Engineering Manager, Justworks

• Good judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome
• Resourcefulness - taking a can-do approach, even in the face of obstacles and constraints by assessing what’s in front of you and effectively and efficiently optimizing what you have, whether it's working on something new or thinking about how to do something better
• Teamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism
• Influence and leadership - fostering a community of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, mentorship, and forward-thinking
• Skills and knowledge - the capacity to actively learn and apply specific domain knowledge, know-how, and best practices to continually enhance and improve
• Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others
• Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others
• Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude
• Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example
• Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”
• 8+ years of experience in a Software Engineering role, with a focus on backend and API development
• Minimum of 2 years of experience managing or leading a team of engineers that have delivered and supported mission-critical software
• Advanced knowledge of a server-side language such as Ruby, Python, or JavaScript. Fluency in at least one SQL dialect and experience in relational database schema design
• Strong communication skills with the ability to grasp and explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical people
• Understanding of how to build resilient and maintainable systems in complicated business domains at scale
• Comfortable with ambiguity: you enjoy figuring out what needs to be done and setting appropriate deadlines and milestones to advance business objectives
• Ability to strike the right balance between competing product and engineering priorities to ensure the team delivers the right value to our customers
• Thrives in a collaborative environment where the best ideas win and can lead the team to get behind them to achieve the desired outcome
• Fosters an engineering culture that distills simple solutions out of complicated problems and uses good judgment to select the right tools for the job
• Track record of recruiting and retaining world-class engineers necessary to build high-performing engineering teams
• High levels of empathy and interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Our Payroll and Tax team is hiring an Engineering Manager to help model the complex world of payroll and taxation in software that is fast, accurate, and scalable
• Payroll is an essential function of any business, and the demands of accurately calculating and reporting taxes are a lot to take on
• We simplify payroll compliance so that our customers can focus on what they do best
• As Engineering Manager, you'll be leading the team that builds the computation layer that powers Justworks’ payroll and taxation products
• You will lead technical decision making on a mission critical team and be expected to take initiative in identifying projects that will enable us to meet business goals
• We’re looking for people that have a passion for solving real-world problems and will thrive building a growing team
• The PayTax team is responsible for keeping the heart of Justworks beating
• We calculate millions of dollars of payroll for thousands of Justworks customers every day, and ensure all get paid correctly, on time, every time
• This is a backend-focused team, building primarily with Go
• Lead the development process and delivery of mission-critical systems that power payroll and tax computation for Justworks customers
• Collaborate with the team to design and implement the foundational computation infrastructure, taking an active, hands-on role in guiding the team as we scale
• Partner with Product to define and execute the team’s long-term strategy and quarterly roadmap, including setting goals and measuring progress/success towards them
• Work cross functionally with teams (within engineering and across Justworks) to understand the requirements and opportunities for improvement
• Mentor engineers to help them grow their technical skills by fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning
• Define and implement engineering best practices and processes to improve team efficiency and productivity
• Conduct code reviews, identify and resolve technical issues and ensure code quality and scalability
• Communicate and coordinate with other teams (in and outside of engineering) to understand the requirements and opportunities for improvement
• Attract, hire, and retain a high-caliber of data engineers
• Develop deep subject matter expertise in payroll taxation so that our customers and operations stakeholders don’t have to
• As a Engineering Manager, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization