At Warby Parker, we want to demonstrate that a business can scale while doing good in the world, without charging a premium for it. That mission relies on high-quality reporting, which is why were searching for a motivated Engineering Manager to join our Business Systems team. In this role, youll play a key part (at a key time) by building, scaling, & maintaining all the systems that help make our products & deliver them to customers. Your team will manage all the orders from customers, working across some of our most important systems managing orders, inventory, manufacturing, fulfillment, & more.  Sound cool? Keep reading!

Your primary responsibility is to support the talented Engineers that make up your team & help them become successful. Day-to-day, youll help them grow in their career paths, mentor them as they create great integrations & data models, & help them stay engaged in their work at Warby Parker. Youll advocate for excellent software development practices & instill these behaviors in your team & your peers. Well also count on you to cultivate a collaborative culture, ensure quality, & work with your team on strategy & execution.

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you & your team will partner with Product Managers to execute roadmaps that enable Warby Parker to meet its most important strategic objectives. This is a prominent role in which youll support internal stakeholders throughout the business.

Our ideal candidate is a great collaborator with the technical skills to own the evolution of our business systems & ensure the best experience for our stakeholders. If you're a motivated manager who takes your work seriouslybut not yourselfyou may be just what we're looking for.

What youll do:

• Lead an engineering team, working closely with your product counterpart on building & maintaining the quality of our products
• Collaborate with other internal engineering teams to ensure we build the best solutions possible
• Drive technical development & provide leadership & architectural insights
• Lead & scale a high performing engineering team
• Remove obstacles, clarify goals & initiatives, & foster ownership & accountability to guide your team towards their objectives
• Apply business results, metrics & insights in a data-driven way to improve & motivate your teams towards change & excellence
• Mentor & coach a team of engineers to help them grow with their own professional career goals
• Ensure your team is informed, engaged, & excited about their work

Who you are:

• Backed by 8+ years of relevant work experience
• Backed by 4+ years of Engineering Management experience, with direct management of at least four engineers
• Someone with a strong understanding of building accurate, performant, & robust enterprise systems in a cloud environment.
• Driven by a desire to build & maintain strong relationships, help others in career development, & create inclusive environments
• Equipped with stellar interpersonal & communication skills in small & large groups
• Able to evaluate team performance objectively & rationally, & hold them accountable for meeting team goals
• Able to make tough decisions when needed & prioritize thoughtfully
• Able to work with multiple teams & communicate effectively with all kinds of roles
• Not on the Office of Inspector Generals List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)

Extra credit (not required!):

• Experience working for a company that has a significant consumer-facing element, like retail or e-commerce
• Experience with business systems, such as order management, inventory, warehouse management, etc
• Familiarity with Python, Postgresql, & modern AWS cloud engineering
• Experience with ERPs & other enterprise software systems

Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for full-time employees:

• Health, vision, & dental insurance
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Flexible vacation policy
• Paid Holidays
• Retirement savings plan with a company match
• Parental leave (non-birthing parents included)
• Short-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Bereavement Support
• Optical Education Reimbursement
• Free eyewear
• And more (just ask!)

Warby Parker requires all newly hired in-person or hybrid employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their start date. Warby Parker is an equal opportunity employer & will provide reasonable accommodation, as necessary with federal, state, or local law, to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated.