Web Engineering Manager

Are you passionate about the web and web technologies? Are you motivated by solving problems with real-world impact? Do you want to help improve the lives of farmers and help protect the world's food supply? We are looking for an engineering manager to join our Web team. 

The Climate Corporation seeks a dedicated front-end engineering manager to guide the delivery of our next generation of products and services. You will have the opportunity to work with large, "big data" sets such as scientific data, machine generated data from our farmer's equipment to geospatial data, precision agriculture, remote sensing, weather and or soil data.  We are revolutionizing the agriculture industry by helping the world's farmers sustainably increase their productivity with digital tools.   If you are someone that is passionate about innovation and excited about being a key contributor to building a sustainable business, The Climate Corporation would love to talk to you! 

What makes a successful manager at Climate? 

• Invests in People and Relationships - Someone who fosters a culture of inclusion, trust, mentorship, praise, and constructive feedback, and can continually build, develop, and retain their team. 
• Inspires and Sets Direction - Someone who gains buy-in by listening to the thoughts and opinions of others and creates optimism and confidence in a clear and believable way. 

• Thinks Holistically - Someone who uses critical thinking and strategic planning to make well-informed decisions. They create an environment where the right approaches surface from a variety of diverse opinions and perspectives. 
• Achieves Results Collaboratively - Someone that can make plans and be proactive to get things done. They continuously improve the effectiveness of their team by setting achievable and specific goals, regularly evaluating results, implementing improvements, and holding their team accountable. 

What You Will Do: 

• Build, mentor, and inspire a group of high-performing web engineers with a strong team-oriented culture. 

• Guide the professional development of each direct report through performance management and coaching. 
• Oversee the development, deployments of our FieldView Web application. 
• Identify, propose, and drive engineering projects that improve the performance, reliability, stability, maintainability, and extensibility of the FieldView Web application. 
• Partner closely with Product Managers to translate strategic ideas into technical roadmaps. 
• Partner across Engineering teams to develop and evolve client friendly backend APIs. 

• Make data-driven decisions by developing and tracking product and application KPIs.  
• Learn more about the agriculture industry and the unique challenges that need to be solved to grow food sustainably. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• 2 years building, leading, and growing diverse groups of engineers 

• 5 years of professional software development of Web applications.   
• Strong understanding of good practices 
• Experience leading multiple teams in agile development (e.g., scrum, Kanban, SAFe) 
• Experience leading distributed teams 
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent work experience 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with git, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, modern CSS and GraphQL 
• Experience with continuous deployment 
• Experience with internationalization and localization 

• Passionate about building scalable architectures using clean, robust, and testable code 

What We Offer: 

Our teams are composed of industry experts, top scientists, and talented engineers. The environment is extremely engaging and fast-paced, with dozens of specialties coming together to provide the best possible products and experiences for our customers. 

We provide competitive salaries and some of the best perks in the industry, including: 

• Superb medical, dental, vision, life, disability benefits, and a 401k matching program 
• A stocked kitchen with a large assortment of snacks & drinks to get you through the day 
• Encouragement to get out of the office and into the field with agents and farmers to see first-hand how our products are being used 
• We take part and offer various workshops, conferences, meet-up groups, tech-talks, and hackathons to encourage participation and growth in both community involvement and career development 

We also hinge our cultural DNA on these five values: 

• Inspire one another 
• Innovate in all we do 
• Leave a mark on the world 
• Find the possible in the impossible 
• Be direct and transparent 

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $193,455 - $231,704. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

Climate aims to create a welcoming and collaborative environment for our employees in which a diverse set of perspectives and voices are represented and celebrated. 

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Climate LLC is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sex (including pregnancy), protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any unlawful criterion existing under applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected]