Engineering Team Manager

 Engineering Team Manager

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As Engineering Team Leader, you’ll oversee a cross-functional team of full-stack developers, driving the development of both backend and frontend applications. This is a hands-on leadership role, where you will not only guide your team in technical direction but also ensure that projects are executed efficiently, on time, and aligned with business goals. You will take responsibility for building scalable, performant, and secure web applications while mentoring the team to improve both technically and professionally.

Why join Tipalti?

Tipalti is one of the world’s fastest-growing fintech companies. We free finance professionals to lead by modernizing the entire payables operation. We are a well-funded, late-stage start-up backed by high-profile investors. Our 2021 Series F funding round raised $270 million, valuing us at over $8.3 billion. With total funding of just over $550 million, and with more than 3000 global customers, Tipalti is one of the most valuable private fintech companies in the world.

At Tipalti, we pride ourselves on our collaborative culture, the quality of our product and the capabilities of our people. Tipaltians are passionate about the work they do, and keen to get the job done. Tipalti offers competitive benefits, a flexible workplace, career coaching, and an environment where diverse individuals can thrive and make an impact. Our culture ensures everyone checks their egos at the door and stands ready to reach for success together. 

Founded in Israel in 2010, Tipalti is a global business headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area (Foster City) with offices in Tel Aviv, Plano, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Amsterdam and Tbilisi.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of full-stack developers, and QA automation developers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Support their growth through coaching, performance feedback, and career development.
• Technical Direction & Architecture: Define and implement the overall architecture for web applications, ensuring both backend and frontend solutions align with company goals. Make technical decisions on frameworks, tools, and methodologies.
• Hands-On Development: Actively contribute to the development of both backend (C#/.NET Core, APIs, databases) and frontend (Vue.js) components. Maintain hands-on involvement in the coding process to set a technical example for the team.
• End-to-End Ownership: Own the complete lifecycle of web applications, from concept and design to deployment and maintenance, ensuring high-quality code and efficient delivery.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product Managers, Design, and DevOps, to ensure seamless project execution, alignment on requirements, and timely delivery.
• Quality & Best Practices: Drive the adoption of best practices in software development, code reviews, CI/CD, and performance optimization. Ensure that the codebase is maintainable, secure, and scalable.
• Agile Methodologies: Lead the team through Agile workflows, ensuring iterative development, quick feedback loops, and transparent communication of progress and roadblocks.
• Stakeholder Communication: Regularly update senior leadership and other stakeholders on progress, blockers, and key technical decisions. Articulate technical challenges and solutions clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

About you 

• Proven experience in a leadership or team lead role, with a proven track record of mentoring and managing development teams.
• Strong experience in full stack development with C#, .NET Core, Vue.js, and Micro frontend (MFE) architecture.
• Strong experience with RESTful APIs and experience integrating frontend applications with backend systems.
• Strong experience with microservices architecture and message queues like RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Deep knowledge of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL) and working with ORM tools (e.g., Entity Framework).
• Expertise in version control systems (Git) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Strong understanding of frontend technologies including JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web design. Familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) for deploying full-stack applications, including containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello).
• Fluent English: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Previous experience with leading remote teams or working in a fully remote environment.

Advantages:

• Experience with Node.js or other backend technologies for full-stack development.
• Experience with GraphQL for API design and consumption.
• Understanding of authentication and authorization (OAuth, JWT, OpenID) and security best practices in both frontend and backend.
• Familiarity with UI/UX best practices and collaborating with designers to create intuitive user interfaces.

Tipalti is posting this job opening for and on behalf of SDS (Cyprus) Limited and/or SDS Tbilisi Limited, LLC (both are hereinafter referred to as “SDS”). Any potential employment and/or consulting arrangements entered into, as it relates to this job opening, will be between you and SDS. Tipalti shall not be held responsible for the information and contents contained in this job posting, or for any issues arising out of or related to this job posting.