Engineering Team Leader (Remote)

Job summary

The Engineering Team Leader is responsible for managing a small product team of engineers, fostering team dynamics, and ensuring optimal performance. This role involves both management and active participation in product development, alongside responsibilities in hiring and onboarding new team members.

Qualifications

• Experience managing an engineering team of at least 2 individuals.
• Extensive background in Backend development (Elixir/Phoenix, Ruby, or functional programming).
• Strong commitment to promoting organizational values.
• Proven track record of shipping secure, reliable, and scalable production systems.
• Experience with agentic/automation workflows and system thinking.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Focus on efficient processes with a people-first approach.
• Ability to inspire and instill confidence in team members.
• Understanding of team dynamics and commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion.
• Demonstrated capabilities in automation and AI fluency.

Responsibilities

• Manage a product team of 3-5 engineers, spending 30% of time on management tasks.
• Actively participate in product development alongside the team.
• Involved in hiring and onboarding processes for new engineers.
• Provide continuous feedback and coaching to team members.
• Redesign engineering workflows to enhance efficiency and outcomes.
• Build reusable workflows and ensure quality through verification loops.

Education

• Not specified.

Tools

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