Engineering Manager

About Anaconda

Be at the center of AI

With more than 45 million users, Anaconda is the most popular operating system for AI providing access to the foundational open-source Python packages used in modern AI, data science, and machine learning through a seamless platform. We pioneered the use of Python for data science, championed its vibrant community, and continue to steward open-source projects that make tomorrow’s innovations possible. Our enterprise-grade solutions enable corporate, research, and academic institutions around the world to harness the power of open source for competitive advantage, groundbreaking research, and a better world. To learn more visit https://www.anaconda.com.
Here is why people love most about working here: We’re not just a company, we’re part of a movement. Our dedicated employees and user community are democratizing data science and creating and promoting open-source technologies for a better world, and our commercial offerings make it possible for enterprise users to leverage the most innovative output from open source in a secure, governed way.

Summary

Anaconda is seeking a talented Engineering Manager to join our rapidly-growing company on the Package Security Manager Team! Anaconda's Package Security Manager (PSM) is at the forefront of securing open-source packages, ensuring safe and reliable software environments for millions of users. Working on PSM offers an exciting opportunity to innovate in a critical area of software security, shaping the future of package management and protection of AI workflows. This is an excellent opportunity for you to leverage your experience and skills and apply it to the world of Python, data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.  

What You’ll Do:

• Responsible for managing and developing a cross-functional team of Engineers and providing consistent feedback to them

• Responsible for developing and guiding the team to deliver quality software and implement appropriate software architecture that scales using Python, JavaScript, Angular, AWS and Kubernetes

• Manage and drive daily engineering operations and activities across the team and ensure that critical deliverables are tracked and delivered

• Partner with EngOps and advocate for the Agile/SCRUM/Kanban/Scrumban processes at Anaconda

• Advocate and encourage data-driven decision-making within the team

• Be a strong partner to the Product Managers, Customer Services teams, Principal Engineers, and other key stakeholders to create and deliver company goals

• Establish and measure key performance indicators to manage operational metrics and improve the performance of the engineering team

• Communicate engineering team strategy and vision to the engineering organization

• Consult regularly with leadership to align expectations and deliverables

What You Need:

• 8+ years of experience in an Engineering role with a strong background with Python

• 2+ years of experience in Engineering Management

• High degree of emotional intelligence in working with colleagues and team members

• History of creating an inclusive and empathetic engineering culture

• Experience mentoring and coaching engineers of many skill levels

• Experience leading teams in Agile software development processes, in particular Scrum or Kanban / Story Pointing

• Practical experience leading engineering teams to meet KPIs and company goals

• Experience collaborating with Product Management to create product roadmaps

• Ability to work cross-functionally across multiple teams and departments and identify any hurdles to progress and improving internal and cross-functional communications and processes

• Proven ability to understand and communicate complex technical issues to people

• Team attitude: “I am not done until WE are done”

• Embody our core values:     

  • Great People

  • Great Product

  • Great Performance

• Care deeply about fostering an environment where people of all backgrounds and experiences can flourish 

What Will Make You Stand Out:

• Experience leading and delivering Enterprise on-prem software

• Strong programming skills; experience with Python and DevOps

• Strong communication skills, customer service mindset and great attention to detail

• Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment

• Experience working in an open-source or data science-oriented company

Why You’ll Like Working Here:

• Unique opportunity to translate strong open-source adoption and user enthusiasm into commercial product growth

• Dynamic company that rewards high performers

• On the cutting edge of enterprise application of data science, machine learning, and AI

• Collaborative team environment that values multiple perspectives and clear thinking

• Employees-first culture

• Flexible working hours

• Medical*, Dental*, Vision*, HSA*, Life* and 401K*

• Paid parental leave - both parents

• Pre-IPO stock options

• Open vacation policy* 

• Quarterly Snake Days (bonus days off company-wide)

• 100% remote as we are a remote-first company

*FTE employees based on your region

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.