Software Engineer Manager at Tala

This is a management role within Tala’s management track. You will report to the Head of Engineering and collaborate cross-functionally with all Tala teams.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of backend software engineers, including task planning and code reviews
• Recruit and build an effective Engineering team
• Collaborate with product management to execute on company’s product roadmap
• Own and maintain substantial portions of the backend infrastructure
• Contribute technically to projects via designs and test driven development (Test Driven Development)
• Contribute to and improve our strong engineering culture

Qualifications:

• Leader- you have the ability to keep pace with, and set pace for, your team. You act as a mentor to junior engineers. Able to learn and teach new technologies and solutions.
• Solutions Driven - you have experience thinking out loud to create the best solutions to complex, tricky problems, using the latest technical methodologies/processes.
• Detail-oriented- you are a proven developer who values clean and efficient code.
• Technology toolbox- you have all of the tools for development plus a few extras.
• Translator- you have experience working closely with product managers, cross-functional teams, and customers to translate requirements into technical design.

Requirements:

• 2+ years managing a team of six or more members
• Experience growing a team and hiring best in class talent
• Developed and launched large scale consumer applications on Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure)
• 4+ years experience working on backend software using modern languages and frameworks (Java, Scala, Python, Play, GoLang).
• Strong relational database experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MS SQL)
• Working knowledge in API development for mobile/web use
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals

Preferred skills & experience:

• Expert proficiency in Agile development process.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science and/or Math.
• Excellent ability to prioritize and communicate in a fast-paced environment.
• Bonus: Experience in predictive analysis and machine learning.