As part of WP Engine's growth, we are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to help lead a team of talented engineers.

At WP Engine, you have the opportunity to work with innovative technologies and build tools that will impact thousands of customers. We are focused on building software that brings additional value to WP Engine by delivering high quality, incremental solutions regularly. As a Software Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of talented engineers who are focused on building and automating tools on our platform and applications to make it more secure, highly scalable, and extremely reliable.

Working at the intersection of people and technology, you will play a huge role in mentorship and career development while also making strong technical decisions. We are looking for someone to continue evolving the architecture of our platform and applications—updating and expanding our already diverse and innovative technology stack--while also guiding a team of engineers and their roadmaps. As an Engineering Manager, being “Customer Inspired” is the key to keep teams efficient and executing on the right goals.

• You are a software development manager who still likes to get your hands dirty and enjoys the career growth and additional challenges of managing and growing a world class development team
• You will provide hands-on leadership for a development team, building and enhancing our applications in our service-oriented, highly scalable environment
• You will help ensure we keep the talent bar high and grow the skills and capabilities of your team as our engineering organization grows

• 7+ years experience in web applications development
• 3+ years experience managing development teams
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Experience with Agile work processes and managing sprint cycles to ensure product ships on time and with quality
• Experience with continuous integration/continuous delivery with an emphasis of shipping code rapidly to production and learning/iterating on the results
• Desire to work with other functional groups to solve tough business problems with quality software at scale
• Solid understanding of service-oriented and event-driven system architectures to be able to reinforce patterns and best practices
• A deep understanding of developing applications for massive scale and high-performance
• Experience working with global teams
• Proven ability to foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment, inspiring teams to achieve important goals together
• Strong ability to coach developers, helping them improve their skills and grow their careers

• Compensation (We offer market competitive salaries)
• Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company)
• Health Benefits (100% Paid Employee Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• 401(k) (Make the most of retirement)
• Life and Disability Insurance (100% Paid Life, STD, LTD and AD&D)
• Generous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)
• Transportation (Downtown parking or commuter reimbursement)
• Lunch (Provided Monday – Thursday)
• Gym membership discount

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