$170-200k
+ Equity
5 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help both businesses and workers to reach their full productivity and potential.
Role
Who you are
- Emerging Leader: You have at least one year of experience managing a team, coaching them to achieve high performance, and navigating both successes and challenges
- Technically Proficient: You have hands-on experience in developing APIs, data modeling, and scaling distributed systems, and can lead by example
- Customer-Focused: You bring a customer-centric mindset, understanding that customer satisfaction is at the heart of building great products
- Clear Communicator: You emphasize clear communication, documented planning, and regular, transparent feedback
- 7+ years of software engineering experience building scalable solutions, with 1+ year managing high-performing teams
- Experience with distributed systems, API design, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, GCP, or equivalent technologies
- Strong communication and analytical skills to drive impactful decisions
- Experience working in a fast-paced, early-stage environment, with the ability to thrive amid ambiguity
- A passion for helping people find meaningful work that suits their needs
What the job involves
- We are seeking a driven Engineering Manager to join our team and lead the development of our products and platform
- As the first manager on the Engineering team, you will work closely with our CTO, making key architectural and product decisions, and driving the technical vision and execution of your team
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing engineers
- Architect and oversee the development of applications, APIs, and distributed systems
- Own architectural decisions for the tech platform, advising on key product and infrastructure strategies
- Be hands-on with the codebase 50-70% of the time, providing technical guidance and support
- Develop and maintain analytics, monitoring, and logging infrastructure to improve user experience and system health
- Collaborate across Product, Design, Sales, Marketing, and Operations to deliver a top-notch service and product experience
- Contribute in many other ways to our agile founding team, building the future of flexible light industrial staffing
Our take
Traba aims to revolutionize the gig economy within the warehousing and events sector by addressing current shortcomings. While the gig economy has provided flexibility elsewhere, it has struggled in these industries, often leading to disengaged workers and exploitative practices.
Trada distinguishes itself by verifying worker credentials and setting a minimum wage to ensure fair compensation, which helps mitigate issues seen in other short-term staffing solutions. The platform offers benefits like instant pay-outs and automation features for invoicing and reporting, enhancing efficiency for both workers and employers.
With significant funding secured in 2022, Treaba plans to expand operations across the US, prioritizing states like Texas with robust light industry sectors. Future developments include enhancing the platform with new apps and tools to streamline communication and further improve user experience.
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Insights
Many candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
91% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2023
$22m
SERIES B
Jul 2022
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $45.6m
Company values
- Dream Big: Traba is building a generational company to redesign the supply chain world - like how Amazon reinvented the e-commerce world - and that requires a different mindset and level of commitment
- Olympian's Work Ethic: Nothing worth doing ever came easy, and we are committed to change the world for the better. We put everything we’ve got onto the field
- Growth Mindset: Maximize your growth and be pushed to your limits. Traba is perfect for those looking for a new challenge and the ability to grow quickly
- Customer Obsession: From our inception, our mission has been clear: to empower both businesses and workers to achieve their maximum productivity and potential
Company HQ
Tribeca, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Mike Shebat
(CEO)Experience as General Manager for McCaster-Carr. Also served as a Senior Manager of Global Products for Uber from 2016 to 2021.
Akshay Buddiga
(CTO)Experience as Product Operations Analyst for Zenefits. Also served as a Senior Engineering Manager for Fanatics, Inc. from 2016 to 2021.
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