Hands-On Engineering Manager, Subscriptions (Hybrid)

Engineering Manager (Hands‑On)

We are looking for an Engineering Manager hands-on for our Subscriptions squad.

Responsibilities

• Leading a collaborative team (5 people) in delivering great software that our customers will love!
• Collaborating within the product engineering department to align the team with company objectives and initiatives across engineering and the wider business
• You build strong roadmaps with the right balance of long-term strategic initiatives and more short‑term tactical bets that embody the company’s strategy and the team’s growth‑hacking mindset
• Demonstrating a broad understanding of our global architecture and how your domains fits within it
• Consistently delivering code that sets the standard for quality and maintainability
• Ensuring the development of people through ongoing coaching and mentoring
• Creating a team environment where team members feel like they belong and are supported to do their best work
• Establishing open communication and a culture of feedback between team members
• Working in an agile "build it and run it" environment where engineering teams build, launch, monitor and support the sections they own
• Supporting your team in increasing delivery proficiency by creating a learning environment

Qualifications

• You have experience and passion for growing, developing, and guiding people
• You like managing a team while continuing to contribute technically
• Openness to receiving and giving feedback in a safe workplace
• Experience working in agile development teams with knowledge of our following tech stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, RestFul API, Python, Django, VueJs, Nuxt, Datadog, etc.
• Interest in working in an environment where leaders support their teams to do great work, by removing impediments, finding improvements, and facilitating effective decision-making
• Enthusiasm about reaching new levels of effectiveness (and quality!)
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English
• Excitement to learn about how our industry works and the impact we bring to our customers and the world
• You have a problem‑solving attitude and are comfortable navigating ambiguous situations with data and putting the user at the center.
• You have a growth hacking mindset, you don't wait to act, you run experiments to test new ideas, and based on data you leverage these learnings to build more value

Technical Environment

Our technical environment:

Application: Python - FastAPI / SQLAlchemy / Celery / Golang / Django (being phased out)

Data: PostgreSQL / Redis / Kafka / RabbitMQ / BigQuery

Infrastructure: GCP / Kubernetes (GKE) / Docker / Datadog / ArgoCD / CircleCI / Github

Benefits

A mission driven work environment where your day to day makes an impact on the planet.

Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days.

Employee Resource Groups, including mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, and cultural competency training.

At Back Market, we strive to create a workplace that embodies the world we’re trying to change. We’ve embedded our diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into our DNA — from dedicated staff to employee resource groups to our company values.

We know that the perfect background for a role doesn’t mean the perfect fit — we encourage you to apply for a role even if you think you may not have all the qualifications.

If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please do not hesitate to discuss this with the Talent Acquisition Team.