Software Engineering Manager, Products

By Tawny on July 2, 2009

Job ID: BE755695

Job Title: Software Engineering Manager, Products

Salary: 120k+

Location: Massachusetts

Job Description:

Our client’s software engineering team is looking for a passionate, talented, and resourceful engineering manager to lead the Products group. Their teams work in a rapid development environment, creating the exciting feel of a start-up with all the resources and perks of stable, rapidly growing global company. They know that their strongest resource is their team and we work hard to foster an environment that is fast paced, innovative and fun. To put it plainly, a career here means that the sky’s the limit.

Responsibilities:

· will be responsible for leading the team of engineers who develops, deploys, and maintains the consumer facing features of our client’s site. This includes user membership and user generated content such as reviews, forums, wiki, video, photos, as well as social networking features on the site and on third party networks

· will be in a unique position to help map the future of travel on the web

· will be leading a team of Web 2.0 enthusiasts who are passionate about developing web based products

Qualifications:

· must be smart, fun, and enjoyable to work with, love to “make things happen”, embrace change, and can thrive working in a very fast paced environment

· must have 5-10+ years total software engineering experience with a proven track record as an engineer building scalable publicly facing web sites

· must have strong people management skills, with at least 2+ years of managing a group of 3-8 engineers in a fast paced environment

· must be able to conduct code reviews and be able to review, analyze, and contribute to technical discussions

· must have an in-depth and hands on knowledge of Linux, Java and related open source technologies such as Apache, Tomcat, Lucene, and Postgres

· must have demonstrated success working in and promoting a rapidly changing, collaborative, and iterative product development environment

· must have proven success at an internet startup or early stage company

· must have strong interpersonal skills and ability to facilitate communication within and between engineering teams

· must have a sense of urgency

· must have a BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree

Company Culture:

· Company has a global presence and is expanding their markets

· Shaping the future of social networking meets consumer generated content