Engineering Manager

Dresslife enables shopping for fashion in the most convenient way, while making the entire process more sustainable. We develop the most accurate 1-to-1 personalization technology for fashion. Our personal styling AI helps shoppers find clothing they love and that fits faster, leading to higher conversions and less returns for fashion retailers. Our vision is to create a global market network for fashion, connecting consumers with the right clothing across retailers and brands.

Dresslife has won high profile awards such as the NVIDIA A.I. Retail Prize and was selected as TechCrunch Disrupt Top Pick.

Tasks

• Drive complex technical projects and provide leadership in a dynamic startup environment
• Manage large scale software development projects for our clients (leading global fashion retailers)
• Act as technical and functional contact for clients as well as interface to development team
• Ensure successful planning and execution of technical projects
• Timely delivery and implementation of software components to client
• Efficient planning and coordination of development tasks
• Technical management and coordination of SCRUM process
• Provide technical expertise throughout product lifecycle (design, implementation, delivery of scalable services and infrastructure)
• Manage the effective transfer of features from product management to development
• Manage technical debts
• Coach, mentor, and lead a team of software engineers
• Optimize development and team collaboration by Dresslife s high-performance culture
• Close collaboration with Product Management & Business teams

Requirements

• Experience in: fast paced product startups, scaling a product and/or team, Artificial Intelligence, leading a dynamic and fast-growing software team
• 5+ years of full-stack and/or backend software engineering experience
• Outstanding analytical and project estimation skills to manage multiple development projects
• Proven success in leading developer/engineering teams
• Experience in setting up and optimizing Development related processes
• Strong cultural fit to Dresslife culture and values
• Bachelor s degree in computer science or related field (additional Master's Degree ideal)
• English (written and verbal)

Preferred additional Skills

• Tech stack: NodeJS, JavaScript, Python, Kafka, Cassandra, Docker
• Know-how of technical debt management

Benefits

• Fast-growing start-up environment
• Impact on a cutting-edge industry segment
• Direct improvement of customer experience
• Lean hierarchies and substantial scope of responsibility
• A diverse and highly-skilled international team
• Competitive salary and stock options

Working for Dresslife involves challenging yourself every day. In our world-class team, we strive to learn from one another. We ignore job titles and micro-management. We expect our team members to take an entrepreneurial approach and focus on results. We give transparent and honest feedback. If you identify with these values, we cannot wait to receive your application!

Our Germann office is situated in the buzzing VentureVilla in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony and one of Germany s greenest cities. You ll have access to a dynamic start-up network. Free beverages, excellent coffee and social gatherings are just a few of the benefits you ll get to enjoy.

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