Engineering Manager, Listing iOS Team

Company Description
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

What’s the role?

Etsy is looking for an engineering manager who can lead a fast paced, data-driven, and agile team. You will need to work with partners in product management, design, user-research and analytics to build experiences that create value for the buyers and sellers on our platform. You will have the opportunity to work at the scale of a major ecommerce website and solve problems using big-data and experimentation.

This is a full-time role within the Inventory Buyer Experience Initiative on our Listing iOS Team.  Our mission is to develop a dynamic Listing Screen that surfaces the information that matters most to support a buyer in evaluating items, especially for Etsy’s flagship Categories.

This is a full-time position reporting to the Director of Engineering. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy.

This role requires your presence in Etsy’s Mexico City office once or twice per week depending on your proximity to the office. Candidates living within commutable distance of our Mexico City office or in Guadalajara may be the first to be considered. Learn more details about our work modes and workplace safety policies here.

What does the day-to-day look like?

• Lead a team of 5 to 8 iOS and API engineers. At Etsy, engineering managers have a limited role in the hands-on process of building software, but a very large role in orchestrating and coaching engineers to achieve results together.

• Partner cross-functionally with product management, design, user-research, and analytics to deliver innovative moments focussed on our listing screen in our iOS buyer app

• Work with other leaders within engineering to develop and evolve engineering processes and best practices

• Prioritize, scope, plan, develop, and deliver projects at various completion stages or definitions when started.  Planning and delivery of your team’s roadmap

• Serve as a coach, mentor, and advocate for the engineers on your team.

• Participate in the end-to-end recruiting process, hiring, and onboarding exceptional engineering talent

• Foster a culture of learning, collaboration and thoughtful delivery on your teams

• Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• 3+ years of experience directly managing engineers - including providing leadership, mentorship, feedback, and investing in their career growth,

• You have experience with Native App Development (Swift and Objective-C on iOS or Kotlin and Java on Android) and have delivered Apps at scale.

• You have a passion for building data-related products and understand good systems design.

• You can make engineering tradeoffs based on problem and context,

• You can collaborate effectively with both junior and senior team members.

Additional Information

What's Next
If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.

Our Promise
At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.