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Wattpad follows a hybrid work model, with employees working from our vibrant downtown Toronto office 3x per week. We are hiring an Engineering Manager for our Platform Engineering team to lead the design, development, and maintenance of the backend platforms that underpin Wattpad's social, notifications, subscriptions, and coin economy features. This is a highly collaborative team that works closely with Product, Marketing, Business, and other engineering teams who build upon these platforms to deliver features to our end users. As Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for both the technical direction of the team and the growth and development of the engineers within it.

Lead and support a team of engineers, overseeing performance management, career growth, and general team administration including rituals and meetings

Contribute to planning and determining the technical roadmap by understanding and aligning business and engineering goals

Spearhead and participate in technical design and planning sessions

Coordinate resourcing on projects, provide time estimates, and communicate blockers and issues

Maintain high quality standards and foster a culture of long-term thinking and innovation

8+ years of experience in software development with at least 3 years managing a team of 3 or more engineers including those at the Senior level or higher

• Significant experience designing and building backend distributed systems, including writing and critiquing design and technical plan documentation with diagrams
• Majority experience in backend development with substantial hands-on experience in API, application, and systems design and building
• Expert level experience developing on Unix-based platforms
• Experience with one or more compiled languages such as C++, Java, Golang, or Rust
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

AWS Cloud experience

Experience with Golang

What we offer (For Full-Time Only):

Top industry health benefits, including vision and dental

Your own health/wellness account to spend each year

Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!

Wattpad is conducting all interviews in a distributed manner using applicable third party software where needed and using visual interface tools such as Google Meet and Zoom. Entrepreneurs and Do-ers. Our vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories, and our mission is to use the power of community and technology to unleash the full potential of stories to the world. We are visionaries, community builders, passionate problem solvers, storytellers, coffee snobs (tea drinkers, too!), Building the next great storytelling product. Dogs (and cats), coffee, and good snacks. Wattpad has a hybrid work model, where employees enjoy the flexibility to connect with colleagues and collaborate on exciting projects in person, as well as the time and space to for productive work from home. We are not able to sponsor applicants for work permits.

Culture and Diversity Wattpad is an equal opportunity employer. Wattpad welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We have taken a leadership position on creating a culture and an organization that truly values diversity. We are committed to fostering a global team that reflects the diversity of the Wattpad community. At Wattpad, we believe cultural fit doesn’t mean culturally identical, and diversity of thought helps us to challenge one another to think big and think differently. We consider employment applicants without regard to age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other protected status.

If you have any special needs or accessibility requirements, please let us know. We will do our utmost to accommodate, in accordance with applicable local legislation.

Studies show women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs if they do not meet all the qualifications.