About Howl
Howl is a new marketplace designed for creators and brands who crave transparent collaboration.
In the last 10 years, the $20bn influencer ecommerce market has become a critical part of the retail industry. It has evolved into social commerce, a new $1.2 trillion market opportunity (link) requiring new tools, protocols, and technologies for the creator economy. Howl’s tools are designed for humans who know that scale and growth come from working together with consistency and transparency. Howl makes it easy, reliable and motivating to earn even more. That’s what makes Howl the home planet for creator-led growth.
Howl is a remote-first company with a diverse team that reflects our vision. Our private beta launched in mid-2022 and powers social commerce for creators and brands across beauty, gaming, home, fashion, and consumer electronics for both industry leaders like Best Buy, Samsung, Target and cult favorites like Cariuma, Kosas, and Youth to the People. We are a Series A company backed by investors including HighlandX and NEA.
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About the Role
Howl is looking to hire an Engineering Manager to build and scale the future of Howl. As the team/squad manager, you'll manage and build a team while setting high standards for product excellence.
In this role, you'll have a direct impact on the technical and product roadmap strategy. And as a team and people manager, you are an owner of business goals and key objectives while distilling the company vision to your team(s).
You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will:
- Provide technical and design leadership within an engineering team
- Work with the product and design teams for scoping, design and implementation
- Design software components and subsystems for Howl's products or infrastructure and identify when we need to scale or move away from legacy systems
- Implement high-quality software components and subsystems with your team
- Write technical documents that imposes the logic and assumptions for decision making
- Contribute to refinement and enrichment of development tools and processes
- Participate in risk analysis and risk management exercises with peers
We’re Excited About You Because You Bring:
- Substantial experience as a software engineer for consumer/customer facing apps
- Expert Knowledge of javascript/typescript
- Substantial experience managing teams in a remote setting
- Node expertise is a major plus
- Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, Snowflake).
- Experience with web frameworks at scale (e.g Next.js, GraphQL)
- Experience with Vercel and/or Edge serverless computing preferred
- Dedication to keep up with new developments in tech
- Strong communication and organizational skills, motivation to achieve results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Strong design intuition led by building Hi-Fi customer experiences
- You are an owner, you are curious and start with why vs. how
The base salary range for this role is $230,000/yr - $250,000/yr USD.
At Howl, we offer a competitive compensation package inclusive of base salary, incentive pay and stock options. Incentive awards are allocated based on individual performance. Certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role.
Howl is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.
