Software Engineering Manager

Why this role is important to Field Nation:

The Software Engineering Manager will be able to support and impact Field Nation’s Engineering team by providing mentorship, career development, and technical leadership in collaboration with the Senior Software Engineering Manager and/or Director of Software Engineering. With a strong focus on people, technology, and the business, this person will enable our teams to move quicker by focusing on the execution of our product delivery process. This position will also offer the chance to work in a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment where innovative ideas are encouraged and collaboration is necessary. Field Nation is located in Minneapolis, MN and Dhaka, Bangladesh, and this role reports to the Senior Software Engineering Manager.

What you’ll get to do:

Plan and execute long-term strategies that move your team and the product stage(s) toward business objectives. This includes decision-making, alignment, staffing, prioritization, leading through change, and working through ambiguity.

Lead and drive significant results for multiple teams that have a direct impact on the broader mission they contribute to. Examples include, but are not limited to:

Managing engineering teams with a complex product/program scope.

Leading business critical cross-functional initiatives in addition to managing a team.

Grow and develop engineering leadership (ICs or people managers) through mentorship, coaching, and learning and development opportunities.

Work closely with the Engineering team to encourage and support individuals and teams for their technical and professional growth.

Collaborate closely with Product Management, UX, and other internal teams to achieve goals and deadlines.

Ensure the team structure and design align appropriately with the company strategy.

Look for opportunities to increase productivity by ensuring team members are focused on suitable activities.

Assist with recruiting new team members.

Help team members learn new skills and /or upskill themselves in relevance to their work to achieve their goals.

Build up team dynamics and develop individuals through coaching and mentorship.

Bring fresh ideas on how technology can be used to solve big problems.

Additional Responsibilities:

Delivery of team’s features as agreed upon in planning ceremonies.

Quality of team’s deliverables, measured by the number of production bugs attributed to those teams.

Leadership development outcomes, measured by the growth and progression of team leads and engineers.

Cross-team collaboration success, measured by the efficiency and effectiveness of interactions with other teams.

Team member feedback on collaboration and support within the teams.

Support of engineers on complicated coding problems and technical challenges.

Team’s testing practices (Unit tests, etc.) and implementation of automated tests.

You might be a good fit if you have:

5+ years working as part of a software engineering team

4+ years of additional experience of leading a software engineering team

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, computer science, or related technical field

Analytical and data-driven approach identifying opportunities and solutions

Must be an excellent communicator, able to work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders

Demonstrated ability to understand business needs and execute a business strategy

Ability to excel in an agile environment

Experience in hiring and developing a high-performing team

Thorough understanding of technical principles, theories, and concepts.

Experience in managing tech leads will be preferred.

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a cross-cultural environment, with sensitivity and awareness of cultural differences.

Additional Qualifications:

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, etc.).

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tools.

Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, etc.).

Experience with Microservice architecture (Containers, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).

Backend web experience with languages such as PHP, JavaScript, Node JS, Golang, etc.

Strong understanding of JavaScript, React, and Redux.

Ability to supervise engineers to write clean, standards-compliant HTML and CSS.

Strong focus and experience in Software Engineering best practices.

Ability to break down more significant initiatives into manageable pieces.

Experience in organizational development and change management.

Experience in managing and mentoring tech leads.

Experience working with offshore teams.

Experience facilitating communication and collaboration across diverse cultural backgrounds (US, etc.).

Experience in managing engineering teams or systems in Fintech or FinOps domains is highly preferred.

Educational and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, computer science, or related technical field.

5+ years working as part of a software engineering team.

4+ years of additional experience leading a software engineering team.

Work Schedule and Location:

Working days: Hybrid Monday to Friday (3 Work from Home + 2 mandatory Work from Office days)

Working hours: 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Location: Uttara 12, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Salary Range:

BDT 250,000 - 320,000 (Monthly)

Other Benefits:

Competitive salary based on experience and qualification.

Mobile bill

Festival Bonus

Gratuity benefit

Medical Insurance

Profit Sharing Bonus

Gym Membership

Career Development Budget

Sound work-life balance - Regular working hours: 8 hours/day, 5 days a week.

Friendly work environment.

Flexible leave/vacation policy.

A great learning opportunity.

The opportunity to work with cross-cultural teams in the US.

Annual performance evaluation and increment.

Employee Transportation Facility: Drop Off

Additional Information

Why Field Nation?

At Field Nation, we are breaking the barriers to work and enabling the gig economy. We’re a tech company that offers a web-based marketplace solution for buyers and sellers of contract services to simply connect, work, and manage their business. We look for collaborators, innovators, and problem solvers to join us in our common purpose of changing the way work gets done. We were named a Top Workplace by the Star Tribune in 2017, 2018, 2019, and a Top 150 Workplace in 2020. We look to hire extraordinary people and provide them extraordinary benefits.

Apply to this Job