Manager, Software Engineering Ii Job in Groupon

Become a better developer by building things that help local businesses around the world thrive

Groupon is an experiences marketplace that brings people more ways to get the most out of their city or wherever they may be. By enabling real-time mobile commerce across local businesses, live events and travel destinations, Groupon helps people find and discover experiencesbig and small, new and familiarthat make for a full, fun and rewarding life. Groupon helps local businesses grow and strengthen customer relationshipsresulting in strong, vibrant communities. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success. ?

We're a "best of both worlds" kind of company. We're big enough to have resources and scale, but small enough that a single person has a surprising amount of autonomy and can make a meaningful impact. We're curious, fun, a little intense, and kind of obsessed with helping local businesses thrive. Does that sound like a great way to grow your career? Let's get into the details: ?

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to write the next chapter in our Platform Engineering. You will have complete ownership of technical and product roadmap and work closely with Product, Business, and Operations teams. You will be responsible for scoping, architectural design, working with other technology teams, and running the iterative rollout of features. All the systems we build/manage are critical to the success of the business. This means quality and reliability are paramount and large-scale launches have to be threaded carefully without impacting day-to-day business

Our development ecosystem:

• Languages: Java, Ruby on Rails
• Node/Express JS
• MySQL/PostgreSQL
• Splunk
• REST/JSON
• Deployment to our own data centers
• GitHub
• JIRA

Youll spend time on the following:

• You'll be leading a team of software engineers to help us develop microservices at a scale that is required for Groupon
• You will hire, mentor and coach your direct reports to be the best they can be, both in their current roles and in their career
• You will be working cross-functionally with other teams to understand and prioritize asks, features and tooling.
• You will own the roadmap, supporting your long term vision for the future that is coupled with tactical execution
• You will ensure ongoing delivery and daily operation of services
• Continuously improving the teams development and service management process

Were excited about you if you have been:

• Responsible for building and leading a high-performance engineering team.
• Highly technical with a strong background in computer science. A track record of handling technical design and completing projects with high quality.
• Motivating teams towards delivering business results in a dynamic, Agile environment.
• Comfortable operating at a leadership level as well as getting your hands dirty from time to time.
• Rapidly prototyping and iterating quickly.
• Communicating well with stakeholders both in person and via the keyboard.
• Working in related domains especially on eCommerce applications.
• Making decisions that impact technical design, development, and planning for one or more projects/programs that impacted multiple teams or functions.
• Frequently interacting with multiple cross-functional teams and leading a collaborative effort in driving key technical projects.

We value managers who have:

• B.E or higher degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Several years of experience in designing and developing software.
• Experience developing a team of engineers.
• Experience designing and implementing large, scalable distributed systems
• Ability to architect, design, and develop complex systems.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with multiple languages: Java, Javascript, Python, Ruby, etc.
• Backend experience with RESTful API and RDBMS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, etc.)
• Highly proficient in OO programming (Java preferred)
• Creative analytical skills, debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Been a role model for engineers on the team, providing timely coaching and mentoring to all.
• Passion for ensuring high-quality architecture and customer experience.

Groupons purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the worlds largest local ecommerce marketplace, . Plus, be sure to that shape our culture, guide our strategy and make our company a great place to work. And just dont take our word for it. and learn more about our . If all of this sounds like something thats a great fit for you, then click apply and lets see where this takes us.

Groupon is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications for employment, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment are based upon the ability to perform the job. Equal-employment opportunities are provided to all applicants and employees without regard to race, creed, religion, color, age, national origin, sex, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, military discharge status (excluding dishonorable discharge), veteran status, citizenship status, or other legally protected status. We are all responsible for maintaining this policy. Groupon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at hraccommodations at groupon.com. If you have concerns related to Groupons equal employment opportunities, you may contact Groupons Ethics Reporting Service .