Description
Parkopedia was founded with the mission of being able to answer any parking question, anywhere in the world. Today, Parkopedia is the world’s leading digital parking and EV services provider used by millions of drivers and organisations such as Apple, TomTom and 20 automotive brands ranging from Audi to Volkswagen.Are you a hands-on Software Engineering Manager with an adaptable, flexible and pragmatic DevOps mindset? Are you able to lead and motivate a team to deliver high quality software that meets the needs of the business? We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead the team responsible for Client Engineering which enables drivers around the world to leverage our solutions from within their vehicle.
The right candidate is hands-on with PHP backend development, Redis, SQL, has a good understanding of infrastructure and deployment approaches, with experience of people and project management. You will also have a proven track record architecting large-scale full stack PHP applications with Laravel and deploying solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Responsibilities
People Management
You will be responsible for a small team of talented backend and frontend software engineers. This will involve ensuring that they are engaged, continuously learning, and ensuring they are as productive as possible.
Project Management
The team develops an iOS survey application and a website that is used by our Data Operations team in Moldova to collect and curate data, stored in AWS. This data is then distributed to B2B customers via APIs, some of which are owned by the team and through the parkopedia.com website and Android/iOS apps. On top of these responsibilities, the team is working to modernise the codebase,e.g. by reviewing and extending current best practices. You will need to work with the team and product management to scope out future work, write and deliver Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), set clear expectations around delivery dates, and make sure the right person is working on the right job at the right time.
You will own both the development and operations of the team’s systems. There is an on-call rota already in place for first line support, if it is your system that’s down you will be expected to manage the production incident.
Technical Leadership
Given the small team size, it is expected that you will spend about 40% of your time making technical contributions. This ranges from ensuring that the team writes up good designs, to PR reviews, to writing code yourself. You will be a generalist, who is technically curious, and over your years of experience this will have led to you trying your hand at projects in many areas of software engineering. You will guide the team through design, implementation and testing of the website and iOS/Android applications, fostering an environment of continuous technical growth and encourage the team to explore innovative solutions.
You will review and ensure the delivery of high quality code, system designs, and architectural decisions, and you will collaborate with architects and other tech leaders to shape Parkopedia’s technical roadmap.
Requirements
- Demonstrable experience as a software engineering lead
- Demonstrable experience in recruiting and managing technical teams, including performance management
- Demonstrable experience using full stack web development technologies and frameworks, in particular PHP, Laravel, AWS, Redis and SQL
- Demonstrable experience of working in Agile delivery teams with a focus on collective on-time delivery
- Demonstrable experience in production support including incident management and root cause analysis (RCA)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Benefits
Parkopedia is committed to building a great work environment for all our employees. Here are just a few of the benefits that we offer:
- Unlimited annual leave - yup, time off is as important as time in the office, we all need to unwind and recharge our batteries!
- Generous parental policies - for/maternity/paternity/adoption leave
- Hybrid working policy
- Flexible working hours
- Paid time off for volunteering
- Annual company retreat
- Pension contribution
- Training allowance
- Private medical insurance
- EV scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Gym membership
- Eye care and flu vouchers
We are an equal opportunities employer and believe in the power of a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
