What’s the Opportunity
is Ireland’s largest property portal, with a mission to make buying and selling property simple for everyone across the country. With over 3 million users visiting our website and apps every month, we’re driven by the opportunity to enhance the home buying and selling experience. If you’re excited to do impactful work that reaches hundreds of thousands of people daily, this could be the perfect role for you.
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to join the Daft engineering team, reporting to the Head of Engineering. We have some big aspirations for our products and some exciting challenges with our technology. We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to help bring these products to life and set your teams up for success along the way.
What will I be doing
* Partnering with Product, Sales and Design/UX to define a vision and strategy for your team
* Leading the execution of your team’s roadmap and pragmatically solving bumps along the way
* Help coordinate delivery priorities, unblock teams, align solutions to our technology strategy and guide new feature development
* Leading by example to set a culture of empowerment, accountability and ownership throughout the engineering team
* Monitoring team cadence and efficiency, surfacing operational insights and driving continuous improvements
* Developing and mentoring the Engineers on your team, with a focus on career and personal growth
What skills and experience do I need
* A track record of at least 3 years running Engineering teams, with experience in leading through ambiguity and uncertainty
* A technical background and is familiar with modern approaches to software development and architecture
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to set clear goals and the right context
* A results-oriented nature and is passionate about continuous improvement - of people, process and technology
* Successfully recruited and retained phenomenal people and championed a great team culture of development, growth and technical excellence
What’s it like to work here
You will have the opportunity to work with one of Ireland's fastest growing Internet companies. You will get the chance to create a significant contribution to our strategic direction. Projects are exciting and employees are given wide scope for creativity and innovation.
Benefits - what you can expect
* Our goal is to maintain a culture where people look forward to work – whether in our centrally located office in Dublin or working remotely, which is optional for all employees.
* We do that by making Distilled a place you'll be listened to and trusted to do your job. Where you can have fun, learn and feel appreciated. And where you get focused career development, growth and progression opportunities.
* We understand that the tools you have to do your job can make a difference too. So while MacBooks are our standard, we’re happy to get you the equipment you need to do your job.
* We want you to feel confident that this is the right place for you, your career, your wellbeing and your future.
* Above all, your health and wellbeing are at the forefront of how we build the business. That means looking after you while you're here and later in life. So you'll receive life insurance, fully-paid healthcare and a 5% contribution towards your pension.
More about Distilled
We exist to make buying and selling in Ireland simple.
We put our people first, creating an inclusive environment where we can develop products that put our users first. We value people’s work and time, creating a community where they have an opportunity to make an impact and grow.
Our challenge is to enhance our market-leading products using insights and empathy to present our users with the perfect match.
What we build is technology, but what we do is create connections for life’s most meaningful moments. We are Distilled and we bring people together.
Our Values
We have five core values: We have a growth mindset. We like to simplify things and make things happen. We collaborate across teams, business units and brands. We're passionate about what we do.
These values give us a framework for leadership and daily decision making. They embody how we behave and present ourselves — as individuals and as a business — both internally and externally for our colleagues, our users and our customers.
We are a diverse bunch of people here in Distilled, and we want to continue to attract and retain a diverse range of people into our Company. We do not discriminate based on gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race and membership of the Traveller community.