Engineering Director, Metalab
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Product & interface design studio
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Product & interface design studio
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help everyone from tiny early-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies build products that are simple, beautiful, and easy to use.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years as a web or mobile engineer, in addition to 3+ years leading a software development team
- Strong Back End production application experience using JSON REST and GraphQL API methodologies and ideally one of these languages: Node, Rails, Go, Python
- You have experience developing frontend client applications using React and/or React Native
- You can communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences and are comfortable leading presentations of work frequently
- You can produce diagrams and documentation that clearly reflect architectural decisions, patterns, and principles
- You have experience designing API schemas, data models, and database architecture for large scale platform builds
- Solid understanding of digital product building process—from start to finish
- You’ve built and shipped several products and/or complex design systems to market in the past two years
- Strength in leading and mentoring an engineering team. You have previously led a team of engineers building products and/or complex design systems
- Expert-level understanding of software development patterns and have opinions on industry best practices
- You enjoy taking complex problems and transforming them into elegant and simple solutions
- Ability to present to clients with credibility, clarity, and confidence
- Experience leading large teams globally: developers, product and QA teams
- Experienced working with clients and procurement in an agency environment
- Experience leading remote and managing nearshore development teams
- Ability to motivate and guide engineers to successful careers
- Keen interest in working with world-class companies and great teammates to launch products worth talking about
- Ability to travel to client meetings
What the job involves
- Co-Manage a 25+ person engineering team and mentor our senior engineers and leads
- Drive the overall Engineering team’s operations and strategy, from day to day processes to long-term direction
- Collaborate with the Client Partnerships team to pitch engagements to clients
- Assist in scoping out the timeline and requirements of engineering engagements
- Involved in vetting, hiring, and training new members of the engineering team
- Advocate for the engineering team internally to make sure they’re set up for success
- Collaborate with the rest of MetaLab’s leadership team to keep company engagement high
- Articulate constructive feedback, and ensure the engineering team is evaluated and supported on an ongoing basis
- Foster an open, collaborative, and inclusive environment for the engineering team
- Able to roll up your sleeves in the work, providing guidance and direction to project teams when needed
- Interacts with the engineering team on a daily basis, and with clients when needed
Our take
MetaLab, founded in 2006, has established itself as one of the most respected design studios in the industry. Since its inception, the company has designed products for some of the biggest names in tech and entertainment, including Apple, Google, Disney, Uber, TED, Tinder, Slack, and Headspace.
The company's story is especially remarkable considering its founder, Andrew Wilkinson, was just 20 years old when he launched MetaLab. Since then, Wilkinson has gone on to achieve significant success with Flow, a task management SaaS company and Tiny Capital, a tech-focused holding group.
MetaLab's continued success is a testament to its ability to adapt to a constantly evolving design landscape. Recent projects, including work for sports media startup The Athletic and meditation app Waking Up, showcase Metalab's ongoing growth in the design industry. It also launched Metalab Ventures, which will invest long-term in new startups.
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Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Remote & IRL: We've been doing remote work since '06 and wouldn't have it any other way — and make space for quality time in-person to stay connected
- 4.5 day weeks We take half-day Fridays because there's life outside of work
- Unlimited time off: Unlimited PTO (really). We want everyone to be healthy and get time to give back
- Zero timesheets: We are focused on the results and quality of our work — not on counting hours
- Learning & Growth: Custom opportunities to invest in your career growth
- Flex hours & locations: For a schedule that's one-size-fits-you
- Equity program: Make an impact on the world's leading products and sometimes have a stake in them, too
- Health & wellness coverage: Both mental and physical benefits so you can be your best on and off the screen
- Parental leave: We give 16 weeks of paid and protected leave for primary caregivers
Company HQ
Downtown, Victoria, BC
Leadership
Luke Des Cotes
(CEO)Initially joined Metalab in 2015 as a Client Partner, since then, they have worked in a number of roles, becoming CEO in 2023. Previously they worked as an Account Executive at TBA Digital and as a Busines Development Manager at Red Label Communications.
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