Software Engineering Manager

Care.com is a consumer tech company with heart. We're on a mission to solve a human challenge we all face: finding great care for the ones we love. We're moms and dads and pet parents. We have parents and grandparents, so we understand that everyone, at some point in their lives, could use a helping hand. Our culture and our products reflect that.

Care.com offers of an array of services that enable families to find, manage and pay for care and provide employment opportunities for caregivers. Our engineering organization is reimagining our tech stacks and consolidating to a single cloud-native platform, so we can test and learn faster. The new platform is composed of gRPC microservices and Lambdas in Go, Kafka streams, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, GraphQL, and micro-frontends on Node and React. We're utilizing industry best practices and tools like OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Github, SignalFX, Figma, and others to make our lives easier.

Here, entrepreneurs, self-starters, team players, and big thinkers unite behind a common cause. Here, we're applying data analytics, AI, and the latest technologies to solve universal problems and connect people in new ways. If you like having autonomy, if you thrive on collaboration and building new things, and if you're all about using your talent for good, Care.com is the place for you.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Technology team as Manager, Software Engineering. The candidate would join an agile team responsible for building our instant booking experience. The candidate will be responsible for leading the team in analysis, design, programming, testing, documentation, and implementation of new product features.

What You'll Be Working On:

Design and develop an extremely high-volume, fault-tolerant, scalable distributed system that uses technologies such as
Java and J2EE technologies
JavaScript, Next.js Framework and React
Golang microservices deployed on Kubernetes with an Istio service mesh
gRPC and GraphQL APIs
AWS Lambdas
AWS Step Functions & Express Workflows
Amazon EventBridge
AWS DynamoDB
Postgres
AWS Cloud Development Kit
Kafka
Elasticsearch
Work with stakeholders in product management to understand business requirements
Work with other disciplines to drive cross-functional efforts
Shape development processes to promote a high-quality output while continuing to iterate quickly
Own and review deliverables for accuracy, quality, performance, and completeness
Work with team to create architecture and design documents, project timeline, and user stories
Ability to lead and manage a globally distributed development team
Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of members of the team
What You'll Need to Succeed: 7+ years of professional engineering experience
2+ years of experience leading a team (team/tech lead or Engineering Manager)
BS or MS in Computer Science or a similar engineering discipline
Experience with Microservices architecture is a plus
AWS experience is a plus
Ability to thrive as part of a multi-site development team

PLEASE NOTE: At this time, Care does NOT hire in in any of the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, Vermont.

For a list of our Perks + Benefits, click here!

Care.com supports diverse families and communities and seeks employees who are just as diverse. As an equal opportunity employer, Care.com recognizes the power of a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. Care.com is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please reach out to [email protected].

Company Overview:

Available in more than 20 countries, Care.com is the world's leading platform for finding and managing high-quality family care. Care.com is designed to meet the evolving needs of today's families and caregivers, offering everything from household tax and payroll services and customized corporate benefits packages covering the care needs of working families, to innovating new ways for caregivers to be paid and obtain professional benefits. Since 2007, families have relied on Care.com's industry-leading products-from child and elder care to pet care and home care. Care.com is an IAC company (NASDAQ: IAC).

Salary Range: 141,733 to 178,211. The base salary range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the national salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Care.com's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Care.com provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life, and disability insurance, a generous 401K employer matching program, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).