Engineering Manager, Sourcegraph

• 💻 You have relevant domain knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas: account management systems, user analytics, billing system integrations, or abuse detection
• 💪 You have at least 2 years of experience managing engineering teams and 5 years of hands-on coding experience.You have held a high technical bar for teammates as well as yourself
• 🌎 Your working hours overlap with 8am-4pm PT for at least 10 hours per week so we have time to collaborate synchronously when necessary
• 💎 You share our values, and work in accordance with those values
• You are a technical, customer-driven manager who works from a place of compassion and curiosity
• You have experience working with highly technical customers across business sectors
• You can work cross-functionally to align requirements and priorities from a broad set of engineering, product, and business stakeholders
• You are strongly aligned with our values, inspired by our mission to make it so that everyone can code, and motivated to do your best work at Sourcegraph
• You find joy in solving innovative, complex technical problems
• You have personal domain expertise with more than one of account management systems, user analytics, billing system integrations, or abuse detection
• You are eager to code and directly contribute to the team’s goals
• If you feel qualified, we welcome you to apply regardless of location

Desirable

• The Cody Prime team is responsible for managing and monetizing the user experience. They cover everything from account management and payment processing to analytics, usage metering, and abuse detection
• As Engineering Manager - Cody Prime, you will work closely with teams from across all of Sourcegraph
• You will utilize both your leadership skills and technical acumen to identify and implement ideas that ensure a smooth, high-quality experience for both individuals and business customers
• You will lead a team of high-agency, self-directed teammates
• Your role will not only involve strategic planning but also the hands-on implementation of scalable solutions that align with Cody's business objectives and deliver exceptional value to both our individual and enterprise customers
• You will report directly to the Head of Engineering
• Within one month, you will…
• Take responsibility for a distributed, FAANG-bar team, roughly 4 engineers, and lead them as a front-line manager. Your organization will grow as the company grows
• Work closely with other Engineering department heads on cross-functional initiatives
• Within three months, you will…
• Identify ways to improve the effectiveness of your team and give input on any gaps you see in the Engineering org
• Work closely with customers, product, and technical success to deeply understand customer needs and translate them into technical solutions
• Build a variety of new features. A few examples include
• Advanced user account management, including analytics at both the individual and group level
• Enhanced support for teams and invitations
• Architectural improvements that allow us to quickly respond to changes, be they abusive use of Cody, new models on the market, or changing business requirements
• Within six months, you will…
• Champion customer engagement in all phases of design, development, and deployment
• Drive a roadmap that matches business needs with technical execution
• Within one year, you will…
• Have hired, retained, and grown exceptional people to make our team even more representative of the world’s population
• Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to develop the next set of ambitious goals that your org should work towards
• Develop a clear technical and execution strategy to achieve that next set of goals
• No matter what, working hours must overlap with EST for at least 20 hours/week and be willing to flex to work with a globally distributed team

• We expect the interview process to take 5.5-6 hours in total
• 👋 Introduction Stage - we have initial conversations to get to know you better…
• [30m] Recruiter Screen
• [60m] Technical Screen / Resume Deep Dive
• 🧑‍💻 Team Interview Stage - we then delve into your experience in more depth and introduce you to members of the team, including cross-functional partners…
• [15m] Hiring Manager Intro
• [60m] Technical Interview
• [45m] Cross-functional Team Collaboration Interview
• [60m] Peer Interview / Values Interview
• 🎉 Final Interview Stage - we move you to our final round, where you gain a better understanding of our business and values holistically…
• [30-60m] Hiring Manager Screen
• [30m] Leadership Interview
• We check references and conduct your background check