• This is a management-track position which reports to the Head of Engineering. Previous experience as the direct manager of data engineers or software engineers is required.
• Initially, the team will have one existing Data Engineer and one open engineering position for you to fill. A majority of your first few months will be consumed with recruiting, hiring, and ramping up this new team. You have direct HR responsibility for the data engineers. 
• You will work closely with your product and project partners on the scoping, planning, prioritization, successful execution, and rollout of complex technical projects. 
• You are responsible for articulating the technical vision and approaches that best align with our product and business goals, as well as the quality, reliably, and secure storage and replication of our data.
• Building strong cross-functional relationships with members of our analytics, finance, revenue, editorial, engineering, and product departments will be crucial to developing an in-depth understanding of our data and how it is used.
• A technical background with experience in an object oriented programming language, managing a data pipeline and securing and storing data is required in order to be a good counsel and advocate for data engineering.
• The smaller team size allows for a more hands-on manager that will provide technical leadership to your team by giving guidance on architecture and coding when time allows. This may change over time.
• As opportunities arise, you may also work across another product development team and/or take on additional direct reports. Engineering Managers typically have between 4-6 direct reports by their first year. 
• Our engineering and project teams are distributed across the U.S. and Canada, so that you can cultivate a best-in-class team. You will recruit and hire talented software engineers and facilitate onboarding of new team members. 
• Engineering Managers at Wirecutter are expected to play a large part in orchestrating engineers to achieve great results. Ultimately, an engineer’s success within an autonomous cross-functional team (and beyond) is a measure of your success as a leader and mentor. You will actively coach engineers on their day-to-day work and along their career path, conduct regular 1:1s for your reports, and evaluate their performance quarterly—setting actionable goals that help them grow and evolve. 

• You are technically proficient and have a background in software or database engineering and scaling large data sets. 
• You understand the challenges of ETL processes, complex data queries, data architecture, and reliable data replication. 
• You are passionate and enthusiastic about what you do, and use that to help motivate diverse groups.
• You lead by example, by setting the right context, and by helping others do their best work.
• You find immense value in the success of your team.
• You are thoughtful, clear, and persuasive in writing and in person.
• You have experience advocating for your technical team members and steering multiple stakeholders when needed.
• You are excited to play a pivotal role in Wirecutter’s mission, innovation, and growth.
• Ideally, you’ve managed or worked with distributed, or hybrid, teams.
• Ideally, you have experience with BI tools and managing data sets for BI tools.
  
  

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• We offer a competitive parental leave.
• We are committed to career development and ongoing learning, and provide employees $8,000 annually for tuition reimbursement.
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