Who We Are
Goodway Group is one of AdAge's 2024's BEST PLACES TO WORK! As an independent and remote-first media and marketing services firm with a 90+ year history, Goodway Group has the security of an established company combined with a start-up feel. With leading data-driven and technology-enabled digital media and marketing services firm with teams in the U.S. and the UK, our diverse team of digital strategists, media practitioners, technologists and data scientists have won the most prestigious awards for innovative marketing technology, impactful work and inclusive remote-first places to work including being honored as a multiyear winner in Ad Age Best Places to Work, Ad Exchanger's Best Use of Technology by an Agency Award and two MarTech Breakthrough Awards and a certified service partner to The Trade Desk.
The Engineering Manager is responsible for a team of software engineers and partners with technical product management and other engineering leaders to deliver business outcomes that enable Goodway Group to acquire and retain customers in the short and long-term. You will be responsible for the overall productivity and technical road-map of the team they supervise, including management of technical debt to ensure that productivity stays high over time as well as compliance and security initiatives.
While this is a fully remote role based anywhere in the United States, travel will be required based on business needs.
What You Will Do
- Partner with technical product management to establish business goals for the engineering team. The engineering manager is expected to own the “how” part of the discussion, as well as provide estimates of time/resource complexity to inform prioritization and scoping decisions. A great engineering manager helps the technical product manager to arrive at a high-leverage roadmap that can be delivered iteratively, minimizes risk and delivers the intended business outcomes.
- Participate in stakeholder collaboration during planning, development and deployment, to understand their problems and ensure our solutions deliver on the expected outcomes and resolve any roadblocks that would prevent success.
- Oversee day-to-day sprint ceremonies, clearing roadblocks as they arise.
- Lead and Inspire and the team to deliver on the goals, with high productivity and quality, and in partnership with business stakeholders.
- Coach and supervise engineers to develop their skills and deliver excellent work, leading to a positive culture and high employee retention. Provide helpful performance feedback in the form of on-track 1:1s. Work with each team member to establish meaningful Individual Development Plans and Personal Wildly Important Goals. (IDPs and PWIGs).
- Keep technical/development skills sharp enough to lead the team effectively.
- Participate in code review process to ensure that our codebase is high-quality and technical debt is kept in check.
- Hire and retain top tier talent that supports the teams business and tech goals, and aligns with Goodway’s behaviors.
What You Bring
- 9+ years of relevant industry experience with 3-5 of those years being in management.
- Flexible leadership style, with the ability to work with team members across different departments.
- Ability to allocate tasks to team members based on their skills and expertise.
- Identifying potential risks in projects and taking proactive measures to mitigate them.
Things You Should Know
- Our workdays can sometimes be long and unpredictable. You should be comfortable and capable of working at your desk for at least 8 hours.
- We gather to work and play for a week up to four times a year, and these events are required.
- There may also be other opportunities to travel dependent on business needs.
- This job description does not proscribe or restrict the tasks we may assign you and is subject to change.
Check us out at www.goodwaygroup.com to learn more!
If you identify as a female candidate, and feel you can do this role even if there are a few things perhaps you've not done, please apply anyway! Goodway Group is 70% Female! We realize that men tend to apply for jobs when they can meet around 60% of the requirements for the role, where women tend to only apply when they know they meet 100% of the requirements.
Goodway Group is human-first, constantly working to become more inclusive and to make sure our employee population reflects our desire to constantly add to our diversity in all ways. We want applications from everyone, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, citizen status, age, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected status. #usremote