About the role
At Going, we're passionate about helping people travel and experience the world. As our member base grows, we're thrilled to expand our team with a Senior Engineering Manager to help us build, expand, and grow our travel platform offerings.
With your experience in software development, you'll play a crucial role in creating a new way for our travelers to experience Going. You'll collaborate closely with our product and design teams to build innovative features and mentor/grow our engineering team. Additionally, you'll work with our other engineering leaders to help shape what Going Engineering becomes and be integral in building our culture and organization.
This is a highly impactful role. You'll transform how our members interact with Going and, ultimately, how they travel and explore our world.
We will be closing applications on Tuesday, May 14th to ensure we can review and respond to all candidates that have applied.
In the short term, you will...
Hire and scale up your team and adjacent teams
Provide coaching, mentorship, and sponsorship, empowering engineering squads to excel
Support teams in estimation, planning, implementation, and deployment of large features and improvements
Collaborate closely with Product Management and help us advance our strategic roadmap
In the long term, you will...
Play a pivotal role in defining and cultivating our engineering culture.
Assist and accelerate the professional growth of your direct reports, preparing them for larger and more complex challenges
Identify and implement measures of engineering outcomes and improvements
Lead projects strategically to improve the performance and results of your team
What you bring to the table...
Need to have:
Experience working within the travel industry/OTAs, E-Commerce or B2C applications at scale
Minimum of 8 years in professional software development, including at least 3 years in a managerial role overseeing development teams
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and persuasively
Strategic thinking. You know how to design initiatives thoughtfully, measure success, and iterate as-needed
Proven ability to advance and develop talent, characterized by a growth mindset and a track record of effective coaching and mentorship
Experience leading one or multiple teams of individual contributors, effectively managing workflows and project outcomes
Nice to have:
Experience with remote team management
Experience in mobile development
Benefits & Perks you’ll love…
The salary for this role is $195,782 + equity
100% remote work environment
Bi-annual team retreats, with past destinations including Vancouver, Punta Cana, and Mexico City. We're heading to Washington DC this fall!
Open vacation policy, with a 15-day minimum
Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
401(k) with a 5% match
$700/quarter remote work and wellness stipend
Up to 12 weeks of paid family leave
Meetup stipend when you cross paths with a co-worker
Continuing education & development reimbursement
Challenging problems to solve and an awesome team to collaborate with every single day
We want you to bring your authentic self to work every single day. We accept you for who you are and consider everyone on an equal opportunity basis without regard to ancestry; age; appearance; color; gender identity and/or expression; genetics; family or parental status; marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status; mental, physical, or sensory disability; national, social or ethnic origin; past or present military service; sexual orientation; socioeconomic status; race; religion or belief. Going is an E-Verify employer.
If you require a reasonable accommodation or assistance for any part of the interview and employment process, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request.
Compensation Range: $195.8K
