Engineering Manager

Screencastify pioneered everyday video creation when we first launched 8 years ago. Since then, video has become an integral part of our everyday lives. Despite how much our world has changed, we’re still only at the beginning of our journey.

Today, Screencastify is in hyper-growth mode. We’ve created ambitious new goals, features, and products that will enable us to further improve how we provide service to our users and accelerate our already fast growth.

We built the simplest and most reliable screen recorder in the world, but that’s only the beginning. Our near future is full of ambitious new goals, features, and products that will enable us to further improve how we provide service to our users and accelerate our already fast growth.

We prioritize fast iteration without compromising quality while maintaining an attention to detail that creates the kind of delightful interactions we’re known for. We’re looking for an experienced, compassionate, and thoughtful Engineering Manager to lead squads of engineers to maintain a positive and productive workflow.

Why is this role special?

1. Work with an extremely talented team. A team of less than 5 built a product used by millions of people. We've achieved more than teams 10x our size by solving problems that matter and putting product quality above all else.
2. Tackle our most interesting and impactful problems. Our team is still small, and people wear many hats. You'd coordinate with product managers to set realistic squad outcomes, and work across squads to improve code quality, performance, and supportability.
3. Join us at a magical time. We're profitable and support tens of millions of users with a small team, which gives us a huge green field to work with. You'll join at the perfect time to shape how we grow from here.

What you’ll do:

In 30 days you will have:

• Grown comfortable with the structure of our codebase and shipped a few simple features
• Worked with product management to gain a clear picture of the short and medium term roadmap
• Worked with our Director of Engineering and the other Engineering Managers to identify areas of opportunity to improve our engineering practices
• Met with the Engineers on your squad to determine their working style as well as goals and outcomes for their careers

In 60 days you will have:

• Built relationships with the Engineers in your squad so that you understand their strengths and weaknesses
• Begun development of individual progression maps for Engineers in your squad based on your understanding of their personal goals
• Assumed responsibility as the point person for the product team to interact with your squad
• Directly lead code reviews, and gave specific coaching to Senior Engineers on how to more effectively review code
• Regularly paired with the members of your squad and given specific coaching to your squad on how to best take advantage of pairing

In 90 days you will have:

• Demonstrably increased the velocity and quality of output in your squad
• Lead the development and successful release of at least one major product feature/initiative with your squad
• Improved testability and reliability of your squad code through continual development of code review and pairing practices
• Fostered curiosity and growth with the Engineers on your squad and began to lead them through their progression map

You’re perfect for this role if you:

Benefits

• Competitive compensation. We take a data-driven approach to our compensation strategy so all employees are paid competitively and equitably.
• 401k plan. We want to invest in present you and future you, which is why we offer a generous 401k match with our 401k plan.
• Minimum vacation policy. We recognize the importance of taking personal time off, and require our employees to take at least 15 vacation days per year. You’re also encouraged to take additional paid time off, as needed.
• Flexible work policy. Gone are the days of being in an office from 9-5, Monday through Friday. We recognize there are better ways to measure productivity than counting the number of hours you’re in the office and that sometimes the office isn’t the best place to be productive.
• Parental leave. Generous paid time off for parents to bond with the newest addition to their family!
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance. We cover 100% of employee medical premiums and 50% of employee dental & vision premiums. Plus, all employees receive a free One Medical membership.
• Professional development. Each department has a professional development budget and employees are encouraged to take workshops, attend webinars, join associations, and anything else that could help grow their careers. Did we also mention employees get free access to Udemy for Business?
• Divvy bike membership. If you’re in Chicago, take advantage of an annual Divvy membership -- on us.