We believe that we are better together, & at Tripadvisor we welcome you for who you are. Our workplace is for everyone, as is our people powered platform. At Tripadvisor, we want you to bring your unique perspective & experiences, so we can collectively revolutionize travel & together find the good out there.

The Trust & Safety Moderation & Fraud team is at the very heart of Tripadvisor. Our mission is to help build & maintain trust in our brand & preserve our brand integrity. We are responsible for developing & maintaining complex processing systems & UI tools that help do that. 

We are looking for a Technical Manager to lead a team of full-stack engineers in Europe. In this role, you will be leading engineering projects to build out features for the Trust & Safety group, & leading an engineering team responsible for the development & iteration of key platform capabilities on which our internal & external users depend.

In this role you will manage one medium-sized team (~5 engineers). You will be responsible for administering an agile process to manage your teams work. You will encourage iteration & breaking down complex projects into smaller discrete parts.  You will collaborate with the product & business organization to provide & clarify requirements. You will champion software engineering best practices & coach your tech leads & individual contributors on how they can improve their craft & ultimately their career. As a seasoned engineering leader, you are capable of stepping into the shoes of a technical lead, comfortable discussing design & architecture tradeoffs. You will contribute code when time & necessity permits. You will foster a productive, collaborative, & results-driven culture on your team.

What You'll Do:

• Lead an engineering team as part of a larger organization 
• Champion effective Agile development processes 
• Mentor software engineers to help them develop their software design & development skills. Complete code reviews
• Track industry trends yet be pragmatic when introducing new technology
• Show leadership as a hands-on developer in multiple layers of the software stack
• Show a sense of ownership & pride in your role as a leader & make us believe you will excel
• Work closely with your Product Manager counterpart & the business owner to prioritize product features along with the engineering-driven tasks, striving for a good balance between business results & engineering robustness.
• Manage a team towards long-term goals while delivering new capabilities daily
• Work with everyone from engineers to product owners to VP-level executives to help communicate, prioritize, influence & inform key product decisions.

Skills & Experience: 

• You have a BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• You bring 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer & 1+ years as a manager of Software Engineers.
• You have been successful in hiring, mentoring, & growing engineers.
• You have broad working knowledge of full stack web development, RESTful APIs, databases, analytics & operations. The team develops with JavaScript/React, Java, Tomcat, Linux, Snowflake & PostgreSQL, & weve recently begun learning & building new components on AWS.
• You have consistently exceeded expectations throughout your career, & you can describe specific activities & projects that demonstrate this behavior.
• Cloud Platform experience (AWS) is a valuable plus, as is leading teams working in AWS.

If you need a reasonable accommodation or support during the application or the recruiting process due to a medical condition or disability, please reach out to your individual recruiter or send an email to AccessibleRecruiting@Tripadvisor.com and let us know the nature of your request . Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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