Software Engineering Manager

About The RoleYou'll lead a team of 5-7 engineers working in a Ruby on Rails stack to design and build all the back end support needed for core features of our sales and marketing team. You'll play a key role in setting the technical goals and strategy for delivering our consumer products. Our organization values clear communication, transparency, and collaboration. We drive progress by small iterations and reflecting on how we can best work together.We're a Chicago-based company looking for candidates willing to come into our downtown office 2-3 days a week. Enjoy in-person team collaboration, mentorship, and catered lunches — not to mention a free fitness center and relaxation lounge! If you're not Chicago-based, we can offer relocation as well!What You'll DoDesign and build our internal-facing API's, asynchronous back end processing, and third-party integrations using Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and AWSWork with our devops team to ensure our CI/CD pipeline built with CircleCI, Jenkins, and AWS tooling fits our growing needs.Lead technical planning and roadmap delivery in support of our company's creditor-facing negotiation operation.Work with the leadership team to produce and deliver the engineering roadmapMentor engineers and sponsor them for the right projects to deliver the best product while growing their skillsetOffer constructive and respectful feedback via code reviewsIdentify and promote engineering best practicesAdvise leadership team on technical feasibility and implications of product decisionsDesign and execute a recruiting strategy to build and maintain a high-performing engineering teamWhat We Look ForAt least 2 years of Experience managing engineering teams5+ years of experience building and deploying scalable applications in the cloudHands-on expertise with Ruby on Rails.Expertise in scoping large projects and initiatives into small iterations for releaseClear and efficient communication skillsPrevious experience working in a fast-paced environment preferredMentorship skills and the ability to give well-crafted constructive feedback