Engineering Manager: Systems & Infrastructure
Codecademy has helped over 26 million people learn to code. Join one of the most exciting technology companies in New York as we change the way people learn.
Millennials are highly-educated, tech-literate, and mission-driven. Yet seven years after the Great Recession ended, nearly half of young university grads are underemployed, meaning they aren’t working jobs that require a degree. And the situation has only recently begun to improve. This year US students will graduate with $37,000 in debt, only to accept unpaid internships and part-time jobs.
Meanwhile, software is eating the world, disrupting first media, publishing, and entertainment, and now food, transportation, and travel, creating millions of new technology jobs that companies are eager to fill. By 2020 there will be a shortage of 1 million more tech jobs than computer science grads.
We can be the bridge. We can help this generation gain the skill to fill these jobs and enjoy happier, more fulfilling careers.
Join us.
Codecademy is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager who has successfully built and run DevOps and Infrastructure teams. This person will be tasked with effectively organizing our DevOps and Backend engineers around projects and deliverables.
In this role, you will motivate and inspire your team to work on interesting projects related to scalability, reliability, and security as we deliver products and features that empower our learners around the world. You will need to execute on project goals by being a technical resource to your engineers as well as actively contributing to our infrastructure. Clear communication as an Engineering Manager is key as you will not only be leading your specific team but collaborating across engineering teams within the company.
What You'll Do:
- Hire and build an engineering team that is driven by the mission and vision that you champion for the team.
- Work with individual engineers to define career goals and align their ambitions with relevant projects and tasks
- Guide your team on architecting and authoring services across our platform that enable our users to achieve their learning goals
- Improve the scalability and efficiency of our infrastructure
- Collaborate with other teams to get ahead of cross-team dependencies
- Contribute to engineering team-wide process improvements and automation
What You'll Need:
- 2+ years of management experience
- Previous experience hiring technical talent
- 3+ years of experience working in a DevOps, Infrastructure or Backend focused role
- Experience with NoSQL and SQL databases; we currently use a combination of Postgres, MongoDB, and Amazon Redshift
- Experience with cloud services; we use Amazon Web Services
- Experience with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Previous performance management and career goal setting experience
- Previous experience working with cross functional teams
What Will Make You Stand Out:
- Teaching and/or structured tutoring experience
- Experience utilizing Codecademy’s Platform
- BS/MS in Computer Science or engineering
- You've played an integral part in implementing Kubernetes in a past role
At Codecademy, we are committed to teaching people the skills they need to upgrade their careers. Codecademy aims to educate a richly diverse demographic of learners with our product and in order to accomplish this, we believe our team should reflect that rich diversity. Our company celebrates diversity in all of its forms-- race, gender, color, national origin, marital status, sexuality, religion, veteran status, age, ability, disability status-- and works to create an inclusive workplace where people of all backgrounds and beliefs are empowered to better their futures.