Engineering Manager - Performance
Branch
At Branch, we’re transforming how brands and users interact across digital platforms. Our mobile marketing and deep linking solutions are trusted to deliver seamless experiences that increase ROI, decrease wasted spend, and eliminate siloed attribution. Our Branch team consists of smart, humble, and collaborative people who value ownership over all. Everything we do is centered around creating a great product, team, and company that lives and breathes our motto: Build Together, Grow Together, Win Together.
You'll be joining a fast-moving team working to build the next generation of search, focused on mobile, for potentially billions of devices around the globe. We're seeking someone who's excited about working closely with Product Managers, Engineers and Data Scientists to address unsolved problems in acquiring, understanding, and ranking content from inside of mobile apps. Working with our team means you'll get the opportunity to learn and grow on a daily basis, interfacing with both technical and non-technical team members, and coordinating closely with external partners.
As the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for prioritization and delivery of projects. You will work directly with engineers to help them to deliver successfully for the team and company. You will have a direct hand in building out our nascent engineering organization.
What you’ll do:
- Align individual priorities with team priorities, manage individual performance.
- Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers.
- Work closely with Recruiting to grow your team.
- Manage and prioritize new projects, ongoing support, and technical debt.
- Continuously look for ways to optimize and streamline internal engineering efficiency.
- Coordinate with other engineering managers and directors across the engineering team to help accomplish your projects.
- Keep up with a fast-paced technical landscape and recommend/implement solutions where applicable.
- (Possibly, if applicable) Write some code!
We're looking for someone with:
- 4+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
- 3+ years experience directly managing teams.
- High-level understanding of some of the following areas: fundamentals of computer science, distributed systems, algorithms, data structures, and databases.
- Some experience in Java or Python; ability to jump in and learn about other languages as needed.
- Strong ability to follow through, stay organized, and juggle multiple things without losing track of anything.
- Self-starter: has ownership, accountability, initiative, and urgency.
- Great communication skills, both within and outside of the team.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment, bring order to chaos, identify and solve emergent issues proactively.
- Keen sense of prioritization, and ability to understand and align day-to-day priorities with larger strategic initiatives.
What’s nice to have:
- Breadth of experience across the software engineering stack from core backend systems, frontend, APIs, to data pipelines and infrastructure.
- Experience in data science.
- Experience with search relevance.
- Prior experience at a growth stage Internet company.
About Us:
At Branch, we’re transforming how brands and users interact across digital platforms. Our mobile marketing and deep linking solutions are trusted to deliver seamless experiences that increase ROI, decrease wasted spend, and eliminate siloed attribution. By integrating Branch technology into core marketing channels including apps, web, email, social media, search, and paid ads, leading brands are driving higher-value conversions than ever before.
We have engineering offices in both Seattle, WA and Redwood City, CA, plus additional offices around the globe. Branch has raised more than $330M from investors such as NEA, Founders Fund and Playground Ventures. We power mobile links, attribution, and measurement for more than 3 billion monthly users and over 50,000 apps, including Airbnb, Ticketmaster, Reddit, Buzzfeed, Twitch, OfferUp, Poshmark, and many more, and are working on exciting new ways to improve discovery in the mobile ecosystem.
Here at Branch, we strive to create an inclusive culture that encourages people from different backgrounds to bring their unique, diverse perspectives to work. We aim every day to build an environment that empowers us all to do the best work of our lives. Our team consists of smart, humble and collaborative people who value ownership over all we do to create a product, team, and company that lives and breathes our motto: Build Together, Grow Together, Win Together.
The salary range provided represents base compensation and does not include potential equity, which is available for qualifying positions. At Branch, we are committed to the well-being of our team by offering a comprehensive benefits package. From health and wellness programs to paid time off and retirement planning options, we provide a range of benefits for qualified employees. For detailed information on the benefits specific to your position, please consult with your recruiter.
Branch is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
If you think you'd be a good fit for this role, we'd love for you to apply! At Branch, we strive to create an inclusive culture that encourages people from all walks of life to bring their unique, diverse perspectives to work. We aim every day to build an environment that empowers us all to do the best work of our careers, and we can't wait to show you what we have to offer!
A little bit about us:
Branch is the leading provider of engagement and performance mobile SaaS solutions for growth-focused teams, trusted to maximize the value of their evolving digital strategies. The Branch platform provides a seamless experience across paid and organic, on all channels and platforms, online and offline, to eliminate friction and drive valuable action at the moments of highest intent. With Branch, businesses gain accurate mobile measurement and insights into user interactions, enabling them to drive conversions, engagement, and more intelligent marketing spend.
Branch is an award-winning employer headquartered in Mountain View, CA. World-class brands like Instacart, Western Union, NBCUniversal, Zocdoc and Sephora acquire users, retain customers and drive more conversions with Branch.
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