Job Description
Mongo DB is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of tools engineers responsible for developing and maintaining applications that streamline support processes and accelerate case resolution. **Job Summary** We are looking for a seasoned Engineering Manager to lead a team of 8-10 individual contributors in developing and maintaining business-critical applications. **Job Description** Mongo DB is a leading provider of database solutions. Our team of tools engineers is responsible for building applications that make our customers successful. We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead this team. **Key Responsibilities** * Manage a team of 8-10 individual contributors, responsible for ensuring their success, aiding their career growth, and facilitating their technical work * Ensure the team is running smoothly by helping to eliminate technical barriers, coordinating with other teams regarding dependencies, and focusing on the overall happiness of the team * Contribute to planning for organizational growth, including allocation of engineering resources, future hiring plans, and assignment of projects * Set team culture by example * Estimate the delivery timeline for projects, and communicate well with upper management and broader team regarding project execution **Requirements** * 10+ years of professional experience, including: + 5+ years of experience managing teams of software engineers + 5+ years providing technical leadership to development teams + 5+ years of hands-on experience building scalable high-availability systems and integrations * Understanding of agile software development methodologies and test-driven development * Deep experience in software engineering management with a track record of effectively balancing short-term needs with long-term strategic investment * Experience managing multiple stakeholders and external vendors and can clearly articulate risks and dependencies on projects * Passion for data-related services and understand good systems design * Experience building platforms or tools where the main users are internal customers (technical and non-technical) **Success Measures** * Collaborate with colleagues from various departments * Ability to manage multiple parallel efforts and prioritize resources based upon understanding and interpreting business needs * Effectively capture requirements from non-technical customers and ensure they understand the implementation details * Provide transparency on delivery and process * Research best approaches to implementing workflows that enable our business * Gather and analyze feedback from internal stakeholders * Provide pragmatic solutions for our internal stakeholders * Provide great customer service when interfacing with internal customers