Software Engineering Manager, Automations

The Role

ZenBusiness is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our automation team and focus on building and scaling our robotic process automation systems. In this role, you will work closely with management, engineers, product owners, and designers to build and deliver automation capabilities across the organization. You will direct, manage, and participate in the day-to-day operations of a team of highly skilled software engineers.

This is a remote role and will report to our Sr. Director of Engineering. 

Responsibilities

• As a technical leader, you will be responsible for maintaining and raising engineering and operational excellence by mentoring, coaching, working side by side, and reviewing the work of your team.
• You will work closely with engineering management, product management, data teams, and customer support leadership, as well as external partners to maintain and enhance existing automation frameworks. Your role involves maintaining and advancing existing automation systems, alongside developing innovative automation solutions.
• You will be responsible for leading teams through rapidly evolving complex demands, including multiple projects with dependencies on other internal organizations. 
• Work in an agile, data-driven environment and have true ownership of the features your teams are accountable.
• Hands-on technical leader with experience designing and developing web applications and automation systems.
• Create a culture of high-quality, predictable, observable code that is delivered to production. 
• As a leader of high-growth talent, committed to fostering a culture of coaching, leading by example, and empowerment amidst a lean-startup (agile) development environment, where we learn by doing with trust in our people and science to discover the optimal path to business success.
• Recruit top talent.
• Create a fun virtual environment for the team - team events, morale building, team building, and bonding activities.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of leadership experience, including but not limited to technical lead or engineering manager positions where guiding teams and leading technical initiatives were core responsibilities.
• At least 5 years of relevant software development experience, including proficiency in full stack javascript development and relational databases.
• Experience working with one of the major robotic process automation platforms (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, etc).
• Experience in leading teams in shipping web-based products, in partnership with product owners and designers.
• Demonstrable passion for excellent Products and dazzling Customer Experiences, and proven track record for delivery of innovative & industry-leading products.
• Demonstrate a bias for coaching up a strong succession of talent.
• Excited about working with product owners to create an amazing user experience.
• Ability to work independently, and focus on the right problem at the right time.
• Curious and comfortable learning new things and diving in where needed.
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with the ability to articulate your decisions, whiteboard new solutions, present ideas concisely, and defend your ideas.

Tech Stack

• Python & Django
• PostgreSQL
• Google Cloud Platform & Kubernetes
• JavaScript (ES 6+)
• React 16.8+ / Redux / Apollo GraphQL
• Node.js 12+ / Express / Fastify