Engineering Manager

Shopify

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Work type: On-site
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Posted: 133 days ago
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Shopify is a leading global commerce platform that enables businesses of all sizes to start, grow, and manage their retail operations online and in-person. It provides tools for storefronts, payments, shipping, and marketing to millions of merchants worldwide.

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As an Engineering Manager, you will lead and inspire elite engineering teams focused on building innovative infrastructure solutions. You will drive impactful decisions regarding product development and user experience while providing the direction, support, and coaching necessary for engineers to ship high-quality results quickly. Your daily responsibilities include overseeing strategic projects, fostering a culture of technical excellence, and collaborating with product managers and data teams to align on goals. You must remain deeply engaged in technical designs and hands-on contributions while mentoring talent. The role requires expertise in software development or infrastructure management, with specific experience in large-scale systems, cloud technologies, data engineering, performance engineering, load testing, and resilience engineering. You will solve complex problems involving AI-driven translation tools, resilient data platforms, and streaming services to improve the commerce experience for millions of users.

What does a Engineering Manager earn?

Median $267050 from 138 postings across 39 companies.

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Skills

Software Development Infrastructure Management Cloud Technologies Data Engineering Streaming Services Performance Engineering Load Testing Resilience Engineering Large-scale Systems Pair Programming

What you'll do

Guide and support elite engineering teams building innovative infrastructure solutions.
Make critical decisions regarding product development and user experience for millions of users.
Mentor engineers and drive their professional development and growth.
Oversee the execution of strategic projects from concept to completion.
Maintain a balance between management duties and hands-on technical contributions.
Align with product managers, data teams, and other stakeholders on project goals.
Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and high performance.
Ensure the team ships high-quality results on a weekly basis.

What we're looking for

Proven experience as a technical lead or manager building and leading high-performing engineering teams.
Strong technical background in software development or infrastructure management with expertise in relevant technologies.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective cross-functional collaboration.
Passion for mentoring, developing talent, and fostering a positive team culture.
Experience shipping products weekly and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
Familiarity with cloud technologies, data engineering, or large-scale systems is preferred.
Experience driving technical projects from concept to completion is preferred.
Knowledge of performance engineering, load testing, or resilience engineering practices is preferred.