Engineering Manager, MakeSpace
BizOps
Storage units with pickup & delivery
Job no longer available
Storage units with pickup & delivery
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
MakeSpace's mission is to modernise the archaic storage industry by delivering the best storage experience in the world.
Role
Who you are
- Several years of engineering management experience of teams of 3+ people, with prior experience as a tech lead
- Hands-on experience as an engineer working on products through the entire product lifecycle
- The ability to build relationships with stakeholders, help others grow in their career, and create inclusive environments
- An interest in finding tangible solutions to Logistics and Transportation problems that help drive positive customer experiences
- Strong understanding of domain-modeling and system design
- Excellent interpersonal and clear communication skills
- A product mentality - ability to define goals, consider trade-offs, prioritize, defend decisions, and execute
- The experience to collect the pulse of the team, while making tough decisions and valuing accountability
- The ability to influence, negotiate and demonstrate empathy
What the job involves
- Lead a team of 4-6 senior engineers, including hiring, career development and performance management
- Partner with Product Managers in an agile environment - delivering business outcomes through applications that bring value to our users, internal or external
- Ensure engineering code meets business and architecture standards
- Mentor engineers in and help set best practices around writing maintainable, supportable code including quality, logging, security, monitoring and alerting
- Demonstrate a long-term vision for products and continue to deliver in an agile manner
- Help to ensure the team is engaged and excited about their work
- Share insights with your team about the “how” and “why” behind the decisions the company is making and similarly advocate for the team with leadership
- Work to improve a system using Python using Django, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, and AWS
Our take
Traditional self-storage warehouses can only rent a storage space if they have one available, and people must have a car or truck to take their items in or out. MakeSpace sends a team of drivers and movers to a client’s location to pick up the items and take them back when needed. They deal with all manner of household items which has helped the business attract a strong customer base.
In the US alone, the annual spend on storage is $38 billion. Recognizing the potential of the company, and the large market they operate in, investors have already contributed over $142 million towards the company.
Makespace's collaboration with logistics experts Iron-Mountain has allowed them to access over over 1,500 warehouses and last-mile logistics, helping them to quickly enter new markets almost overnight. Founded in 2013, the storage firm is very much a pioneer, but now faces competition in the shape of U-Haul International, PODS, and Softback backed Clutter. The key to Makespaces' success will be the continuous focus on technology in order to reduce their operational costs in face of stiff competition.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2020
$55m
Apr 2019
$30m
Total funding: $172.6m
Company benefits
- 401k matching
- Home office budget
- Free storage
- Generous paid time off and volunteer opportunities
- Parental leave
- Equal opportunity employer
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Chinatown, New York, NY
Leadership
Rahul Gandhi
(CEO )Rahul worked as an Analyst at Bank of America and Senior Manager of AOL before taking an MBA at Columbia Business School. He then worked from 2011-2013 as a Principal of Primary Venture Partners before co-founding MakeSpace in July 2013.
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