ELSA

Overview of job

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the development of our B2B products (focused on our B2B business segment and ELSA Speak for Schools initiatives) and our Core Backend Platform. You will manage a team of full-stack engineers, driving high-quality technical execution across both backend and frontend systems while collaborating closely with product and design teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership:

• Own the architecture and technical delivery of B2B products including Admin Dashboards, School Delivery systems, and Speech Analyzer.
• Contribute to technical design decisions across the teams projects and ensure alignment with product goals.
• Mentor and guide the engineering team, enabling them to grow and perform at their best.

Infrastructure and Operations:

• Maintain the health of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure supporting B2B products.
• Define and track service availability and performance goals for your teams systems.
• Proactively identify and resolve technical and operational challenges.

Team Collaboration and Growth:

• Enable your team to work efficiently and independently by fostering knowledge sharing and collaboration.
• Encourage innovation and experimentation in product development while maintaining high-quality standards.

Code Quality and Best Practices:

• Ensure code quality, reliability, and maintainability across backend and frontend systems.
• Advocate for automation, test-driven development, and other practices to reduce errors and improve efficiency.
• Maintain a deep understanding of architectural patterns and cloud-based system design.

Customer-Focused Delivery:

• Translate customer needs, feedback, and business requirements into technical solutions for B2B products.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to prioritize features and ensure successful delivery.

• Competitive salary + stock options
• Hybrid working model: 9:00 AM 6:00 PM, Monday to Friday, with one remote Friday every week
• Paid time off: 12 days of annual leave, plus 1 birthday leave and 1 Christmas leave
• Premium health insurance and annual health check-up to keep you in top shape
• Full coverage of social insurance
• Free ELSA Premium membership to help you sharpen your English skills
• International, collaborative, and high-energy work culture
• Be part of a well-funded, fast-growing Silicon Valley startup, where innovation and agility are at the core of what we do
• Lead a dynamic and innovative pedagogy and linguistics team.
• Work at the storefront of AI applied to language learning.