Senior Front End Engineering Manager, Design Pickle
$170-190k
AI Powered SaaS Platform with Built In Creative Workforce
Job no longer available
AI Powered SaaS Platform with Built In Creative Workforce
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$170-190k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To be the most helpful creative platform in the world. We have reimagined the creative process with one centralized creative platform to help you untangle your design process and better manage your ever-changing creative needs.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of software development experience with a significant focus on front-end technologies, alongside 7+ years of professional experience as a software engineer in varied environments
- 6+ years in technical leadership, directly managing development teams and overseeing large-scale projects with at least 3 years of experience in managing back-end technologies such as Ruby on Rails, Express.js, Spring, .NET
- Profound expertise in front-end technologies, with at least 3 years of experience using JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js
- Comprehensive knowledge in deploying, configuring, and operating cloud-based solutions like AWS or Azure, alongside a solid understanding of analytics platforms such as DataDog, Tableau, Snowflake, Looker, Pendo, Amplitude, and Hotjar
- Hands-on experience in designing and operating critical high-scale systems that are highly available, scalable, and sustainable, reflecting a passion for the aesthetic and functional aspects of product development
- Strong familiarity with data platforms, including aspects such as modeling, metadata management, streams, persistence, enrichment, and access; adept at integrating ML/AI solutions for enhanced user personalization
- Expertise employing Agile methodologies, leading teams through agile processes and continuous delivery frameworks to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in project deliverables
- Experience managing globally distributed teams, demonstrating effective management of both full-time staff and vendors across different geographies and cultures
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are essential for managing remote teams and ensuring clear, consistent interactions across global projects—vital in a remote-first company
- Educational background: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, providing a solid foundation for complex problem-solving and innovation in software development
- Bonus Pickle Points:
- In-depth experience with React application framework, experience with Ruby on Rails, and knowledge of Tailwind
- Comfortable working independently and with a 10+ person development team
- Proven track record of building and/or improving company culture
- Exceptional written communication - we’re a remote-first company so effective communication is vital
- An astute eye for operational efficiency improvements
What the job involves
- Reports to: VP of Product
- On a daily basis, works closely with Product Designers, Product Managers, and Software Engineers globally. On a weekly basis work cross functionally across the company
- Lead and contribute directly to high-value frontend projects, blending your skills as a hands-on developer with your responsibilities as a manager. Your dual role will involve coding, architectural design, and problem-solving alongside your team, directly contributing to our key initiatives
- Develop and lead a high-performing frontend engineering team by excelling in recruitment, coaching, mentoring, and personal example. Cultivate a team culture that values both individual accountability and collective success, fostering technical excellence and continuous improvement
- Champion the evolution of our product architecture with a hands-on approach, focusing specifically on frontend technologies. Implement innovative design patterns and frameworks that enhance user interfaces, ensuring that architectural decisions are aligned with user engagement and business goals
- Deliver exceptional products that meet rigorous standards of quality, security, and reliability, driving innovation and execution of roadmap features. Your direct involvement in development ensures that projects not only meet technical standards but also deliver substantial user and business value
- Set and uphold stringent standards for performance and availability, involving yourself in the development and monitoring processes. Integrate engineering practices like CI/CD and comprehensive code reviews to boost productivity and align with strategic outcomes
- Own and manage the engineering infrastructure, optimizing frontend operations while also contributing to DevOps practices that enhance efficiency and security
- Provide strategic insights into engineering resource allocation to the Product leadership team, balancing your managerial perspective with hands-on technical insights
- Foster a results-focused and highly engaged team environment where both you and your team members are proactive problem-solvers. Your leadership by example in both management and individual contributions will drive initiatives that enhance performance, availability, and user value
Our take
Finding affordable, reliable and high-quality graphic design can be incredibly difficult. Design Pickle solves that problem by offering users a subscription-based graphic design service.
Founded by a former creative agency CEO, Design Pickle has maintained a strong focus on businesses' crucial graphic design needs. Its AI-powered SaaS platform acts as a built-in creative workforce that's tailored towards marketing and creative design teams who need streamlined workflows, task management integration and a simplification of their creative ecosystem. Compared to traditional graphic design solutions, Design Pickle's service is cheaper and more consistent, making it especially appealing for SMBs.
Design Pickle's ambitious strategy and impressive funding have allowed it to consolidate its global presence, and to better serve UK and European companies. In 2020, Design Pickle made its first move into the global market by acquiring UK-based Design Hero. These collective expansions should help the company to strengthen its lead within the creative enablement space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Feb 2022
$25m
LATE VC
Total funding: $25m
Company benefits
- Uncapped PTO: Hate seeing your PTO hours decrease as the year goes on? Not anymore! There is no cap or number associated with the amount of PTO days you can request
- We offer rich healthcare plans at an affordable price in addition to dental, vision, short & long term disability and an employee assistance program.
- Remote-work flexibility: More productive at home? Not based in Scottsdale, AZ? Fine with us! We are a remote-first company with people all over the country
- New parent leave: Design Pickle encourages all primary caregivers to take up to 8 weeks leave for a new family member, including adoption, at full salary
- Paid training and personal development: We offer a yearly stipend for employees to continue to grow their skills and learn things to help them in their careers
- Pet insurance: Have a furry friend? Design Pickle offers pet insurance through United Pet Care for discounted vet visits, medication, and procedures
- Team retreats, social events, and adventures: Pickle collaboration is important to us! We host regular social events, get-togethers, and experiences for our staff, including an annual in-person retreat!
- 401K: Plan for your future with a 401K with a 6% company match
- Remote Work Stipend
- Holistic Wellness Stipend
Company values
- Be the SPARK: Let your fire and passion inspire someone else’s day.
- DRIVE Performance: Seek out new ways to improve performance, satisfaction, and impact for our customers. Less is more rules supreme.
- Give it to me STRAIGHT: Lead with radical and professional candor in every situation. Graciously accept when others do the same. Move forward together and aligned.
- HELP when nobody's watching: Find opportunities to support each other and our clients beyond the day-to-day.
- Lean into HARD: We thoughtfully select our challenges and tenaciously commit to conquering them.
- Make your own PICKLES: We are a collection of incredible individuals who challenge ourselves and each other to grow. Change is celebrated as a sign of progress.
Company HQ
Thunderbird Industrial Airpark, Scottsdale, AZ
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Leadership
Russ Perry
(CEO)Trained as a Creative at Apple, and was Creative Director of NSB/Keane. Founded online feedback tool Give the OK! in 2010.
People progressing
Joe has grown from a Wordpress Developer on our Marketing team and was recently promoted to Technical Product Manager on the Product team.
Jennifer (Jen) was recently promoted from Director of Customer Success to Vice President of Customer Success!
Joined Design Pickle as a Principal Engineer, and is now our Engineering Manager.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Design Pickle
Hollie Casey (Global Human Resources)
- Design Pickle is an Equal Opportunity Employer. You will often hear members of the Design Pickle team refer to themselves as “pickles”. Pickles come in an infinite amount of variety, and as such, the pickles at Design Pickle celebrate every aspect of our diverse workforce and do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, nationality, (dis)ability, gender, gender expression, or sexual orientation. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. The right pickle for the right opportunity. Design Pickle is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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