Engineering Manager

About the Role

Home Solutions, a dynamic and rapidly growing digital lead generation business in North Carolina, is on the lookout for an experienced Full Stack Engineering Manager with sharp technical chops to lead and enhance our developer teams. As a key player in our organization, you will be instrumental in overseeing developer teams on multiple business units, driving our technology modernization initiatives forward.

Your Day-to-Day

• Backend Expertise: Masterfully design software systems and APIs, build custom backend solutions, manage and tune databases, and construct complex internal tooling and sites based on MVC frameworks like Laravel.
• Frontend Mastery: Use your expert knowledge of ES6, CSS3 and HTML5 to build fast, accessible, and performant experiences for our users. Expertise with a modern frontend framework like Rect is a must. Ideal candidates will have Next.js, Vercel, Typescript and Webpack/Bundler experience.
• WordPress Experience: Leverage your background in WordPress to guide and enhance our web development efforts. You should possess a solid understanding of Wordpress' architecture, database, and how to tune for performance.
• Technical Prowess: Ability to architect and deliver solutions to complex problems. You should have conviction in your technical philosophy with experience creating ADRs, DFDs, and other documentation tools to get your team onboard.
• Forward Thinking: Willing to lean into new technologies and processes to drive efficiency and results from your team. Wants to ensure maximum efficiency and developer satisfaction by leveraging modern pipelines and tools to automate routine tasks.
• Team Leadership: Showcase 3+ years of experience in an engineering management or staff engineer role, demonstrating a track record of leading and supporting successful teams. This is a technical management role, you will be splitting your time 50/50 between management tasks implementing features with the team.
• Business Agility: Adapt to the rapid pace of our growing business, ensuring that technology aligns with our strategic goals and remains a competitive advantage.
• Strategic Thinking: Work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and articulate a vision and strategy for our engineering efforts, ensuring they contribute to the overall success of the business.

This role demands broad technical competency in system design, a comprehensive understanding of server side engineering, solid foundations in modern front-end development, experience with WordPress, and the ability to lead and inspire teams in a rapidly growing and innovative environment. If you are passionate about technology, possess strong leadership skills, and thrive in a dynamic setting, we encourage you to apply.

About You

• 8+ years of direct web app development experience using PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript. 
• Must have mastery of a modern JS framework and static site generator such as React/Next.js or equivalent. 
• Must have experience with building custom sites, APIs and admins in a web app framework like Laravel or equivalent. 
• Must be extremely comfortable working directly with databases, designing code pipelines and owning managed infrastructure.  
• 3+ years of professional front-end development on top of multiple commonly used CMS systems like Wordpress, Drupal, Contentful, or Joomla. Bonus for experience with modern headless CMS systems like Sanity, Strapi or Builder.io. 
• 3+ years managing development teams supporting a portfolio of different websites.
• Business acumen and ability to translate business needs into technical requirements. Ideal candidate has experience developing architectural plans to accomplish business goals, utilizing ERDs, DFDs and ADRs to gain approval for projects.
• Track record of attracting, motivating, and retaining high-quality talent.
• A start-up mentality- we act like entrepreneurs. Our team members are incredibly driven, agile, goal oriented, and are always up for a challenge.
• Stay up to date on the latest industry trends and experiment with new solutions. 
• Experience with Agile methodologies including common scrum ceremonies and tools (sprint planning, retrospective, demo, and story points).
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Are able to travel to Raleigh, NC or Charlotte, NC 1x per year.

About Us

Launched Fall 2017, Home Solutions targets the rapidly digitizing home services vertical and  matches homeowners with the right service provider to meet their needs. Through our websites, Home Solutions has a proprietary audience of 47M+ homeowners and prime real estate in search engines. We are on a mission to make homeownership easier by creating high quality content that pairs consumers with providers in a range of related categories. 

Home Solutions was incubated within Three Ships, a growth equity firm that launches and invests in digital companies, builds great leadership teams, and helps them rapidly scale. The Three Ships portfolio currently includes several businesses - Home Solutions, Pillar 4, Stacksphere , and 3S UK - and over 50+ websites that help consumers navigate the overwhelming choices through online marketplaces and the most informative content online.  Headquartered in Raleigh with offices in Charlotte and London, we are always looking to find the right people to help us continue to grow this business and place a high value on teammates with a growth mindset and a “get after it” mentality.  

Why You Should Join Us

• Results: Home Solutions is the fastest-growing marketplace company in the home services category.
• Opportunity: Home services is a $600 billion market that largely still operates like it’s 1999.  During the next decade, we anticipate a huge digital transformation in the category, and marketplace companies will lead the way.
• Ownership & Impact: We seek talented people with the desire to own and run parts of the business that drive company performance. Leadership is fully aligned and incentivized around our growth-focused mission.
• Exposure & Learning: You will have a front-row seat in growing a business. Your teammates have built and sold companies, managed 100s of employees, and run campaigns with Fortune 500 brands. The opportunity to build new skills and learn from smart people is endless.
• Career Growth: There is no cap on growth, promotions, or the opportunity to own and put your stamp on important projects. Prove your value and you will be rewarded accordingly.
• Stability: We are privately owned, have no debt, and have significant cash to invest – we’re “rock-solid” financially.
• Fun: The team has a high bar for excellence, but also a real interest in each other and making work fun.

The Package

As a full-time employee of Home Solutions, you’ll have access to competitive benefits, including flexible time off,  health/dental/vision, 401k match, an annual Relax & Recharge Bonus, an annual Learning & Development stipend to enroll in class(es) of your choosing, and up to $75 mobile reimbursement. If you join us in person in our Raleigh or Charlotte locations, we have an office stocked with snacks, coffee, and just about every other beverage you can imagine.

EEOC Statement 

All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or any other discriminatory factors. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this role. All offers are subject to a background check.