Engineering Manager at IDT

IDT Corporation is looking for a strong Engineering Manager to join our technology management team! This highly visible role has direct access to C-level executives and involves building, managing, and leading our world-class agile software engineering organization, which is responsible for supporting a suite of products covering Digital Payments. Our digital payment platform offers customers a convenient way to send mobile top-ups, purchase electronic gift cards, and buy e-SIM cards - all in one place. Digital payments are available on two mobile apps - BOSS Revolution: Calling App and BOSS Money—and Zendit, a cloud-based Prepay-as-a-Service platform. Zendit gives developers and entrepreneurs tools to instantly access thousands of global prepaid products and connect with billions of users worldwide. Primary responsibility: • People Management: • Recruit and retain top engineering talent. • Conduct regular one-on-ones to support growth and assess performance. • Lead and mentor engineers, fostering learning and collaboration. • Address team well-being and prevent burnout. • Maintain engineering culture standards. • Delivery Management: • Optimize team structure and resource allocation based on priorities and strengths. • Manage timelines and deliverables for high-quality, on-time delivery. • Improve engineering processes for better efficiency and quality. • Drive agile practices and continuous improvement. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives. • Ensure clear stakeholder communication and alignment. • Align engineering with company objectives and business value. • Engineering Management: • Maintain high code quality and architectural standards. • Guide technical decisions to align with company standards and goals. • Drive innovation and technical improvements. • Lead technical discussions and decision-making. • Convert initiatives into team tasks and track progress. • Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks. • Work with Compliance on regulatory requirements and audits. • Conduct thorough incident reviews to address root causes. Our technology stack: • Infrastructure: AWS and On-Premises environments • Orchestration: Kubernetes (K8s) and Amazon ECS • Infrastructure as Code: AWS CDK and Terraform • Programming Languages: Go (Golang) (80%), C# • Databases: NoSQL (MongoDB) • CI/CD Tools: Jenkins and ArgoCD Requirements: • Proven Leadership Experience: At least 1 year of experience leading cross-functional, agile development teams, ideally in a product-driven environment. • Technical Background: Solid hands-on experience as a software engineer. • DevOps and Automation Skills: Familiarity with continuous integration, automated testing, release management, and performance monitoring. • Strong Organizational Skills: Ability to effectively prioritize, plan, and perform under pressure or in uncertain situations. • Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field. • Talent Development (Preferred): Experience in hiring and nurturing high-performing engineering teams is a plus. Language Proficiency: Good command of English, at B2 level or higher. We offer you: • Remote b2b (Georgia) or hybrid / remote (Belarus-Moldova) work opportunity! • Stable job with long-term growth perspective. • Competitive salary with annual performance review. • Really good hardware. • An exciting and challenging job with talented people around. • Continuous learning and career growth opportunities. • Compensation for professional training, seminars, and conferences. • Referral program – get rewarded for helping us grow the team with talented people. • Company-supported English classes to enhance your professional growth. • More perks for the Minsk and Chisinau office employees. A few words about us:   IDT Corporation is a global communications company founded in 1990 and headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. We are industry leaders in prepaid communication and payment services and one of the largest international voice carriers. We are listed on the NYSE, employ over 1800 people across 20 countries, and have over $1.5 billion in revenues.    We are not ”another big IT corporation”— we encourage and support in-house entrepreneurs in developing their ideas into business actions.   If you are here, it seems like you are interested, so let’s chat! 😉