Engineering Manager, ditto

• 2+ years of experience managing teams of software engineers. This includes people-management responsibilities such as hiring, performance management, and career development
• 5+ years of technical leadership, including driving best practices, project scoping and design, and providing architectural guidance
• A willingness to travel, including internationally, up to once a quarter for team get togethers
• Prior experience with mobile development or leading mobile development teams (iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, etc.)
• Excellent leadership skills with a focus on team growth, mentorship, and collaboration
• A strategic, product-oriented mindset, with the ability to balance technical priorities with business needs
• Experience with large scale CI/CD pipelines, automation, and developer tooling & workflows to automate software releases
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. As a fully distributed team, async communication is the norm and the development process often includes written architecture and design documents, and as an engineering manager video-based company updates and presentations will be the norm

Desirable

• We are seeking an experienced and motivated Engineering Manager to lead our SDK team and deliver high-quality, developer-friendly SDKs across mobile, desktop, and web platforms and in multiple languages
• In this role, you will drive the development of our SDKs, ensuring they are performant, easy to use, and loved by developers on every platform and in every language
• You will also play a crucial role in the Ditto developer ecosystem by managing and growing a talented engineering team and establishing a culture that collaborates with cross-functional partners to deliver best-in-class SDK libraries for our customers
• A passion for great developer experience, a management outlook that optimizes for repeatable & automated processes, and a strong product mindset is essential
• Lead our SDK Engineering Team – Lead and magnify the impact of a team of 6-10 skilled individual contributors. Be responsible for ensuring their success, aiding their career growth, and facilitating their technical work
• Recruit and Grow Talent – Build a strong engineering team through hiring, mentoring, performance management, and career development initiatives
• Build a Great Developer Experience – Ensure our SDKs are a delight to use, well-documented, follow platform-specific best practices, and feel at home in every environment
• Raise the Bar on Technical Excellence – Ensure high test coverage, rigorous engineering, stellar documentation, and a consistently high technical bar across all SDKs
• Collaborate Across Teams – Collaborate with your team, engineering leadership, and product managers to define SDK roadmaps, prioritize features, and align engineering efforts with business goals
• Automate and Optimize – Improve developer workflows through automation, large scale CI/CD, and investments in tooling that maximize productivity and ensure scalability
• Ship It! — Regularly ship patch, minor, and major versions of our SDKs for all our supported platforms, and invest in automation and tooling to make this a breeze
• Be a Culture Custodian — Set team culture by example, expanding Ditto’s culture of trust, communication, and continual improvement