Platform Engineer Manager

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(Remote Till Summer 2021)

The Platform Engineering team’s mission is to deliver internal software solutions that drive revenue and improve the traveler experience provided by Hopjump’s externally-facing products. All members of this team take ownership and provide technical leadership across all of the internal software platforms and tools that power our traveler-facing applications. Ultimately, an ideal candidate will be able to align platform engineering activities with business objectives to ensure consistent and predictable delivery of valuable internal software solutions.

  • A successful Engineer Team Lead on the Platform Team at Hopjump will:

    • Advocate for and support a team, while still being a primary contributor
    • Architect and build cloud-based (AWS), scalable microservices – primarily in Python, (occasionally in Java)
    • Implement well-defined features with good test coverage and peer reviews.
    • Take a growth-oriented approach, aggressively seeking opportunities to maximize business value delivered.
    • Lead cross-team coordination, acting as the primary point of contact for the team
    • Be ready & able to learn/use Python & Java on a daily basis!
    • Strike a balance between pragmatic, timely short-term solutions and technical debt avoidance
    • Foster a healthy agile development environment both inside and outside the team
  • What we're looking for:

    • A./B.S. in Computer Science, or a related field
    • 3-7 years of relevant work experience
    • The ability to plan out a process and execute on it on a daily basis with an emphasis on achieving measurable results at the team level
    • A mentor and technical leader with proven experience helping other engineers grow
    • Entrepreneurial spirit and excitement about impact on the bottom line of the company, and on building the company's value
    • A passion for personal growth and a demonstrated ability to learn quickly
    • The ability to identify gaps in process and work with the team and stakeholders to implement and ensure the staying power of new process
    • Experience with the technologies commonly used in our environment is a plus, but not strictly required. Some of these technologies are: Redis, Apache Kafka, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, InfluxDB, uWSGI, Kubernetes, Ansible, and many more.

    Things You'll Like About Hopjump:

    • We value and encourage creative thinking & intellectual curiosity.
    • You'll have a very clear understanding of how your work matters to the company.
    • You'll find interesting new challenges every day on the forefront of online marketing.
    • You'll be given the responsibility to have a big impact on and opportunities for leadership within our business from early on.
    • You'll be part of a passionate team with broad skills and interests.
    • We have fun! Frequent company (social distancing safe) events and game nights.
    • We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a relaxed work environment with plenty of perks.
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SmarterTravel is located in bustling Kendall Square, and a short walk to several restaurants and breweries!

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