1 Annalect SME Job

This is an exciting role and would entail you to: Team Leadership: Foresee a team of software developers, providing guidance, mentorship, and support

Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture to drive excellence in software development

E-commerce Expertise: Bring extensive knowledge of e-commerce platforms, technologies, and industry best practices to guide the team in developing robust and scalable solutions

Stay abreast of the latest trends and innovations in both software development and the e-commerce landscape

Project Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software development projects related to e-commerce

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, UI/UX design, and quality assurance, to ensure project success

Software Development: Participate in hands-on coding and development tasks when necessary

Review code, provide technical guidance, and ensure the team follows best practices and coding standards

Collaboration with Stakeholders: Work closely with stakeholders, including business leaders and product owners, to understand requirements and align development efforts with business goals

Communicate effectively on project status, timelines, and potential challenges

Quality Assurance: Implement and oversee best practices for quality assurance and testing within the development process

Ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and secure software products

Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the development team

Identify areas for process optimization, efficiency gains, and technical innovation

Qualifications What you will do: Lead and mentor a team of Engineers focused on advertising bidding algorithms performing millions of bids a day to continuously optimize ads

Build and execute development plans, create, and deploy best-in-class processes, and proactively identify and resolve issues

Actively participate in design and code reviews for the team (Java, Python) Excellent distributed systems design capability

SDMs should be relied upon to help lead the design of the systems that their engineers will build

They need to know the scaling parameters of these systems and be able to decompose the underlying cloud services being used into unit cost metrics

Use depth and breadth of technical expertise to ensure platforms being built are scalable, maintainable, and extensible

Strong computer science fundamentals, with a focus on algorithms (complexity) and data structures

Good understanding of operations

SDMs need to be able to identify the key metrics that need to be instrumented for their systems and be able to identify alarm points and operational measures to remedy them

Excellent written communication

We expect to communicate across many time zones with many teams

We believe that the best way to do this is through writing, which allows for asynchronous, scalable, and inclusive communication

Each SDM is accountable for a monthly update (at minimum) in clear narrative form, supported by relevant engineering operations and business metrics for their program

Ability to hire and develop

SDMs need to be able to find the best possible talent for their programs and create career paths for them

We expect them to be able to manage teams of up to 20 people easily

Program Management

SDMs will receive many feature requests that will contend for their team s time and attention

They need to be able to prioritize, manage expectations, fail fast and loudly, and always proactively help their stakeholders understand their program s delivery status

Work closely with your peers in product, design, production, and QA, to ensure seamless execution

Use depth and breadth of technical expertise to ensure platforms being built are scalable, maintainable, and extensible

Living our values, you will work towards building a cohesive team united by best-in-class engineering principles

This may be the right role for your if you have, A master s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field

Strong software engineering fundamentals including systems architecture, algorithms, problem solving and experience building web-based SaaS products

At least 6-9 years of experience managing and organizing engineering teams

Progressive years of software engineering experience, with 3+ leading teams of Engineering talent from co-op to Staff Strong experience working with Python, Django, Flask, ReactJS, Airflow Strong understanding with Git as a VCS

Knowledge of cloud technologies and scalable architectures (AWS/GCP services)

Able to define clear deliverables and timelines and communicate them within your team, your peers, and the rest of the organization

Proven experience as a strong senior developer/manager, preferably in an e-commerce or retail environment

Customer obsessed and had no problem building relationships with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders

Strong technical background with hands-on experience in software development

In-depth knowledge of e-commerce technologies, platforms, and integrations

Excellent leadership and team management skills

Effective communication and interpersonal skills