LearnUpon is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to join our team in Dublin. This is a flex role, working 1 day per week from LearnUpon's Dublin office.
LearnUpon LMS helps organizations train their employees, partners, and customers. Businesses can manage, track, and achieve their unique learning goals — all through a single, powerful solution.
With offices in Dublin (our HQ), Philadelphia, Belgrade, and Sydney, we are a team that puts our customers' experience at the heart of everything we do. We're always striving for the best solution (not the easy one), and we go the extra mile to deliver work we're proud of.
Our culture fosters open, collaborative environments where our team and individual accomplishments are celebrated and encouraged. Join LearnUpon, where we work together as a friendly, supportive team who, most importantly, like to have fun.
As a Senior Engineering Manager in our Platform Engineering group, you will be a key technical leader responsible for the DevOps team. You'll play a crucial role in shaping our technology strategy, fostering innovation, and ensuring the scalability and reliability of our build and deployment strategy.
As the leader of the DevOps team, you will work closely with the wider Engineering team to make sure that developing and deploying code is as smooth as possible.
What will I be doing?
- Lead and manage the DevOps team within Engineering. This growing team owns all of the systems, tools and services which enable our product to be built, tested and deployed safely into our customer’s hands
- Set the strategic direction for DevOps, making decisions on deployment strategy, testing strategy, and operational excellence.
- Hire, mentor and grow top engineering talent within the DevOps space.
- Drive key technical and design discussions within the Platform Engineering group
- Drive execution of product and technology road map by collaborating with Engineering, Product, Partnerships, and other business partners
- Drive cross-functional initiatives to improve system reliability, scalability, and developer velocity, working closely with Product Engineering teams
- Create a collaborative work environment that fosters ownership, accountability, transparency and innovation
- Be a role model who inspires people to action and holds a high bar for craftsmanship
- Drive alignment across the org in creating the overall long-term technology road map
- Manage relationships with key technology partners and vendors, negotiating contracts and ensuring optimal value for LearnUpon
- Ensure the adoption of best practices in software development, infrastructure management, and DevOps across all engineering teams
- Contribute to the overall technology vision and roadmap for LearnUpon, partnering with the VP of Engineering
What skills do I need?
- 5+ years of hands-on technical management experience
- 5+ years of programming experience in software design and development in an object-oriented programming language such as Python, Ruby, GoLang
- 5+ years of experience on one or more of the following technical areas: Cloud Computing (e.g AWS), CI/CD, SDLC, Containerization and Orchestration
- Deep knowledge of current trends and best practices in software design and architecture, including performance, security and scalability
- A passion for software engineering craftsmanship and developer experience
- Superb written and verbal English communication skills
- Ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams
- Strong management skills for planning and executing complex projects
Don’t worry if you don’t tick every box in order to apply, we’re always happy to review applications and take all experience into consideration. We do our best to provide feedback where we can!
Not required but considered a big plus
- Experience growing a platform team using strategic focus within a large organization
- Experience working with and leading team members in multiple locations
- Experience in building internal tools and leveraging 3rd party tools and services effectively and efficiently
- A passion for excellence in software development, especially the tools and processes around getting code into production
- Experience building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure, working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes
- Experience working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
- Track record of recruiting and growing top talent
- A technology qualification (Degree or equivalent) in a field of study such as Computer Science or Engineering
Why work with us?
- Work in a fun and supportive environment with regular team events
- Excellent career progression - take LearnUpon where you think it can go
- Structured learning environment
- Competitive salary and company ESOP
- Private health insurance
- 25 days annual leave + 1 annual company wellness day off
What is the Hiring Process?
Our typical process generally works as follows:
- Qualified applicants will be invited to schedule a screening call
- Successful candidates will then be invited to a series of practical interviews
- Finally, candidates will have a short interview with a member of our C-Suite Team
- The successful candidate will be contacted with an offer to join our team
LearnUpon is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
LearnUpon is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, family status, age disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, membership of the Traveller community, or any other legally protected status.
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