Engineering Manager
About Stitch
Stitch is a payments infrastructure company on a mission to make it easier for enterprise businesses to connect to the financial system and build better experiences for their customers.
We are expanding the team to enable Stitch to broaden our product offering and extend our geographical footprint.
The Engineering Manager is a key leadership role responsible for managing a team of engineers, overseeing project execution, and ensuring that development processes align with the strategic goals of the company. This individual combines technical expertise with managerial skills to guide their team in delivering high-quality software solutions, fostering an environment of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Reporting Line
Director of Engineering
Key Responsibilities
- People Management: Performs key people manager responsibilities such as performance, probation, leave, grievance and disciplinary management, among others.
- Team Management and Development: Manages and develops a team of software engineers, setting clear goals and managing project loads.
- Team Development: Provides supportive feedback, and career development guidance and encourages as well as supports learning and development.
- Project Management: Oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects within agreed timelines and budgets, ensuring high-quality standards are met. Implements agile methodologies to enhance team productivity and efficiency.
- Collaboration and Communication: Acts as a key liaison between the engineering team and other teams and departments, to ensure projects are aligned with business objectives and customer needs.
- Technical Guidance: Provides technical leadership and guidance to the team, ensuring best practices in software development are followed. Stays abreast of new technologies and industry trends, incorporating them into planning and decision-making.
- Performance Management: Conducts bi-annual performance reviews, fosters a culture of feedback, and implements strategies for individual and team growth.
- Process Improvement: Continually assesses and improves development processes and practices to enhance team effectiveness and product quality.
- Recruitment and Team Building: Participates in interviewing prospective job candidates, and evaluating technical screenings. Plays a crucial role in the onboarding process, building a cohesive and high-performing engineering team.
- Code Contribution & Quality Assurance: Champions a culture of high-quality code contributions and rigorous quality assurance processes. Establishes and enforces coding standards, code reviews, and automated testing frameworks to ensure the delivery of reliable, maintainable, and defect-free software. Leads efforts to identify and remediate technical debt, ensuring that the codebase remains clean and efficient for future development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other related field
- Extensive experience in software development and proven leadership in managing engineering teams.
- Strong knowledge of software development methodologies and lifecycle.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead and inspire team members.
- Strong ability to mentor engineering team members to ensure continued technical growth and progression in their career trajectory
- Ability to work effectively with other Engineering Managers, Staff Engineers, and Product Managers.
- Excellent project management skills
- Sensitive to developers' needs and comfortable creating warm relationships with people.
Benefits & Perks
🏖️ Remote-friendly Work
We recognise and value the importance of enabling remote work and maintaining a globally distributed workforce. We cater to equitable employee experiences for both in-office and remote team members. We remain conscientious about ensuring a level playing field, especially around team events, business meeting practices, and office-driven benefits. While we facilitate remote work, we also see the value in bringing the full team together in person from time to time.
🎨 Stock Ownership
We believe in the power of ownership. That's why every team member becomes a part-owner of Stitch. Our employee stock ownership plan ensures that when the company thrives, you do too.
⏰ Time Off
Taking time off from work is critical to ensure that you can take necessary breaks and have time for important life events outside of work. It also helps you manage your energy better. In line with this, we provide a generous annual leave policy, along with supportive family responsibility, parental, study, and long-tenure sabbatical leave options, designed to accommodate the diverse needs of our team.
📚 Learning & Development Fund
We are committed to the professional growth of our team. Each year, we allocate $3,000 per team member for learning and development, supporting a culture of continuous improvement and skill enhancement.
🩺 Health Insurance Contribution
Recognising the importance of health and well-being, we contribute to health insurance for all team members and provide group health insurance schemes in certain jurisdictions.
💻 Equipment
To ensure our team has the tools they need, new members receive a brand-new Mac laptop along with the necessary peripheral equipment upon joining Stitch.
💜 Employee Assistance Programmes
We care about the well-being of our team. Our Employee Assistance Programmes provide you with the necessary resources and support to not only excel in your job but also to thrive in your personal life. Whether it's counselling, advice, or support services, we're here to help every step of the way.
Other notable benefits and perks
Celebrations for important life and work milestones
Daily team lunches in the Cape Town office
Annual work retreats
New starter dinners
Frequent team and company events
Compliance with POPIA
Our processing of your Personal Information is subject to, and in compliance with, the provisions of POPIA.
Privacy and security of your information
We will process your information only on instructions from you, which we are deemed to have received when you submit information on our website. We will maintain the confidentiality and security of such information per the standards contained in the POPIA, which requires us to adopt reasonable safeguards to protect the integrity and confidentiality of such information from unauthorized access, loss or destruction.
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