Engineering Manager - Web

Are you looking for the next step in your career? Do you want to work in a rapidly growing company and form the digital future for the world's largest hobby? Then we could be just what you are fishing for!
Did you know that fishing is the world’s most popular hobby? We do! And here at Fishbrain we have created the world’s largest social network dedicated to people who love fishing. We want to make sure that we can give them the greatest experience possible and make their fishing dreams come true, today and tomorrow.
We have over 12 million users all over the world who have logged more than 10 million catches in our app. We’re growing rapidly, both in our social network and in the company, which is why we’re looking for an Engineering Manager to join our pond. We hope that it’s you.
In this role you will help Fishbrain to expand its presence on the web. Today we have a single team working on fishbrain.com, so you will assist in splitting it into two separate teams. You will be part of the decision making process for the focus, direction, and goals of the new web team.
In the position as an Engineering Manager you report to the Director of Engineering.
Please submit applications in English, those that are not will not be reviewed.

Your work will involve:
People manager - You are the reporting manager for the engineers in your team ensuring that your team members are developing, while also staying motivated and challenged.
High-performing teams - You drive improvements in the cross-functional product team towards high-performance.
Agile culture - You lead the quest towards fast learnings and high quality delivery using modern methodologies, since we strive to continuously improve and test new waters.
Recruitment - You drive to expand and grow the team.
Planning and execution - You work closely with the team’s product manager and designer to support the prioritization and alignment ensuring effective work processes and high quality.
Technical - You will be driving the technology in the team forward by coaching and mentoring the team members. We also expect you to be an active participant in the technical guilds where strategic technical direction is discussed and planned.
Innovation - Foster a culture of experimentation and innovation in your engineering team, where taking smart bets is encouraged
Data - Define and analyze tech metrics that inform the success of your team’s work.
Coding - We expect that there will be time to jump into the deep end of the pool with coding.



What we are fishing for:
Experience working with an engineering team that focused on web development. Having worked in a product team building web applications is a strong plus.
You don’t need to be a full stack developer, but you should have a solid understanding on how both front- and backend work. You should be able to contribute as a web developer and have a good knowledge of the modern web and Javascript ecosystems.
Experience with experimentation and data-driven decision making.
Very good understanding of agile methodologies and a demonstrable ability to drive innovation and execution through your team.
Experience in growing and leading a team of engineers towards high performance through honest and transparent communication, coaching and effective delegating.
A servant leader enabling your team to take ownership of the company and its goals and to win as a team.
Experience within fishing and the fishing industry is a plus.

This role is located in Stockholm.

Our Bait We have trust in our employees which means that 1. you will be given a lot of responsibility from day one and 2. we value your opinions and ideas. No matter the team, everything we do has an impact on our users and on Fishbrain as a company. Our culture is very important to us. If you have a “win as a team” mentality, are passionate and like to have fun, then Fishbrain is the place for you.