Engineering Manager - Developer Experience

Socotra, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the tech sector is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Developer Environments team in Toronto. This role involves leading critical infrastructure projects, mentoring engineers, and enhancing developer productivity. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in engineering management and a focus on team development and collaboration.

Benefits

Extended health and dental coverage

Family building benefits

Health Care Savings Account

15 days paid time off plus additional days for each year of service

4 Floating Holidays each year

10 paid sick days per year

18 weeks of paid parental leave

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager.
• Experience managing Infrastructure teams is a bonus.
• Technical background to contribute to planning and design discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead Infrastructure Engineering teams for maintaining and improving infrastructure.
• Mentor team members and shape their career development.
• Create plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Technical background

Infrastructure management

Career development

Job description

At Lyft, our mission is to serve and connect. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive and diverse organization.

The Developer Environments team, part of the Developer Experience group, owns mission critical platforms that ensure that Lyft systems and architecture can handle the load of customer demand during peak events like New Years Eve, as well as catching defects in code before they reach production. These goals are achieved through building and supporting the fundamental test infrastructure and platforms for orchestrating and generating simulated traffic, through a large-scale ride simulator and an end-to-end testing framework.

As the Engineering Manager for the Developer Environments team, you will lead a talented group of engineers responsible for building and maintaining critical infrastructure that enhances developer productivity and system reliability. You will play a key role in shaping the team’s vision, guiding their growth, and delivering impactful solutions.

Responsibilities :

• Lead Infrastructure Engineering teams responsible for maintaining and improving our infrastructure
• Balance feature development speed and reliability with service-level objectives
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team members. Help develop their careers, and assign them to projects tailored to their skill levels, personalities, work styles, and professional goals
• Build teams that are collaborative, inclusive, and respectful of each other
• Provide continuous feedback, guide individuals on their performance, and recognize the strengths and contributions of your team members
• Create plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges in your organization
• Maintain a balance between building sustainable, high-impact projects and shipping things quickly
• Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team’s code, architecture, and processes
• Work closely with the Lyft recruiting team to hire high potential candidates from diverse backgrounds
• Work with your engineers and stakeholders to maintain a prioritized backlog and create short term and long term goals
• Own your team’s deliverables and ensure we continue to ship scalable, highly-available products that delight our passengers and drivers

Experience :

• 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager. Previous experience managing Infrastructure teams a bonus
• You have a technical background and are able to contribute to planning and design discussions
• Experience working on teams responsible for maintaining and operating infrastructure at a large-scale
• You are steadfastly focused on your customers, whether they are drivers, passengers, or other Lyft employees
• Experience leading a team of engineers and guiding them through their career development
• You have built teams and products that scale with the company’s evolving needs
• You enjoy working in a collaborative environment, and you’re committed to driving projects to completion creatively
• You have built teams that are motivated and value a strong sense of ownership
• Experience guiding teams through planning, prioritization, and execution of work

Benefits :

• Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
• Family building benefits
• Access to a Health Care Savings Account
• In addition to provincial observed holidays, team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service
• 4 Floating Holidays each calendar year prorated based off of date of hire
• 10 paid sick days per year regardless of province
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible

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