Every day, millions of people from over 190 countries trust us to handle their precious creative ideas.
Since making our name with quick & simple file-sharing, WeTransfer has evolved to help creators organize, share, and get feedback on their work – from inception right up to delivery. We showcase the best brands to more than 80 million users per month, and our editorial platform WePresent has championed unexpected stories of creativity from around the globe and features collaborations from world-famous artists, too.
Sounds like fun, right? Allow us to sweeten the deal: as a certified B Corporation, we do all of this while using business as a force for good, balancing people, the planet, and profit along the way.
About us
We are looking for a talented, commercially focused Engineering Manager to join our team at WeTransfer and help us grow our business. As a company, we build easy-to-use products that our customers love. As part of our team, you’ll be at the center of our growth, working across disciplines on how we offer and deliver new products and features to our customers. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role where you will have the opportunity to experiment, explore, and quickly innovate across all of our products.
What you’ll be working on
Oversee and lead the technical direction of the commerce engineering team
Set the standard for engineering excellence within the team through hands-on contribution
Manage the smooth and timely delivery of features and iteration on entitlements across products
Be responsible for the quality of features to our level of polish, robustness, and accessibility
Partner with creative and data engineering teams for testing, optimization, reporting, and insights
Facilitate collaboration with other engineering teams, product managers, and disciplines to solve exciting and challenging problems across our subscription business.
Balance the priorities of your team and enable them to effectively complete long-term projects while fixing bugs, minimizing technical debt, and offering support to the engineering organization
Recruit, manage, mentor, and coach a team of highly skilled frontend, backend, and full-stack engineers
Set and monitor performance goals for teams and individuals, providing feedback through reviews, one-on-ones, and regular discussions
What we are looking for
Experience in encouraging a healthy engineering culture in an agile environment
Strong front-end web development skills (we use Typescript/React/Redux/Next/GraphQL)
Exposure to growth or commerce-focused engineering team
Deep knowledge of security, performance, data, and the accessibility of web-based products
Experience in building, testing, and rolling out robust software solutions
Keen sense of modern technology trends and experience working with modern frameworks and services
Affinity for excellent design and user experience
Experience in leading, managing, coaching, and mentoring software engineers toward delivering high-quality, high-availability software
Experience implementing and overseeing the implementation of software for scale using design patterns that reduce waste and improve delivery
Experience in process implementation and in actively challenging engineers to produce meaningful products
Some more about who and what we are after
A passionate learner who isn't afraid of new tools and technologies and loves to share their knowledge and experience
Enthusiasm for both what we build and how we build it
Someone who values open and honest communication and good teamwork to achieve a shared vision
Broad technical and creative interests (we'd love to see any side projects you enjoy)
Self-directed, analytical, highly responsible, and working well in a team environment
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
Targeted base salary range for an engineering manager 1 is $195,000 - $220,000.
⚠️ This is a hybrid role which requires 3 days per week in our NYC office. We just opened our brand new office in Soho to welcome you!
Equal Opportunities
WeTransfer is an equal opportunity employer and we pride ourselves on the diversity of our people. We welcome you, and everything that makes you—well, you. That includes your gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, or disability status.
Background screening
While it is not necessarily a determining or disqualifying factor for any role, you may be required to complete a standard employment background screening.
