Who We Are

At Platform Science, we’re working to connect everything that moves.

Founded in 2015, we are an open IoT platform that partners with innovative fleets, application developers, vehicle manufacturers, and equipment providers in the transportation industry to deliver revolutionary solutions to supply chain professionals across the globe.

Our employees are an engaging, diverse group of people who believe in the power of great ideas. We hire people with different experiences and perspectives to build a company culture that fuels growth through innovation.

We value thoughtful actions and empathy for others. We approach challenges with resiliency and creativity, while encouraging transparency because, no matter our backgrounds or responsibilities, we are one team.

About the Role

We’re looking for a qualified Engineering Manager to join and lead our App and Display Management Team in San Diego, CA (or remote). As part of the App and Display Management Team, you will be responsible for our enterprise-grade Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Mobile App Management (MAM) solutions. These products enable fleet managers to control their drivers’ experience with the click of a button.

In this role, you will lead a team of full-stack developers focused on delivering the strategic product roadmap of our App and Display Management solutions. The team is currently reinventing our MDM and MAM solutions, bringing many new challenges and opportunities to influence the architecture of our codebase.

As an Engineering Manager, you are eager to lead and mentor teams working in multiple languages and frameworks, and contribute to future architecture decisions. While our primary work is in web development, we also work very closely with Android applications as part of our MDM and MAM solutions, so any mobile development experience or knowledge of modern Android frameworks you have is a plus.

If you’re excited by the idea of solving complex challenges and working with an incredibly talented team, then this is the position for you!

What You’ll Do

Develop and drive the technical vision and engineering roadmap within the scope of the team. Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and product needs.
Partner with Product Management peers to ensure successful delivery of customer value
Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align on strategy, processes, and decision-making with the team.
Provide technical leadership and guidance to both your team members and your project peers. Advocate for the team’s technical interests and needs.
Proactively give and receive feedback with a growth mindset
Leverage your experience in our tech stacks to guide the team in development of a new mobility management product
Form and maintain strong cross-functional relationships across engineering to achieve alignment with other teams
Contribute to existing technical documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product updates
Be a driving force for continuous process improvement

What We’re Looking For

1+ year managing full stack and/or mobile engineering teams
5+ years of experience as a full stack or mobile software engineer
Experience with development using our web tech stack (JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, Node.js, Express) or modern Android technologies (Kotlin, MVVM, Dependency Injection, Coroutines, and Flows)
Experience with API design, development and maintenance in production (REST)
Experience with CI/CD, deployment tools, pipelines and processes
Familiar with software development best practices and principles (e.g. Docker, microservices, etc)
Strong emotional intelligence and the ability to build trust while acting as a servant leader
Excellent communication skills, across all job functions, both verbal and written
A bachelor’s degree in software engineering or equivalent

What Would Be Great

A self-motivated leader with experience building and leading high-performing teams, ideally with remote or hybrid teams
Good technical foundation with ability to pick up new skills and adapt quickly
A commitment to software craftsmanship and best practices in unit testing, code review, design patterns, etc
A track record of inspiring teams to succeed and connecting impact to their work
Android Enterprise MAM & MDM experience
Experience with the Vuetify library for material design in Vue
Microservice Architecture Design experience

Platform Science Benefits Highlights

The company offers various benefits to regular, full-time employees including:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurances
AD&D and life insurance
401k plan
Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays
Six weeks of paid parental leave

For more information please see the Benefits Highlights brochure for regular, full-time employees.

This is an exempt role. Our job titles for each posting may span across more than one job level. The estimated base salary for this role is between $132,121 and $200,000. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target range for new hire base salaries across all US locations. Compensation packages are based on many factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, work experience, relevant trainings and certifications, business needs, market demands and specific geographical location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, and benefits. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

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