Senior Manager, Engineering

What You'll Do:

• Lead the design, architecture, and execution of technical projects, working closely with Engineering, Product, and Data leadership.
• Document strategies, technical implementations, dependencies, and priorities to support team initiatives.
• Establish engineering processes, define company standards, identify core technologies, and address technical challenges.
• Build scalable solutions, leveraging conventions and prioritizing simplicity where it makes sense.

Our Stack

• Our site uses React, Gatsby, GraphQL, Ember.js, and Contentful.
• Our back-end is a Rails API that handles everything from account creation and payments, all the way through to fulfillment.
• See more here: https://stackshare.io/ritual-com/ritual

Who You Are:

• A Leader: You have experience managing, coaching, and mentoring engineers to achieve collective success.
• Passionate: You’re driven to build solutions that are impactful for customers and scalable for the business.
• Well-Rounded: You bring experience with back-end microservices, front-end systems, API design, caching solutions, webhooks, and more.
• Detail Oriented: You care deeply about delivering quality work and seek opportunities for iteration and improvement.
• Problem Solver: You prioritize simple, effective solutions and rely on tools and testing to support your decisions.
• Analytical: You use data to inform decisions and guide strategies.
• Cross-functional Communicator: You’re comfortable diving into technical details with your team and translating them for non-technical stakeholders.

What You Need:

• Education: A degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred, but equivalent experience is equally valued.
• Experience: 5+ years developing scalable web applications in a fast-paced environment with 2-3+ years in a senior or leadership role.
• Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in Ruby/Rails, with a track record of building scalable solutions.
• Experience with Stripe APIs and Sidekiq is a plus.
• A solid understanding of system design, testing, documentation, and monitoring.
• Preferred: Familiarity with troubleshooting at scale and guiding technology decisions as the company grows.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Pay Range:  $138,000 - $196,000
• Your base salary is one part of your total compensation package. The salary range represents the entire compensation range for this position. Exact compensation will depend on a number of factors, which may include the successful candidate's skills, level, years of experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. This role is also eligible for equity + generous benefits + 401k + unlimited PTO etc - see our list of perks/ benefits below. 

Additional Compensation Benefits and Perks:

• 401k Match - Up to 4%
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life InsuranceHealthcare & Dependent Care FSA
• Equity participation in the form of stock options
• 20 weeks of Parental leave for qualified team members, with flex time for returning parents
• Talkspace access for mental health support 
• Pet Insurance discount
• Non-accrual and flexible PTO (10 days minimum)
• 18 paid company holidays + additional days for extended weekends. 
• 10 Wellness Days (Final Friday of each month)
• 2 Days to volunteer (Days of Action)
• Focus Fridays (used for self-development, heads-down work, community group meetings and 1:1TBs)
• Free Ritual subscription during your time with us
• Maven Clinic Family Planning platform
• Annual Wellness stipend
• Monthly Childcare Allowance
• Technology Allowance
• New hire Work from Home stipend
• Bi-Annual Performance Reviews
• Bi-Annual in-person company events
• Monthly wellness activities