• EU-Based Software Engineering Manager (Django…

    SchooLinks (Austin, TX)


    We're looking for EU-based hands-on engineering leader to lead a talented team of engineers in delivering delightful software for SchooLinks customers.

     

    SchooLinks is an ed-tech company that is changing how students explore and pursue their post-high school goals. We have a suite of over 80 tools for students and school staff including college application management, course planning, financial situations, personality assessments, college profiles, and many others. We are a remote-friendly, globally distributed and venture-backed startup.

     

    This is an EU based remote role.

    What you'll do:

    + Initially you will serve as a Full Stack Software Engineer on an existing team - planning, coding and shipping features to get acclimated with domain of the product, tech stack and development process.

    + Over time you will work along side the existing Engineering Manager to plan and support the entire pods work.

    + Ultimately you will take over the team which comprises of 3-5 engineers (frontend and backend)

    + You will translate epics and user stories into technical specification and ultimately development tasks

    + You will pair plan, pair code and review your team members PR to ensure high quality.

    + You will ensure the timely delivery of projects and remove blockers as they arise

    + You will collaborate with other managers and leads to identify and implement technical solutions to improve the performance, reliability, and quality of the SchooLinks Platform

    + You will triage, prioritize and manage the resolution of production issues and customer escalations as needed, to ensure optimal resolution

    + You will ensure your team is maintaining good technical hygiene code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practices

    Requirements

    + At least 2 years of management or leadership experience leading successful software engineering teams

    + At least 4 years of experience working with Django (DRF) and React

    + Experience with asynchronous task management (Celery preferred)

    + Solid fundamentals in relational databases such as MySQL

    + Experience solving challenging technical problems

    + Have a growth, team-first and customer-oriented mindset

    + Strong English speaker

     

    Benefits

     

    + Competitive Salary

    + Part of a remote-friendly company

    + Flexible working hours and healthy asynchronous working practices

    + Long term employment with considerations for promotion and raises yearly