Engineering Manager
We are building the future of freight
Mothership's groundbreaking technology is unlocking the world's potential by making freight delivery more efficient. Founded in 2017, we're backed by some of venture capital's best investors and have already become the logistics backbone for many of today's most innovative companies.
As an Engineering Manager on the Internal Products team, you will get to develop the products that empower our Support and Operations teams. Through your leadership and technical expertise, your team of engineers will build products that power Mothership’s logistics platform.
This role will require recent hands-on experience leading a team of engineers in planning, developing, and iterating on highly interactive and data-rich products for operations teams. A passion for delighting customers with incredible software is a must, as our team operates in a collaborative and initiative driven mindset. In order to work cross-functionally across the organization, great communication and willingness to take risks and push boundaries will be required.
What You'll Do
- Grow and lead a powerful team of talented engineers in building modern technologies
- Collaborate with senior leadership, product managers, and engineering teams across Mothership to develop the strategy for your team
- Architect modern solutions to the challenges of interacting with legacy systems
- Create powerful interfaces that intuitively streamline and accelerate tasks
- Build for scalability, as we rapidly expand our team, network of carriers, and partners
- Implement features that control our sophisticated internal freight management system to empower our internal teams
- Mentor and champion engineers and take ownership of the products we build
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science (or equivalent)
- 6+ years overall experience
- 3+ years in a leadership position
- Experience working in a fast-paced and execution-focused environment
- Experience in leading within a well-established organization or at a high-growth company
- Technical capacity to partner cross-functionally while working hands-on in all areas of the product stack (frontend, backend, data)
- Significant experience developing complex interactive software products
- Strong product mindset with the desire to build next-generation user experiences
- Ability to rapidly iterate on product features and enjoy working in an environment with a strong sense of urgency
- Significant experience developing software incrementally with continuous development and deployment
- Experience developing highly interactive event-based applications using pub/sub-technologies
- Ability to architect simple, modular, and scalable solutions in micro-service environments
- Ability to communicate complex technical information to both professionals and non-specialists
- Strong, recent hands-on experience with NodeJS, TypeScript, and GraphQL
- Familiarity with real-time pub/sub-services such as Kafka is a plus
Technologies We're Working With
- TypeScript
- NodeJS
- GraphQL
- PostgreSQL
- Kafka
- Firebase
- Docker
- Kubernetes
Benefits & Perks
- Highly competitive salary and the opportunity to earn employee stock options
- Full health, dental and vision insurance coverage (PPO)
- Leadership Training
- 401k (4% matching)
- Unlimited paid time off
- Equipped with the latest technology
- Remote workplace stipend
Culture at Mothership
We’re an ambitious, endlessly curious, and open-minded group. Our team is passionate about our mission and eager to produce work at the highest level. The environment is upbeat and supportive because we care about each other and believe positive momentum equals better outcomes.
If this sounds like a place you’d be a great addition to, let’s chat.