Engineering Manager (Site Experience)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Site Experience): Lead a team of engineers developing and enhancing core site performance and integrations for Drupal, WordPress, and Next.js platforms with an accent on mentoring, delivery, and technical excellence. Focus on aligning team priorities with organizational goals, managing projects with shifting priorities, and owning hiring processes.

Location: Canada (remote). Visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: 150,400 - 188,000 CAD per year

Company

hirify.global is the WebOps platform for websites, enabling developers, IT, and marketing to develop, test, and release website changes faster and more reliably across Drupal, WordPress, and Next.js.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor the team through changes and challenges, providing hands-on coaching and maintaining productivity and morale.
• Manage projects with shifting priorities, ensuring high-quality delivery and quick adaptation to evolving processes.
• Define strategy and vision by aligning team priorities with organizational objectives and advocating for beneficial changes.
• Provide technical guidance through architecture discussions, code reviews, and maintaining technical excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to achieve team and organizational goals.
• Own hiring process, including interviewing and building a diverse, high-performing team.

Requirements

• 5+ years software development experience as individual contributor with technical competence
• 1-3 years direct people management or tech lead experience
• Experience building websites with Drupal, CMS, and/or Next.js, preferably with open source contributions
• Working knowledge of Python, Golang, or similar; understanding of CS fundamentals, scalable cloud architectures, databases (MySQL, MariaDB), and caches (Redis, Memcached)
• Clear communication skills and familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Culture & Benefits

• Core values: Trust, Teamwork, Passion, Customers First
• Value individuality, humor, balance; work hard and play harder
• Active in open-source communities with real customer relationships