What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Engineering Manager, SWAT position at MNTN?
At MNTN, we put our people first, full stop. This allows our company culture to be defined by our team members, and their shared values, like trust, ambition, quality, radical honesty, and compassionate leadership. It’s why we all really love working for the Hardest Working Software in Television™ (and also why we were named one of Ad Age’s Best Places To Work in 2024.)
We pride ourselves on bringing unrivaled performance and simplicity to Connected TV advertising. Our self-serve technology makes running TV ads as easy as search and social and helps brands drive measurable conversions, revenue, site visits, and more. It’s what led MNTN to being named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2023.
So if wanting to do more, own more, and make a bigger impact comes naturally to you, then you may be just the person we’re looking for to join us in our next stage of growth.
We are looking for an experienced, adaptable leader to manage our SWAT Engineering Team, a specialized operational unit focused on urgent, high-priority engineering tasks. In this role, you’ll need to handle a dynamic, fast-paced environment with constantly shifting priorities. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent leadership skills, and the ability to manage quick decision-making while fostering a team culture of speed and adaptability.
What You’ll Do:
- Hire, manage, and mentor a team of Full Stack Engineers, Data Engineers, and Data Analysts dedicated to resolving day-to-day urgent engineering tasks.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to identify, prioritize, and allocate resources to high-impact tasks.
- Own the processes on your team, ensuring the rapid and high-quality delivery of solutions to meet critical business needs.
- Ensure smooth coordination of customer-facing changes across technical and non-technical stakeholders, including customer support teams.
- Regularly communicate and collaborate with senior leadership, including the CEO, to align on immediate priorities and technical directions.
What You’ll Bring:
- 5 years of experience managing fast-moving, product-oriented engineering teams.
- 7 years of experience with React and modern frontend JS technologies.
- 7 years of experience with backend development and API design concepts.
- Strong expertise in building and maintaining operational processes, such as incident management with SLAs and escalations, kanban development, etc.
- Strong expertise in data analytics, database design, and management, including PostgreSQL or MySQL.
- A solid grasp of modern software development practices (CI/CD frameworks, Agile methodologies, etc.).
- Exceptional people skills, including mentoring, scaling teams, and leading through uncertainty.
- Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Would Be Great If You Have:
- Experience working with MarTech/AdTech systems.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes.
- Experience with CI/CD systems (e.g., CircleCI, Jenkins, CodeFresh).
- Experience with GIT for managing release cycles.
MNTN Perks:
- 100% remote within the US
- Flexible vacation policy
- Annual vacation allowance for travel related expenses
- Three-day weekend every month of the year
- Competitive compensation
- 100% healthcare coverage
- 401k plan
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent, medical, and dental care
- Access to coaching, therapy, and professional development
About MNTN:
Our recruiters will always reach out using an email address ending with @mountain.com OR @mntn.com. If you’re contacted by someone without that address and they mention a Reference Code (which we never use), then that ain’t us folks. Tell those trolls to take a hike–you’re waiting to climb a MNTN.
MNTN provides advertising software for brands to reach their audience across Connected TV, web, and mobile. MNTN Performance TV has redefined what it means to advertise on television, transforming Connected TV into a direct-response, performance marketing channel. Our web retargeting has been leveraged by thousands of top brands for over a decade, driving billions of dollars in revenue.
Our solutions give advertisers total transparency and complete control over their campaigns all with the fastest go-live in the industry. As a result, thousands of top brands have partnered with MNTN, including Build with Ferguson, OneWheel, Tarte, Decked, and National University.
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