At RV Education (EDU), we believe in the power of online learning to create opportunities and transform lives. In partnership with over 300 colleges and universities, we help individuals make smart educational decisions that meet their needs and career aspirations. Our trusted brands like BestColleges serve over 90 million unique annual visitors with educational resources and advice.

Red Ventures is looking for a highly technical, results-oriented, and innovative Engineering Manager to lead an engineering team responsible for paid media landing page application development. We are looking for a collaborative leader who will understand our people, business, technology, and customer needs. This individual will help drive our culture of diversity, empowerment, ownership, and accountability while developing a team both technically and professionally. They will also identify and successfully implement improvements in our engineering processes, tools, pipelines, and architecture to enable us to deliver on our key initiatives.

RV EDU is proudly headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is dedicated to cultivating local talent and driving economic development on the island. While many of our roles are located in Puerto Rico, some are also located at RV’s main campus south of Charlotte, NC. This role requires a hybrid schedule and will be based out of our Fort Mill, South Carolina office, with in-office Tuesday-Thursday and fully remote work on Mondays and Fridays each week. 

Think of the bullets below as guidelines: If you don't have all the qualifications, we encourage you to apply anyway!

What You'll Do

• Manage a small team of software engineers as the Paid Media Engineering Manager
• Operate as an individual contributor building solutions that scale, are secure, and maintainable.
• Collaborate with scrum masters, product owners, and leadership to build world-class solutions powering one of the largest online marketplaces for adult learners.
• Collaborate with the team to define, design, and ship new features.
• Contribute to the entire development life cycle, from concept to release.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and other engineering teams.
• Ensure that all systems are designed and implemented with high security and data protection standards.
• Liaise with the director and other senior leadership to establish and maintain priorities in a dynamic environment
• In partnership with the team’s project manager, manage ceremonies and sprints, manage the ticket workflow in Jira, and show strong communication skills with stakeholders and technical partners
• Demonstrate project and roadmap planning skills

 

What We're Looking For

• 6+ years of experience as a Software Engineer with a focus on web development.
• 1+ years of experience leading and managing high-performing teams.
• Proficiency in typescript, react, nextJs.
• Experience working with headless CMS platforms such as Contentful or Wordpress for decoupled content management.
• Some experience with full stack development. Does not need to be an expert in both front and backend – however, needs to be able to understand concepts, participate in planning, and know when to pull in other resources when the team needs help.
• Hands-on experience with implementing TDD, Integration testing, E2E testing, and regression testing.

• Understanding of how eventing works, how data pipelines work, and what type of support these ecosystems need.
• Proficiency in version control tools like Git.
• Experience with telemetry and monitoring such as New Relic or AWS Cloud Watch.
• Experience with software development methodologies such as Agile or Scrum.
• Experience building and maintaining unit tests
• Experience building and optimizing a CI/CD pipeline

Even Better

• Experience with software security and data protection standards.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Proficiency working in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or other cloud-based platform.
• AWS Developer or Solutions Architect Certification
• Terraform experience

 

Compensation

• USA Compensation Range: $130,000-$190,000
  *Note actual compensation is based on geographic location, qualifications, and experience. 

Perks and Benefits:

• Unparalleled Experience: 
• 1:1 Coaching and Stretch Assignments early in your career
•  Robust L & D Offerings
• Global Peer Network for more seasoned talent
• World Class Mental Wellness: 
• Access to Free Therapy Sessions and Emotional or Work-Life Counseling Sessions for all US Employees and Family Members
• Free Calm Subscription
• Family Support, Planning, and Fertility: 
• Support for every unique path to parenthood including fertility, egg freezing, adoption, surrogacy, parental bonding, and more. 
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Insurance Coverage 
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401k with Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Hybrid Schedule + Generous Paid Time Off (PTO):
• On-site Collaboration and Work From Home (WFH) Days 
• Holiday Pay
• Winter Week: Company Recognized Holiday between Christmas and New Years 
• On-Site Perks: 
• Full Gym and Yoga Studio
• Free Fitness Classes
• Tennis Courts
• Pickleball Courts
• Indoor Basketball Court
• On-site Chefs and Baristas ($1 Lattes!) 
• Frequent Community Events and Celebrity Guest Speakers 
• Inclusive Benefits: Perfect Score in 2024  from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) for outstanding efforts in promoting LGBTQ+ equality within the workplace. 

 

Who We Are:

Founded in 2000, Red Ventures (RV) is home to a diverse portfolio of industry-leading brands and businesses, strategic partnerships and proprietary technology – including Bankrate, Lonely Planet, The Points Guy, BestColleges and more. Together, RV helps millions of people worldwide make life’s most important decisions, accelerates digital adaptation, and innovates the online consumer experience by improving every step of the consumer journey – from first discovery of information, throughout the decision-making process, to transactions. Headquartered south of Charlotte, NC, Red Ventures employs thousands of people across the US and Puerto Rico, with international offices in the UK and Brazil. For more information, visit https://redventures.com and follow @RedVentures on social platforms.

At Red Ventures, we believe diverse, inclusive teams are better. To help you better understand our core values and beliefs, we encourage you to watch this brief YouTube video: Our Belief Statements. This will give you insight into the principles that guide our work and our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment.

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program for full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, 401(k) plan and a paid parental leave program.

Red Ventures is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at Red Ventures is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. 

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. This includes providing reasonable accommodation where appropriate. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to apply or participate in the job application or interview process, please contact accommodation@redventures.com. 

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.