About Us At Close, were building the sales communication platform of the future. With our roots as the very first sales CRM to include built:in calling, were leading the industry toward eliminating manual processes and helping companies to close more deals (faster). Since our founding in 2013, weve grown to become a profitable, 100 globally distributed team of 55 high:performing, happy people that are dedicated to building a product our customers love.Our apps frontend is a single:page JavaScript web app mostly written in React (originally built with Backbone.js ). We bundle with Webpack and target only modern browsers. We test with Jest and React Testing Library. Our UI updates in near real:time and is written in LESS/CSS (with flexbox and grid layout) using CSS modules and takes advantage of fun technologies like Websockets and WebRTC.We care about performance (e.g. route:based code splitting), maintainability, and testability of our frontend code. We sweat the UI/UX details and work collaboratively with the Product team throughout the design process. This means diving into lo:fi wireframes, and communicating continuously when those ideas are brought to life using Figma and code.Our frontend app is built on top of our REST API and GraphQL endpoints. Our backend tech stack consists of Python/Flask, MongoDB, Postgres, Elasticsearch, and Redis. We run our services in Docker on AWS.We open sourcing our code and ideas on our GitHuband on The Making of Close, our behind:the:scenes Product and Engineering blog. Check our projects such asreact:custom:scroller,use:infinite:scroll,use:abortable:effect, andsmart:tooltip:delay or insights from our day:to:day work on such asHighlights From a Complex Downshift.js Refactor ,A Case Study inReactizing a Complex Backbone View, andFinding the cause of a memory leak in Jest tests.About YouWere looking for an experienced full:time Frontend Engineering Manager to join our engineering team. You should be an empathetic leader, have spentpart of your career as a senior:level engineer, and want to help build and grow a team of high:performing engineers.You should have senior:You should have significant experience (2 years+) leading and growing a team of engineers. You enjoy helping engineers thrive and grow in their roles. You should have a very good idea of how to run 1:1s with your direct reports and how to form strong relationships. You should be comfortable with giving continuous feedback and doing performance reviews. You are expected to grow the team as:needed and help lead a hiring process.You have a track record of managing engineering teams that delivered great products and features. You should be very comfortable working with the Product and Design teams to formulate product ideas, skilled at writing and reviewing technical specifications, and planning work for your team. You can take on non:critical path technical work if time allows.Youre comfortable working in a fast:paced environment with a medium:sized talented team where youre supported in your efforts to grow professionally. You are able to manage your time well, communicate effectively, and collaborate in a fully distributed team.You are located in an American time zone.Bonus points if you have...Experience practicing the Shape Up product development methodologyExperience scaling a small engineering team into a few teamsExperience building JS:based mobile appsBuilt B2B SaaS productsExperience with sales or sales toolsAbout the RoleManage and grow a team of 4:8 high:performing engineers, support them through 1:1s and continuous feedback, and support their career growth.A mix of team leadership, people management, product ideation, project coordination, and maximum 10 of your time spent on non:critical path IC work.Work with a team of mostly:senior engineers, product managers, and des
