About Geoblink
Geoblink is a fast-growing startup that has already raised close to $8 million in investment from leading venture capital firms and was named by Bloomberg as one of the 50 most promising startups in the world! Our
goal is to revolutionize how businesses in the Retail ecosystem drive
their strategy utilizing Location Intelligence. We leverage GIS
technologies, Big Data and advanced analytics to create a beautiful
map-based user interface that not only provides lots of awesome
statistics but, also a great experience for our users.
About our Tech
Our
systems are built using an SOA approach that allows us to deploy
multiple times on a given day. We ❤️ monitoring, pull requests,
iterative approaches, continuous integration, and automated testing. We
move fast but put a lot of thought into the design of our architecture
and data processes so that they are simple and scalable. We write clean,
and modular code to produce great software and accurate insights that
solve the needs of our clients.
Our Stack
We
have high standards not just for the things we build, but also for our
culture and the development of the people in our team. We foster an
inclusive atmosphere of humbleness and respect, where ideas are shared
and feedback is used to promote quality and innovation. Some initiatives
we have in place are Hackathons twice a year, bi-weekly tech talks,
personal development budget for books, training, conferences and time
for side projects every other Friday.
You can visit our Tech blog to learn more about projects and technologies at Geoblink.
Core Responsibilities
As
Geoblink’s VP of Engineering, you will be reporting to the CEO and you
will be responsible for managing and scaling a team of 20-30 Engineers,
Data Analysts, and Scientists. If you are the type of person who is
comfortable coding but is also an expert in Excel and a stickler for
managing unit tests, system tests and regression tests then we are
looking for you!
As our VP of Engineering, you will need to be a
natural people manager who can easily earn respect and motivate the
team. You will need to be the type of person who understands the
different character types we have, and which prefer the carrot vs. the
stick approach. You will need to be an expert on getting people to meet
deadlines while managing other business stakeholders. Here are some
other responsibilities you will have:
- Supervising our architecture to ensure efficiency, high performance, excellent quality, availability, scalability, and security
- Leading
and coordinating Engineering and Data areas at Geoblink, establishing
the correct best practices as a foundation for the team to achieve its
goals
- Finding creative, feasible and on-budget solutions to the
complex technical challenges that Geoblink faces in the implementation
of some of our product requirements
- Working side by side with
Product, Marketing and Business teams to align on company initiatives
and understand how technology can provide the right solutions
- Implementing
a strategy to attract and retain top technical and diverse talent, and
work alongside our People Operations team to execute it
- Coaching and mentoring technical leads, senior engineers and data analysts to establish a culture that fosters personal growth
- Devising and implementing the best team structure with the correct roles and skills to achieve efficiency in the deliveries
- Monitoring KPIs and OKRs in the team to deliver the best performance, growth and customer experience
- Establishing and managing development processes for continuous delivery
- Setting the technical strategy of Geoblink by defining goals and roadmaps
- Ensuring transparent and open communication across the company
- Managing engineering and operational budgets and forecasts
Requirements
- Previous experience as a VP of Engineering or a similar leadership role within a high-growth startup or high tech company
- A
master when it comes to the implementation of evaluation criteria and
career planning for the team that addresses a healthy mix of technical
& leadership skills
- Excel at ensuring the correct software
development process is in place and followed according to industry best
practice and the needs of our organization
- Use a data-driven approach to decision making and a strong business understanding of how tech companies work, ideally SaaS
- Proven
ability to balance bottom-up contributions to architectural improvement
with the practical needs of a rapidly scaling business
- Ability to build a justifiable resourcing plan based on product and architecture roadmaps
- Possess practical experience and tools to drive accountability and predictability for the business in roadmaps
- Experience
partnering with Product to break down large, complex projects into
multiple teams with rapid iterative milestones and clear outcomes, to
produce a predictable product and engineering roadmaps
- Experience driving design and implementation of systems that communicate with third parties
- Experience in the management of large cross-functional teams, and managing budgets and business-planning
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in English, especially when communicating complex data-driven topics
Benefits
Why work for Geoblink
Everyone
at Geoblink is passionate about their job, whether it be growing
business ROI or building complex data systems. People join us not just
for the flexibility that we offer but because we have worked hard to
foster a collaborative environment filled with plenty of opportunities
to have a real impact in the business and collaborate with smart peers.
We also offer the following:
- Company shares and a competitive and fair salary based on your experience
- Plenty of training initiatives to help your career progression
- Annual personal budget for you to spend on developing yourself (online courses, conferences, training, etc)
- Flexible remuneration: subsidized restaurant tickets, transport tickets, private healthcare and childcare
- No restrictions on vacation days, office hours, working from home days, etc. You manage your own work schedule responsibly
- Chill-out space with the typical start-up ping-pong table and the occasional office yoga session
- Start-up culture with fun initiatives and company events for all to enjoy
- Unlimited coffee, tea, soft drinks, fruit, etc
Diversity Statement
Geoblink
is passionate about creating an inclusive culture that encourages,
supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees.
Everyone
is welcome and, we don’t discriminate on the basis of any protected
characteristic including race, religion or beliefs, nationality, gender,
age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.
We want
to facilitate everyone in bringing their best to our interviews, so if
there are any adjustments we can make for our process to be more
inclusive, please let our team know.