QuinStreet
Engineering Manager
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Corporate Overview
Powering Performance Marketplaces in Digital Media
QuinStreet is a pioneer in powering decentralized online marketplaces that match searchers and “research and compare” consumers with brands. We run these virtual- and private-label marketplaces in one of the nation’s largest media networks.
Our industry-leading segmentation and AI-driven matching technologies help consumers find better solutions and brands faster. They allow brands to target and reach in-market customer prospects with pinpoint segment-by-segment accuracy, and to pay only for performance results.
Our campaign-results-driven matching decision engines and optimization algorithms are built from over 20 years and billions of dollars of online media experience.
We believe in:
- The direct measurability of digital media.
- Performance marketing. (We pioneered it.)
- The advantages of technology.
We bring all this together to deliver truly great results for consumers and brands in the world’s biggest channel.
Become Part of QuinStreet - Modernize
Modernize is made up of a diverse group of passionate individuals that share a common mission to help homeowners make their houses into homes and help home improvement professionals grow their businesses. With over 26 years in business, 6M+ homeowner inquiries per year, and 800+ home service professionals in our network, we are transforming home improvement by creating smarter, more connected experiences — supporting homeowners to make confident decisions and empowering professionals to grow with solutions built for today's market.
Modernize is the flagship home services brand of QuinStreet, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNST), a leader in performance marketing. Our headquarters sit in the heart of downtown Austin, TX on Congress Avenue, with team members working both in-office and remotely across the U.S.
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This job is for you if
- You enjoy leading engineers and helping them grow, not just managing their output.
- You're comfortable owning technical decisions and being accountable for the results.
- You strive to empower your teams for success - autonomy with accountability.
- You want to solve real problems at scale in a business that processes millions of homeowner inquiries a year.
Responsibilities
- Acting as a supporting leader for individual contributors (Software Engineers) in one or more small teams.
- Supporting the education and vision of individuals on the team to align direction and drive performance and outcomes.
- Supporting agile practices and helping the team iterate effectively.
- People and skills management.
- Ensuring the product's technical excellence.
- Software and solution architecture.
- Recruitment and retention.
- Onboarding and training.
- Capacity management.
- Accountable for Team performance and productivity.
- Ensuring effective collaboration and communication with related functions.
Your Future Role Will Include
- Hiring, mentoring, and managing performance within the team.
- Improving delivery flow and refining how the team works day-to-day.
- Monitoring and analyzing team performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Providing regular reporting and metrics to the Director of Engineering to enable effective decision-making.
- Collaborating with the Director of Engineering, your peers, and senior leaders to align technical and product strategies.
- Overseeing the technical and architectural design processes.
- Overseeing the technical strategy implementation.
- Tracking system performance according to non-functional requirements and ensuring adherence.
- Leading internal functional and cross-functional projects to optimize the development process.
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You're Going to Need This to Be Successful
- Highly self-motivated and results-oriented team player.
- 7+ years of experience in backend software development, with at least 3 years in a leadership position (Team Lead or Engineering Manager).
- Experience in people management and leading remote, cross-functional teams.
- Strong understanding of software development processes, including frontend and backend development, software testing, and CI/CD.
- Experience designing and implementing software solutions.
- Strong understanding of the principles of building reliable architecture.
- Experience with software development tools such as Git, Jira, and Confluence.
- Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Nice to Have
- Experience with a range of development processes (Kanban, Scrum, etc.).
- DevOps mindset.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Development experience in different programming languages.
It is an exciting time to be part of Modernize. If this sounds like you, we should talk!
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