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Engineering Manager in Barcelona

Preply

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Full-Time
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Job Description

Founded in 2012 and backed by some of the world's leading investors, Preply is a global language learning marketplace that connects 15,000 tutors with tens of thousands of students from across the globe. We're continually improving our product through A/B experimentation and need your help to build a product that delivers life-changing language education to the world! Learn more in "Some more about us..." below.

Mission:

Lead and align engineering team with Preply vision. The manager’s main function is not about executing everything by themselves, but rather setting up a favorable environment that will improve the execution process and make it more efficient over time. Engineers from 1-3 product squads(~12 people) will report to this position.

Visit our Tech Radar to learn more about the technologies we use at Preply.

As an Engineer Manager, you will:

  • Interview new candidates and schedule 1:1 with existing employees, perform quarter reviews, and salary reviews. We plan to grow from 80 to 160 developers within 2021;
  • Together with HR & Product teams, co-lead engineers onboarding to product & growth mindsets;
  • Develop, inspire, mentor, and evaluate the engineering team. Ensure dev. culture to be customer-centric;
  • Drive business impact. Define, measure, and improve developers goals, ensure OKR completion > 80%;
  • Improve engineering quality and efficiency (e.g. improve workflow, code review, etc.);
  • Create a positive team culture (e.g. curious, mutually challenging, collaborative);
  • Co-lead development a strong Employer Brand for engineers globally via engineering blog and meetups;
  • Collaborate with cross-functional peers and leaders to deliver value for the end-customer.

What we are looking for:

  • Exceptional communication skills;
  • Business sense, entrepreneurial spirit;
  • Experience in building, leading, and scaling development teams;
  • Developer’s background;
  • Ability to speak two “languages”: language of business and tech. language;
  • Technical proficiency, a strong awareness of current mobile & web technologies, trends, products, tools, and design standards;
  • Experience in Product Development in an online marketplace business or fast-growing internet startups with a strong focus on customers and growth is an advantage;
  • Knowledge and experience in digital marketing with a focus on SEO, PPC, Social is an advantage

What we offer:

  • An opportunity for personal and professional growth, supported by high functioning teams, stellar investors and the exciting challenges that come with joining a company at the start of its growth trajectory.
  • An environment free of bureaucracy and corporate constraints; a culture where your opinion is highly valued and appreciated.
  • An open, collaborative, dynamic and international culture.
  • A monthly allowance for self-development on Preply.com.
  • A competitive financial package, with generous leave allowance and health insurance.

Some more about us...

Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, Preply is on a mission to shape the future of effective learning. Fueled by a belief that live engagement with a teacher is still the most effective way to learn a new skill, Preply is building a personalized learning space that will enable people to reach their goals in the fastest way possible.

 

We have diverse technical challenges (sometimes we write about them on our Engineering Blog) that will allow you to develop your skills across our stack. We also A/B test most of our changes in production, both from a product and a technical perspective before scaling it to all customers.

Our values:

  • Human: We speak honestly and directly with compassion and radical candor. We believe every interaction should be friendly, personalized, diverse and inclusive. Above all, we believe fun should be apart of everything we do
  • Customer Obsession: We put our customers first by asking for feedback and analyzing the data to build products they love.
  • Hungry: Our will to win is unmatched. We make bold, data-informed decisions, to quickly deliver value to our customers. We dare to dream big, think like co-owners, and go the extra mile to hire others who share our champion spirit.
  • Humble: We keep our egos low, constantly learn, and trust in data to make smart decisions. We know that our knowledge is imperfect and incomplete, but not stagnant. There's always more to learn from each other, our customers, and the world around us.
  • Curious: We are lifelong learners. Our curiosity helps us to view tough situations more creatively. We kill the noise and go deep on insights. We face challenges head on, and consistently seek opportunities to learn more.
  • Hackers: We’re obsessed with our customer’s problems. We focus on what matters, design with pragmatism, and move with incredible speed to create simple, creative, and scalable solutions.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

Preply.com is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. That means that Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status.

 

About Preply

  • Edtech

  • Brighton, MA

  • 50-200

  • 2012

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