GridIron IT is seeking an Engineering Manager to add to our rapidly growing team. If you love innovation, here's your chance to make a career of it by advancing the digital identity ecosystem. We are seeking a talented lead engineer who enjoys the challenges of scaling an application well beyond the MVP stage. Applicants should have experience managing a team and 5+ years of experience developing for the web with a solid command of Python, Javascript, modern PHP, Java, Ruby, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 4-6 engineers, support hiring and development of team members
• Build and maintain web applications, services and APIs
• Write well-structured, reliable, efficient and easily maintainable code
• Debug and optimize new and existing code, and write high quality unit tests
• Work independently and collaboratively with other software engineers on cross-team projects
• Lead and contribute to peer code reviews
• Provide mentorship and guidance to less-experienced software developers

Qualifications

• At least 2-3 years of experience managing a team
• 5+ years developing web applications using Python, Javascript, modern PHP, Java, Ruby, or similar
• Start-up experience is a plus
• Solid understanding of web technologies and object oriented design
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgresSQL, MySQL or MSSQL Server, or similar databases
• Knowledge and experience with HTML5, CSS3, HAML, SCSS, JavaScript, jQuery
• Experience with REST and SOAP based APIs
• Experience with source control using Git and GitHub
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Must be a team player with a strong, self-managing work ethic
• Passion for software engineering, learning and continuous improvement