Engineering Manager (Tech Lead)

your Jared; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Social events

Work From Home 1 day/week

Subsidized lunch

Culture of learning

Job summary

Konrad is a next generation digital consultancy actively solving complex business problems for global clients. We seek an Engineering Manager to lead software teams, define architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate with strategy and design to deliver high-quality web applications.

Join a culture of learning and innovation, with opportunities to influence technical direction, participate in leadership discussions, and drive performance across projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and delivering modern production-grade web applications in a team environment, leading teams and projects.
• Bachelor/Engineering degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Strong Java programming skills with Spring Boot/Cloud experience.
• Strong React/Angular JS framework experience.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS/GC/Azure).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep understanding of modern web applications (APIs, templating, routing, storage, design patterns, caching, security).
• Fundamental web concepts (HTTP, DOM, SSL, web servers).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; proactive and improvement-focused.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of software developers on a day-to-day basis.
• Lead performance reviews and career development conversations.
• Participate in leadership meetings to discuss teams and projects.
• Write maintainable, testable, and performant software with the team.
• Determine technology stack for projects in collaboration with leaders.
• Define requirements and estimate effort for upcoming work with Strategy and Design teams.
• Mentor project team and provide feedback to staff.
• Identify and discuss project/tech risks proactively.
• Research new technologies and share findings with the team.
• Communicate clearly with all team members.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

JavaScript frameworks

React

Angular

Cloud environments

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

API design

Web security

Performance optimization

Mentorship

Team leadership

Education

B.Tech Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Job description

Who We Are

Konrad is a next generation digital consultancy. We are dedicated to solving complex business problems for our global clients with creative and forward-thinking solutions. Our employees enjoy a culture built on innovation and a commitment to creating best-in-class digital products in use by hundreds of millions of consumers around the world. We hire exceptionally smart, analytical, and hard working people who are lifelong learners.

About The Role

As an Engineering Manager you'll be tasked with leading projects and tech teams, providing guidance to software team members through code reviews & mentorship, as well as designing and diagramming software architecture, and actively contributing to projects. You’ll be the manager of a team of technical staff, providing career guidance, conducting reviews and providing approvals for your team while aligning with the company policies and procedures.

What You’ll Do

• Manage a team of software developers on a day-to-day basis
• Lead performance reviews and career development conversations with your team
• Participate in local and global leadership meetings to discuss your team and projects
• Write maintainable, testable, and performant software in collaboration with our world class team.
• Provide project/program-level leadership, determine technology stack for the project/program, in collaboration with the technical director and the workstream leads.
• Works with the Strategy and Design teams, as well as the client, to define requirements & estimate effort for upcoming work.
• Mentor the project team, providing feedback and guidance to technical staff.
• Identify risks to the project or technology team and discuss them proactively with the team.
• Research new technology and tools and share those findings with the team.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with all members of our team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience building and delivering modern production-grade web applications in a team environment, leading teams and projects
• One of the following degrees (or similar) B.Tech Computer Application, B.Tech Computer Science, BE, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bachelor's of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering
• Very strong Java programming skills & experience utilizing Spring Boot or Spring Cloud
• Very strong JS framework skills & experience using React or Angular or similar
• Experience working within cloud environments (AWS or Google Cloud or Azure)
• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD
• Deep understanding of each of the parts that make up a modern web application (APIs, templating, routing, data storage, design patterns, optimization, caching, security)
• Fundamental knowledge of core web principals (HTTP, the DOM, SSL, web servers)
• Excellent interpersonal skills are essential, as we work closely as a team and require frequent communication.
• A proactive personality, and a desire to deliver your best work.
• A love for improving software development workflows and processes.

Perks and Benefits

• Socials, Outings & Retreats
• One day per week Work From Home flexibility
• Subsidized Lunch
• Culture of Learning & Development

Konrad is committed to maintaining a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status will receive consideration for employment. If you have any accessibility requirements or concerns regarding the hiring process or employment with us, please notify us so we can provide suitable accommodation.

While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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