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Job Summary
A proven and demonstrable track record for leading software engineering teams
Minimum Qualification:Unspecified
Experience Level:Mid level
Experience Length:4 yearsJob Description/Requirements
At Prisma, we are building the data layer for modern applications. If you are fascinated by the leading-edge architecture and technology used in today’s data-intensive, highly scalable software systems, with distributed graph data on a massive scale, but you want the energy, challenges, and freedom that come with working in a small startup, then a job at Prisma might be for you.
With funding from top-tier investors Amplify Partners and Kleiner Perkins, we are a small, distributed team working on making the advanced data infrastructure developed by large tech companies accessible to all application developers around the world. Our hard work is paying off, with adoption and implementation of Prisma by some of the most successful and interesting companies out there today, and the fun is just beginning!
We are focused on bottom-up adoption, and most of our software is open-source. We have a vibrant community on Slack and GitHub – with over 55,000 members on Slack – where we regularly engage with the Prisma community.
We are in search of an engineering manager to guide a talented team of engineers in the development of our core open-source software product, the Prisma ORM. This ORM is the foundation of our current and future product offerings, and is used by over 250K developers. It is highly esteemed by Node.js community members who work with databases. At Prisma, our aspiration is to become the premier provider of solutions for developers in this field. We invite you to join us in realizing this vision.
What would you do at Prisma?
Prisma’s growth to the position of default ORM in the TypeScript environment hinges upon the ORM Team’s commitment to providing an exceptional developer experience, as well as their capacity to harmoniously combine the introduction of new features with the maintenance of our developer community through bug fixes and other quality enhancements. Your charter will be to lead this team, give them structure and have them execute flawlessly on the defined product roadmap. We anticipate you to be responsible for:
People: Empower your engineering team to deliver a high level of technical quality and impact and ensure that the members of your team have what they need to do their best work.This includes giving constructive feedback, creating opportunities for them to learn, grow and be challenged, clarity on why their work matters and how it connects to our company-wide KPIs. We believe that starting with the people is the way to build effective and healthy teams.
Process: Implement and improve our development processes and technical practices. We're sticklers for optimization, if it can be done better, we strive to find that method. You will lead engineering team meetings to plan and prioritize work, run retrospectives to identify improvements, define policies to improve communication, collaboration, and quality.
Delivery: Success for your team means predictable delivery of valuable high quality software at a sustainable pace. You will work closely with the ORM Product Manager to balance product initiatives, agree on a roadmap and deliver technical improvements.An Ideal Candidate Profile
We believe the right candidate for this position should meet a majority of the criteria listed below.
A proven and demonstrable track record for leading software engineering teams.
Previous experience as a software engineer in a team environment.
Applied knowledge of agile project and team management.
High standards for quality, balanced with pragmatism and a sense of purpose.
Focused on helping your team understand thewhy.
Experience shipping Open Source libraries.
You can communicate fluently in English and can express your thoughts clearly in writing.
You enjoy working closely with your peers and proactively seek to help others.
You seek feedback early and often and are not afraid to ask for help.
You are structured in your thought process, plan well and lead by example.
Knowledge of databases (both SQL and NoSQL).
Experience with our technology stack: TypeScript and Rust.What’s it like to work at Prisma?
You’re likely to be a great fit for the team if you …
... have an ownership mindset. As an Engineering Manager leading the ORM team, you'll have an outsized impact on decisions and the way things are executed.
... stay nimble. It's a startup, things change and you are ok with that. Be ready to re-calibrate often and stay flexible.
... be kind and collaborative. Come in ready to share your ideas and listen to feedback.What’s in it for you?
An opportunity to influence and lead the development of one of the fastest growing open-source tools.
We provide a Competitive Base Salary in line with industry standards for similar positions.
As an early-stage startup we also provide competitive Stock-Option Grants.
24 Days paid vacation per year.
[US] Health, Dental, Vision + 401k Matching
Generous Tech Budget to make sure you have all the hardware that you need.
Ergonomic Chair subsidy
Access to your local co-working space.
Working with a fun team