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Red Ventures is looking for a highly technical, results-oriented, and innovative Engineering Manager to lead an engineering team responsible for data and 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.  This role requires a hybrid schedule and will be based out of our San Juan, Puerto Rico office, with in-office Monday-Thursday and fully remote work on Fridays each week. Please note that relocation assistance may be provided for qualified candidates who are interested in joining our team in Puerto Rico.

What You'll Do

As an Engineering Manager, you will have the critical leadership role of enabling excellence, productivity, and growth within RV Education’s engineering organization. This role involves both technical and managerial responsibilities, including project planning, resource allocation, and performance management. You crave the opportunity for hands-on mentorship, and to accelerate not only your career, but for those of your team as well. Your responsibility would come in several forms, including but not limited to:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers by helping the team define, set, and adhere to goals and expectations
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team culture by driving a culture around excellence, learning, and connectedness
• Critically observe and improve development and management processes within RV Education engineering
• Serve as a liaison between engineering and other departments stakeholders such as Customer Experience Associates, Product Managers, Designers, SEO Associates, and Editorial leads to deliver high quality software at a rapid pace for an ever-improving portfolio
• Change, and be a part of key decision-making processes within the engineering organization
• Our tech stack is primarily React / NextJS on the front end, WordPress (decoupled) / PHP / Apache / MySQL / GraphQL on the backend, and Github Actions / Terraform & CDK for infrastructure/ AWS Services.

What We're Looking For:

• 1-2+ years of experience leading and managing high-performing teams.
• 5-7+ years of hands-on software engineering industry experience. You will be leading a team of junior through senior level engineers so you need to be technically very strong.
• Proven track record of technical leadership. Strong fundamentals in software architecture at scale, effective engineering processes, and cross-team function.
• Strong understanding of fundamental front-end web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with front-end frameworks like React and NextJS.
• Experience with tried content management systems such as WordPress.
• Technical background with proficiency in APIs and container based and serverless backend technologies.
• Proven track record of managing and delivering complex engineering projects.
• Understanding of data privacy and security fundamental
• You love scaling up through well-written documents and well-defined processes.
• You are compassionate, put people first as a mentor, and are tactful with both accepting and delivering criticism to others.
• You have the leadership skills to think and execute strategically but are not afraid to get your hands dirty when needed.
• Your technical understanding of engineering systems, especially related to modern architectures, is world-class.
• You can relate to and admire RV Education’s values of Ownership, Integrity, Curiosity, Excellence, Teamwork, and Connectedness
• Web Accessibility matters to you.
• Core Web Vitals matter to you.
• You have a high level of understanding SEO concepts.
• You've set up successful test suites to cover unit, integration, e2e, load, and security tests.
• You've worked in cross-functional Agile Scrum teams and are familiar with proven management methodologies.

Why You'll Love It Here:

• You'll work on meaningful products that help people make life-changing decisions.
• You'll be surrounded by smart, driven, and kind people who are passionate about their work.
• You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of education technology within Red Ventures.
• You'll work onsite at our Puerto Rico office, with a vibrant local team and direct impact on business strategy.

Additionally, the following benefits are provided by Red Ventures, subject to eligibility requirements.

• Competitive Offer Package 
• Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe time to rest and recharge is essential.  That’s why we offer a generous and flexible PTO policy.  Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually, with an increase to 25 days after five years of service.

Who We Are:

Red Ventures is a global portfolio of high-growth companies — spanning several U.S. businesses, a joint venture in the health services industry, and strategic investments in Europe and Puerto Rico. Their businesses include The Points Guy, Lonely Planet, Bankrate, RV EDU, the Allconnect Platform, RV Home Client Growth, RV Growth & Transformation, Sage Home Loans Corporation, and more. Across the portfolio, Red Ventures businesses deliver seamless digital experiences for consumers, help Fortune 100 clients solve large-scale digital growth challenges, and create world-class experiences and opportunities for employees. Learn more at redventures.com and follow @RedVentures on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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.

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 [email protected]. 

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