• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers, fostering a high-performance, innovative culture • Conduct regular 1:1s, provide constructive feedback, and support career development • Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent • Build an inclusive, collaborative environment where engineers thrive and feel empowered to innovate • Balance team workload and manage capacity planning • Champion a culture of experimentation, learning, and continuous improvement • Drive rapid, iterative delivery using Agile/Scrum methodologies • Run effective sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily standups • Remove blockers and maintain team velocity • Set clear goals and hold the team accountable for measurable results • Balance speed with quality, ensuring sustainable pace • Make data-driven decisions to optimize delivery processes • Adapt quickly to changing priorities while maintaining team focus • Contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy • Drive innovation by evaluating and adopting emerging technologies and best practices • Champion proof-of-concepts and technical experiments to explore new solutions • Review code and provide technical guidance to the team • Stay current with industry trends and bring forward innovative ideas • Jump into critical technical challenges when needed (hands-on debugging, problem-solving) • Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and quality processes • Drive technical debt reduction while pushing boundaries on what's possible • Foster a culture where engineers feel safe to propose bold ideas and challenge the status quo • Build and maintain strong relationships with Product, Design, Business, and Executive stakeholders • Translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-focused communication • Partner with Product Managers to align engineering roadmap with business objectives • Proactively communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs to stakeholders • Manage expectations and negotiate priorities when necessary • Present technical proposals and recommendations to leadership • Advocate for engineering needs (technical debt, infrastructure, tooling) in planning discussions • Facilitate alignment between technical and business goals • Drive urgency and maintain momentum on key initiatives • Make quick, informed decisions to keep projects moving • Identify and mitigate risks early • Implement processes that accelerate delivery without sacrificing quality • Foster a bias toward action, rapid prototyping, and smart risk-taking • Balance strategic long-term thinking with tactical short-term execution