Senior Engineering Manager

About us 

Ankorstore is on a mission to rewild retail !

With decades of experience in retail and building marketplaces, in 2019 the Ankorstore founding team knew it was time to create a global wholesale solution – one that swings the balance in favour of independents and restores retail to its natural order !

They’ve created a new ecosystem that harnesses the power of modern technology to create a mutually beneficial community that reinvents the way brands and retailers work together. As a result, wild independents can thrive.

We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to join our Tech Department !

Main responsibilities

• Lead 2 squads (5 people in each) of exceptionally skilled engineers

• Supervise day-to-day projects and tasks to achieve Ankorstore ambitious goals

• Partner closely with your Design and Product counterparts to shape the vision for your team and create the both long and short term technology roadmap for your team, align this with the overall company strategy as well as with the priorities from business

• Motivate and empower the teams to enhance engagement and performance

• Ensure they have the right resources, tools and skills to succeed in their role

• Define team and individual goals in line with Ankorstore's objectives, plan and monitor their achievements and ensure the performance of the team, help individual career progressions

• Anticipate, organise and monitor the activities of the team, allocate the right resources for the right objectives

• In collaboration with the People Team and your Manager, anticipate and plan your team evolution, participate to the definition of the needs and requirements, and actively contribute to the hiring process

• Ensure a strong onboarding for new joiners and ongoing training and shadowing

• Act as a role model, share best practices and encourage peers and team members to strive

• Use an individualised approach to identify development potential, performance challenges and put in place action plans to help the team grow professionally and personally

• Provide continuous and constructive feedback

Ankorstore tech stack :

• Front-end: Vue.js, Typescript, Vuex, sass, webpack

• Back-end: Golang, PHP 8.3, Laravel 10

• Infrastructure: GCP, Kubernetes, MySQL, Redis

• Tools: Github, CircleCI, Sentry, Notion

Requirements

• At least 7+ years of experience on a agile software development team, preferably in a lead or senior role for at least 4+ years

• Ability to solve complex problems in simple ways

• Ability to manage multiple relationships at a time and work in a high pace environment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Process driven and structured

• People leadership: ability to motivate, mentor, and develop engineers of varying experience levels

• Strategic thinking: connecting technical decisions to business outcomes

• Project management: planning, prioritization, and delivery tracking. Risk management and mitigation strategies for complex projects

• Change management: successfully navigating teams through organizational shifts

• Product thinking: understanding user needs and business requirements

• Data-driven decision making: using metrics to guide team performance improvements

• Communication: clear articulation of complex technical concepts to various audiences

• Problem-solving: pragmatic approach to technical and organizational challenges

• Emotional intelligence: understanding team dynamics and individual needs

• Process improvement: identifying bottlenecks and implementing effective solutions

• Conflict resolution: managing disagreements constructively within and across teams

Benefits/Perks 

At Ankorstore we offer a versatile range of benefits to support employees' well-being and work-life balance, fostering personal growth within an innovative and adaptable work environment.

• We are a remote-friendly company, and you will have an hybrid contract (up to 2 home days), based in Paris

• All of our employees are automatically covered by Health Insurance & Life Insurance. Our Health Insurance (Mutuelle) and Life Insurance (Prévoyance) are SideCare

• We have partnered with Swile to provide you with meal vouchers

• You will have access to Leeto a platform that provides you with exclusive discounts, cultural activities, holiday vouchers and more

• Paid leaves + RTT

• Modern offices located in Paris (Opéra), providing a vibrant and inspiring work environment

• Sana Labs, a dynamic learning platform offering engaging, customised training experiences and fostering skills development across the entire organisation

Learning more about Ankorstore 

• Look around and visit our website, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube and Welcome to the Jungle

• Read about us in the media: How to build a 2 billion unicorn in under 3 years, Rewild Retail, Ankorstore is shaping the shopping of the future, Mary Portas & Ankorstore

Ankorstore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to promoting diversity. We don’t discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.