Software Engineering Manager at Horizons

Horizons is seeking a people-first Engineering Manager to lead and develop a high-performing team, ensuring the successful delivery of scalable and high-quality software solutions. The Engineering Manager will play a crucial role in shaping the Engineering Team by fostering a culture of ownership, growth, and technical excellence. This role is crucial for maintaining an optimal delivery pace and ensuring a strong engineering culture within a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in hiring efforts to attract, onboard and retain top engineering talent.
• Foster a high-performance culture through coaching, mentorship, and career development.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance evaluations, and provide actionable feedback.
• Promote knowledge sharing, best practices, and technical excellence across teams.
• Ensure a strong engineering culture by setting high expectations for ownership, accountability, and autonomy of both teams and individuals.
• Champion a positive and inclusive team environment, resolving conflicts and diffusing crises when needed.
• Ensure the team maintains an optimal delivery pace by identifying and removing roadblocks.
• Drive Agile ceremonies, ensuring efficient sprint planning, execution, and retrospectives.
• Maintain a healthy balance between feature development and technical initiatives.
• Guide the team in troubleshooting complex technical challenges and decision-making.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and other Engineering teams to align technical and business objectives.

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years in software engineering, with at least 3 years in an Engineering Manager or Tech Lead role.
• Strong hands-on experience with software development, system design, and architecture in a startup environment.
• Proven ability to develop, mentor, and grow engineers while fostering a strong team culture.
• Strong focus on optimizing delivery pace, resolving blockers, and balancing product and technical work.
• Experience driving projects using Agile methodologies and improving development processes.
• Ability to influence and work across teams, aligning engineering with product and business objectives.
• Familiarity with Python, Java (Spring Framework), React, SQL, Asynchronous processing, AWS, and DevOps best practices.

Horizons offers:

• A competitive salary
• An asynchronous working environment
• A "Remote-First" company environment (or Hybrid) - based on the nature of the job
• The ability to work from abroad for a short period of time
• Growth opportunities within the company
• Necessary hardware to ensure you have the tools you need to succeed from day one