Software Engineering Manager, Firstup
Data
$160-195k
Workplace communication platform
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Workplace communication platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-195k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To improve the employee experience at every moment that matters, large and small.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field of study; or commensurate professional experience required
- 10+ years of professional software experience, including 3+ years managing teams of engineers developing data pipelines and analytics applications
- Proven experience delivering customer-facing Enterprise Saas products at scale
- Strong hands-on or architectural experience with modern data platform tooling, including but not limited to Apache Airflow, dbt, Kafka, AWS Glue, AWS Redshift, AWS Sagemaker, AWS Dynamo, AWS Quick Sight
- Success leading a data engineering team through complex challenges that are large in scope
- Strong knowledge of modern data architecture, ETL/ELT processes, and data modeling best practices
- Strong knowledge of SQL, Python and Typescript
- Knowledge of AI tools including Langchain, Open AI Agents, and MCP APIs
- Excellent communication skills and understanding of the realities of developing in a startup environment (i.e. you know the difference between small problems and big ones)
Desirable
- Experience scaling and evolving Enterprise SaaS platforms through periods of growth or technical transformation
- Demonstrated experience leveraging Generative AI tools and coding agents in software development workflows
- Exposure to HR Tech or other regulated enterprise domains
What the job involves
- We're looking for an experienced Software Engineering Manager (Data) to join our team
- You will have opportunities to work with customers to solve technology challenges
- We are quickly growing and you will deliver new solutions and services while always improving our approach to architecture, scale, availability and fault-tolerance
- Engineering is a craft, and at Firstup we believe the internals of our technology are as elegant as user experience
- If there is a specific challenge you are looking for, we most likely have it for you
- Teams are empowered and supported to make an impact every day
- We work in autonomous product teams, and you'll work with Product Managers, Designers, QA, and other engineers on a daily basis
- You will partner with others across the company in shared codebases, and contribute directly to other services when needed
- We iterate quickly to see what works and what doesn't and follow the data to bring our strategy
- We encourage you to take chances and fail because that is how we grow
- We are a distributed team and have been since day 1
- We build solutions for distributed workforces so we model our workforce the same way
- In this role you really can work where you want within the United States
- Drive the strategy, design, and delivery of scalable data platforms powering business intelligence, predictive analytics, and LLM capabilities across enterprise customers, built on modern microservices architecture
- Drive the successful completion of complex projects that span multiple domain teams as data is core to our platform
- Provide senior technical leadership through architecture decisions, design reviews, and code reviews, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability
- Drive the thoughtful adoption of Generative AI tools and coding agents to increase developer productivity, improve code quality, and accelerate innovation
- Partner closely with Product Management and Design to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Manage, mentor, and grow a distributed team of software and quality engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Own production health for your teams’ services, including on-call rotations, incident response, and post-incident reviews in a “you build it, you run it” environment
- Lead operational excellence initiatives to improve observability, resiliency, automation, and alignment with defined SLOs and enterprise SLAs
Our take
As hybrid and remote work models become commonplace, workplace communication struggles to keep pace. many companies now grapple with burnout and digital fatigue, compounded by the absence of regular face-to-face interaction, leaving HR teams and managers searching for effective engagement strategies.
Enter Firstup, a solution designed to tackle this challenge head-on. It offers a workplace communication platform that seamlessly integrates with a company's HR systems. By tapping into data from recruitment, performance management, talent acquisition, and other sources, first build detailed employee profiles. This enables companies to craft and deliver personalised engagement initiatives, ultimately enhancing productivity and retention rates.
With a track record of success, Firstup has recently surpassed the $100M mark in annual recurring revenue and clinched the prestigious 2023 HR Tech Award for Employee Experience. Already trusted by over 40% of the Fortune 100, including industry giants like Amazon, Holton, and Ford, Firstup is poised to continue growth. Its ability to adapt to the evolving needs of the modern workforce ensures it remains a key player in the realm of workplace communication and engagement.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Health Coverage: Doing your best starts with feeling your best. We provide fully paid medical, dental, and vision for employees, plus 70% for dependents
- Flexible Time Off: You can’t mobilize if you don’t rest and recharge—so take as much paid time off as you need
- Fruity Umbrella Drink Bonus: When we say we want you to take time off, we mean it. To encourage you, we offer extra compensation when you take time off in full-week increments
- Retirement Plan: There’s life beyond work, and someday there will be a lot of it. We’ll help you save for that time
- Professional Development: We invest in our people and build their skills for the future of work—no matter where that future takes them
- Family Leave: We support making big changes, and nothing will change your life more than bringing a child into your family. That’s why we offer 12 weeks of fully paid family leave for all parents
- Volunteer PTO: We give you paid days off to give back because we want our workforce to be a force for good
- Commuter Benefits: Although much of our workforce is remote, when we do head into the office, we subsidize eco-friendly ways to get there
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Nicole Alvino
(Co-Founder, Chairwoman & CEO)Previously the founder and CEO of Dermalounge. They also worked at Enron Europe as an Analyst and Associate.
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