What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Engineering position at Stord?
Stord is the leading commerce enablement provider of fulfillment services and technology that powers seamless checkout and delivery experiences for high-volume mid-market and enterprise brands across all channels. Stord manages over $5 billion of commerce annually through its fulfillment, warehousing, transportation, and operator-built software suite including OMS, Pre- and Post-Purchase, and WMS platforms. With Stord, brands can sell more, save money, and reduce headaches.
With Stord, brands can increase cart conversion, improve unit economics, and drive customer loyalty. Stord’s end-to-end commerce solutions combine best-in-class omnichannel fulfillment and shipping with leading technology to ensure fast shipping, reliable delivery promises, easy access to more channels, and improved margins on every order.
Hundreds of leading DTC and B2B companies like AG1, Native, Tula, American Giant, and more trust Stord to make their supply chains a competitive advantage. Stord is headquartered in Atlanta with facilities across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Stord is backed by top-tier investors including Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton, Founders Fund, and Salesforce Ventures.
About The Software Engineering Manager Position
As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for guiding a team of talented engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality software solutions. This role will push you to evolve into a more effective, resilient, and strategic leader, equipping you with the skills to navigate complexity, drive high-impact initiatives, and inspire a high-performing team. Your primary goal will be to help your team operate with autonomy, speed, and technical excellence. If you thrive in a fast-moving, execution-focused culture and are excited by the opportunity to drive innovation in the supply chain and logistics space, we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Do
With Stord, brands can increase cart conversion, improve unit economics, and drive customer loyalty. Stord’s end-to-end commerce solutions combine best-in-class omnichannel fulfillment and shipping with leading technology to ensure fast shipping, reliable delivery promises, easy access to more channels, and improved margins on every order.
Hundreds of leading DTC and B2B companies like AG1, Native, Tula, American Giant, and more trust Stord to make their supply chains a competitive advantage. Stord is headquartered in Atlanta with facilities across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Stord is backed by top-tier investors including Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton, Founders Fund, and Salesforce Ventures.
About The Software Engineering Manager Position
As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for guiding a team of talented engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality software solutions. This role will push you to evolve into a more effective, resilient, and strategic leader, equipping you with the skills to navigate complexity, drive high-impact initiatives, and inspire a high-performing team. Your primary goal will be to help your team operate with autonomy, speed, and technical excellence. If you thrive in a fast-moving, execution-focused culture and are excited by the opportunity to drive innovation in the supply chain and logistics space, we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Do
- Lead & Develop: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.
- Technical Leadership: Provide architectural and technical guidance to ensure scalability, security, and maintainability of the OMS.
- Execution & Delivery: Oversee the development lifecycle, ensuring efficient planning, prioritization, and execution of engineering projects.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Design, and Operations teams to align technical initiatives with business objectives.
- Process Improvement: Enhance engineering processes, streamline workflows, and implement best practices to drive operational efficiency.
- Code & Architecture Oversight: Ensure high code quality and adherence to software development best practices through design reviews and technical mentorship.
- Strategic Planning: Contribute to the engineering strategy and roadmap, aligning it with Stord’s broader business goals.
- Proven experience (5 years) in software engineering, with 2 years in an engineering leadership role.
- Strong background development, preferably in Elixir/Phoenix or other functional programming languages.
- Experience working on large-scale distributed systems or complex enterprise applications.
- Ability to mentor, coach, and develop engineers, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make data-driven decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong understanding of software development best practices, system architecture, and DevOps principles.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally with Product, Design, and other teams. You will be required to clearly articulate complex technical ideas and plans with people of diverse backgrounds.
