Software Engineering Manager
The Knot Worldwide
WHAT WE DO MATTERS:
At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We’re united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. We believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. We inspire, we build, and we celebrate. We dream big, love our users, hustle every day, and always do the right thing to win - together. Our people are at the heart of our success.
ABOUT THE ROLE AND YOUR TEAM:
The Knot Worldwide is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to join The Knot Guest Management team. The Engineering Manager will be responsible for leading and setting the technical direction for a team of 5 full-stack engineers, including the maintenance and creation of technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and proof of concepts. The Engineer Manager must be able to track and lead multiple projects in parallel, while also working with various stakeholders and our CX team to diagnose and triage issues. As such, the Engineer Manager should enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, be well organized, and have great time management and prioritization skills.
The Engineering Manager will work cross-functionally alongside Product and Design to ideate and build best in class services and tools that support our Guest offerings. Our product and engineering teams work closely together at every phase of product development from research and inception to release and maintenance. The Engineer Manager should have experience with a project management tool and be comfortable writing detailed technical stories and actively managing the backlog and current sprint.
The Knot is the nation’s leading wedding marketplace, providing couples with a personalized experience that guides them through the entire wedding planning journey. The Guest team develops tools for couples and wedding guests, and the back-end systems to make it all happen stress-free.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage and develop a remote team of full-stack engineers
- Collaborate closely with remote teams in the United States
- Foster a culture of quality and ownership
- Collaborate closely with product managers and other engineering teams at all stages of product development and launch
- Work closely with business stakeholders to deliver value to internal users and business partners
- Act as a liaison between the development team and stakeholders
- Actively participate in the ideation and execution of product roadmap.
- Contribute to the development of codebase and infrastructure (Node, React, AWS)
- Lead and facilitate decision making during technical meetings
- Ensure the continuous improvement of engineering and product processes
- Leverage skills and experience to implement product features that are well architected, tested, and understandable.
- Promote best practices surrounding TDD, continuous integration, code standards, etc.
- Provide mentorship to all members of the team, coaching team members on their personal and career development.
SUCCESSFUL ENGINEERING MANAGER CANDIDATES HAVE:
- 6+ years overall engineering experience.
- 2+ years as a lead engineer
- 4+ years hands-on proven track record implementing JavaScript frontend applications.
- 2+ years of experience using React and/or Redux or other modern frontend framework.
- 2+ years of experience using Node.js or similar technology.
- Team player, able to multitask / context switch, with a can-do attitude
- Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, continuous flow development environment
- Experience working with a distributed team, across multiple geographies
- Experience working in an Agile, TDD environment.
- Experience building and maintaining scalable APIs
- Experience with production Node.js solutions.
- Experience with enterprise database, caching, and search solutions (PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Redis, Elasticsearch)
- Mastery of design patterns and anti-patterns
- Familiarity with AWS/Kubernetes/Docker concepts and technology is a plus.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job if it sparks your passion to join TKWW and make a difference!
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU:
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You Dream Big. You iterate and experiment to drive innovation.
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You Love Our Users. You keep our global community at the center of everything you do.
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You Do the Right Thing. You strengthen your team through respect, fairness, and inclusion.
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You Hustle Every Day. You favor urgency and own your outcomes.
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You Win Together. People are at the heart of our success and you play as a team.
WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US:
We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter both in and out of the “office”. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.
To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C.
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US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
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