Leading Engineering Excellence at Playbook

2 days ago


Remote New York, Czech Republic Playbook Full time

As a seasoned Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Playbook's engineering teams and driving the company's technological growth. Your primary responsibilities will revolve around fostering an environment where engineers thrive, feel empowered, and are motivated to deliver exceptional results.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Act as the primary people manager for all individual contributor engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and regular feedback to ensure their professional growth and alignment with company goals.
  • Develop Playbook's engineering bench strength by hiring, coaching, and mentoring talented individuals to ensure the right people are in the right seats.
  • Collaborate with Tech Leads to maintain technical excellence and alignment with product objectives, while helping teams manage technical debt.
  • Evolving team processes and rhythm in collaboration with Product Managers to drive efficiency, quality, and timely delivery.
  • Oversee technical performance, balancing efficiency, quality, and timely delivery.
  • Own the tooling and instrumentation, ensuring seamless CI/CD, SDLC workflows, performance, automated tests, and alerting.
  • Empower in-pod Tech Leads to make informed decisions and support cross-pod visibility.
  • Establish performance metrics and conduct regular 1:1s to ensure engineers have the context and information needed to excel in their roles.

Playbook seeks a leader who understands how to cultivate product-minded, customer-centric engineers, drive a high-integrity, results-driven culture, and prioritize business impact.

Requirements:
  • Proven managerial experience, including relevant startup experience, preferably at the Seed or Series A stage.
  • A strong engineering background, including a proven track record in IC engineering roles, preferably in tech stack and domains listed below.
  • Experience managing and developing remote teams and work, distributed across multiple time zones.
  • Proven ability to hire, onboard, and retain top technical talent.
  • Strong understanding of system architecture, scalability, and best coding practices.
  • Hands-on experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and managing technical debt.
  • Demonstrated success in managing engineering projects ensuring timely delivery in a dynamic environment.
  • High level of agency, empowering engineers to do great work.
  • Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written English.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Startup experience is a plus, with a demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
  • 6+ years of experience in backend engineering, particularly with JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Domain experience in mobile applications, video streaming architecture, platform businesses, and payments/e-commerce.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about empowering teams, driving innovation, and delivering exceptional results. If you're a seasoned Engineering Manager looking for a challenging role that aligns with your skills and passions, we encourage you to apply.


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