Who We Are
Justworks Labs is focused on exploring new products that complement the
Justworks PEO and expand our ability to help all small businesses grow and
thrive. We operate in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. We build and adjust
direction quickly, all while maintaining the high standards of excellence
Justworks customers have come to expect. We work in a collaborative, hybrid
office doing 3 in-office days a week.
Who You Are
Not only do you have the broad extensive knowledge of core web development
technologies, but you also have a high level of empathy and interpersonal
skills to work cross-functionally in an organization. You can grasp and
communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Being able to see the bigger picture, you bring people together to effectively
prioritize, craft, and achieve plans.
As an Engineering Manager at Justworks Labs, you will oversee a team of
Software Engineers and work closely with Designers and Product Managers. You
are responsible for coordinating projects, prioritization, and engineers to
create and maintain features for our customers. While involving some hands-on
coding, this role requires a strong technical background and a passion for
mentoring and growing teams.
What You Will Work On:
* Work with the Engineers, Designers, and Product Managers to prioritize, schedule and execute projects so we can quickly develop and ship new features
* Communicate and coordinate with other teams in and out of engineering to understand the requirements and opportunities for improvement
* Provide guidance, both technical and non-technical, to direct reports
* Help recruit, source, interview and hire for the entire engineering team
* Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
* Minimum of 7 years of professional hands-on experience
* Minimum of 2 years experience managing a team of engineers
* Strong communication skills with ability to grasp and explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical people
* High levels of empathy and interpersonal skills
* Solid understanding of core web development technologies. i.e. Data structures, data stores, algorithms, distributed systems and common patterns around these frameworks
Technologies Used:
Golang, AWS, MySQL, Git, Docker, Kafka
How You Will Do Your Work
As an Engineering Manager, how results are achieved is paramount for your
success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role,
your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are
anchored in the following competencies:
Good judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing
problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of
underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies,
and taking ownership of the outcome.
Resourcefulness - taking a can-do approach, even in the face of obstacles and
constraints by assessing what’s in front of you and effectively and
efficiently optimizing what you have, whether it's working on something new or
thinking about how to do something better.
Teamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through
documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy,
recruiting, and evangelism.
Influence and leadership - fostering a community of knowledge-sharing,
collaboration, mentorship, and forward-thinking.
Skills and knowledge - the capacity to actively learn and apply specific
domain knowledge, know-how, and best practices to continually enhance and
improve.
All Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as
COGIS. It stands for:
Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher
purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people
respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information,
understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious,
ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere.
You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a
positive attitude.
Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest
and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words
with your actions while leading by example.
Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as
possible, but no simpler.”
