Engineering Manager

dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, partnering with the world’s most ambitious retailers and brands to put the customer at the heart of every decision. We combine deep insight, advanced technology, and close collaboration to help our clients grow, innovate, and deliver measurable value for their customers. 

dunnhumby employs nearly 2,500 experts in offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas working for transformative, iconic brands such as Tesco, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Unilever and Metro.

Job Title: Engineering Manager

Job Location: 3825 Edwards Road, #600, Cincinnati, OH 45209 (May work remotely)

WHY I DO MY JOB | Job purpose

To manage the delivery of solutions against agreed Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)/Objectives and Key Indicators (OKIs) together with Product Management. Typically, the solution will take the form of a smaller product or portion of a larger, more complex product. This position supervises 3 direct reports whose job titles are Engineer, Senior Engineer, and Senior Software Engineer. May telecommute 100% of the time from their home office, consistent with dunnhumby’s remote work policy.

WHAT I DO | Key accountabilities

• Manage delivery of solutions to problems with a significantly increased level of complexity (technical or organizational).
• Establish and maintain the right squad and processes to continually deliver quality solutions, build consensus within the squad on the approach to the solution, and ensure any impediments are removed.
• Create an engineering squad from scratch, ensuring that the squad delivers on their commitments as well as lead the continuous integration and continuous delivery practices within the squad.
• Track work in progress, make it visible, and measure the rate value that is being delivered (e.g. Burn-downs, Burn-ups).
• Ensure that commitments are met as agreed and facilitate the interaction with other squads for any dependency or integrations.
• Drive the efficiency of delivery within the squad; manage the squad to produce robust, agile code; and continually strive for zero defect, continuous delivery of working software to customers.
• Communicate clear objectives and career paths for the squad members; monitor and appraise performance and take appropriate action; facilitate and support the development of individuals; and recognize and nurture talent.
• Share knowledge with users, customers, squad members and other stakeholders; collaborate with squad members and make space for their squad to innovate; and adapt and tailor the delivery methodology to reflect the needs of the problem at hand.
• Implement improvements to software delivery methods within the team and demonstrate how to measure and improve the rate and quality of code delivered within teams.
• Optimize teams to deliver solutions to complex problems at pace.
• Manage resources within the constraints of the budget provided by the Product Manager.
• Represent the department with any software delivery related matter.
• Stay abreast of industry news from a variety of sources and understand how industry developments may affect team.
• Manage risk effectively, provide visible and consistent leadership on values and Code of Business Conduct, and act where you see issues.
• Protect our team by ensuring they have the skills and training needed.

Job requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign educational equivalent) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electronics, Engineering or related field.
• In addition to the degree, must have at least 6 years of experience in each of the following:
• Developing software utilizing at least 2 software development methodologies;
• Adapting and tailoring a software development methodology to reflect the needs of the organization;
• Managing resources within constraints provided by product manager;
• Metadata and data pipeline management for data discovery, lineage, and governance;
• Establishing data quality processes and leveraging tools/frameworks to implement monitoring, validation, and remediation strategies across large-scale datasets
• Experience with distributed systems and SQL query execution; and
• Utilizing at least 2 of the following programming languages: Scala, C#/C++, Javascript / React, SQL, Python, Golang.

Within this, must have at least 4 years of hands-on experience with Hive Metastore and federated designs.

What you can expect from us

We won’t just meet your expectations. We’ll defy them. So you’ll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you’d expect from a leading technology company. But also, a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect.  Plus, thoughtful perks, like flexible working hours and your birthday off.

You’ll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition. But with a nimble, small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play, experiment and learn.

And we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day – with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One, dh Enabled and dh Thrive as the living proof.  We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you. 

Our approach to Flexible Working

At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.

We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.

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