WPForms: Improvement Supervisor

As an Improvement Supervisor at Superior Motive, you may be part of the WPForms workforce as a hands-on technical chief who is not afraid to get their palms soiled. This isn’t your typical administration function – we’re searching for somebody who thrives as each a pacesetter and a person contributor.

We’re searching for an Improvement Supervisor who can seamlessly change between writing manufacturing code, architecting options, and main a workforce of gifted builders. You will be anticipated to take care of particular person contributions whereas additionally driving workforce excellence, mentoring builders, and making certain our WordPress plugins ship distinctive high quality to tens of millions of customers worldwide.

It is a hybrid function the place you may spend roughly 40-50% of your time on hands-on technical work and 50-60% on management and administration obligations. You might be equally comfy doing each and adjusting the cut up primarily based on the variety of direct/oblique studies. We’d like somebody who demonstrates excessive possession, operates with excessive company, and takes full accountability for each workforce outcomes and particular person deliverables.

The perfect candidate would not simply handle work – they do the work. You will be within the codebase each day, main by instance, and setting and sustaining the excessive technical bar. Try to be comfy leaping into advanced issues, writing code alongside your workforce, and making technical choices with confidence and autonomy whereas sustaining a excessive diploma of collaboration with the Product Supervisor.

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To like this function, right here’s the kind of individual you might be:

• You embody excessive possession – when one thing must be finished, you’re taking cost and ship outcomes.
• You use with excessive company – you establish issues, create options, and execute with out fixed oversight.
• You are a player-coach who leads from the entrance, and by instance.
• You are a wonderful communicator, fluent in each verbal and written English, who ensures transparency and readability in all interactions.
• You’re taking satisfaction in each your particular person contributions and your workforce’s success – you measure your self by each metrics.
• You mentor by pair programming and code opinions, not solely conferences and shows.
• You may give and obtain crucial suggestions constructively and act on it shortly.
• You are obsessed with constructing each nice merchandise and nice groups.
• You might be greater than able to main Groups of Groups.

Widespread obligations embrace (however aren’t restricted to):

Management (50-60% of your time):

• Lead, mentor, and develop a workforce of builders by hands-on collaboration.
• Facilitate technical discussions.
• Take away blockers and protect the workforce from distractions whereas sustaining productiveness.
• Drive hiring choices and assist construct a world-class engineering workforce.
• Set up and preserve growth processes that allow high-velocity supply.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, and Design groups to make sure alignment.
• Take full possession of workforce deliverables and deadlines – no excuses.
• Foster a tradition of utmost possession and excessive company inside your workforce.

Technical management (40-50% of your time):

• Write production-quality code for crucial options and sophisticated issues.
• Architect technical options and make key technical choices.
• Potential to judge, implement, and set up greatest practices for AI instruments adoption to boost workforce productiveness whereas sustaining code possession and safety requirements.
• Lead by instance by hands-on coding, debugging, and problem-solving.
• Carry out code opinions and guarantee code high quality requirements are exceeded.
• Optimize efficiency and scalability for tens of millions of WordPress customers.
• Drive technical excellence by direct contribution to the codebase.
• Put together and evaluate technical design paperwork (Pitches) for main options.
• Troubleshoot and resolve probably the most difficult technical points by direct involvement.

Technical Necessities

• Confirmed work expertise in internet growth, 7+ years.
• Fingers-on engineering management expertise, 3+ years.
• Sturdy proficiency in PHP (trendy PHP 7+/8+), 5+ years.
• Expertise with Laravel or different trendy PHP frameworks.
• Expertise leveraging AI-powered coding assistants to speed up growth workflows and enhance code high quality throughout the workforce.
• Intensive expertise with WordPress plugin growth, 4+ years.
• Professional-level understanding of JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3.
• Deep expertise with MySQL, database optimization, and scaling.
• Mastery of software program design patterns, SOLID ideas, and clear structure.
• Confirmed observe file of transport manufacturing code commonly whereas in a management function.
• Expertise with Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Expertise with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Sturdy expertise with RESTful APIs and third-party integrations.
• Demonstrated means to debug and resolve advanced technical issues independently.

Management Necessities

• Confirmed expertise main engineering groups whereas sustaining particular person contribution.
• Monitor file of mentoring builders and bettering workforce capabilities.
• Potential to make autonomous choices and take full accountability for outcomes.
• Expertise balancing technical debt with characteristic supply.
• Potential to handle particular tasks whereas sustaining a excessive degree of collaboration with the Mission Administration operate.
• Expertise working in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Potential to maintain advanced concepts and options easy. (Simplicity is a core worth!)
• English on the higher intermediate degree or greater.
• Expertise main absolutely distant, distributed groups.

Fundamental Necessities

• Private Pc with Web Entry.
• Availability to take part in audio/video conferences between 9am and 5pm ET.

Bonus factors in the event you even have:

• Expertise with React, Vue.js, or different trendy JavaScript frameworks.
• Expertise scaling WordPress to deal with tens of millions of customers.
• Monitor file of great open-source contributions or WordPress core contributions.
• Expertise with microservices and distributed programs.
• Background in SaaS platforms and subscription-based merchandise.
• Expertise with efficiency optimization at scale.
• Expertise integrating AI/ML options into WordPress plugins or SaaS merchandise.
• Earlier expertise in a player-coach function at a high-growth firm.
• Monitor file of constructing and scaling engineering groups from scratch.

Working for a fast-growing bootstrapped firm is a uncommon alternative, one we take into account a life-style selection fairly than a job selection. Our positions are difficult, but additionally include superb benefits and success to those that earn them. Right here’s what we provide.

• Aggressive Wage.
• Time period Life Insurance coverage and Unintended Dying & Dismemberment for all full-time workforce members throughout their employment.
• Well being, Dental, and Imaginative and prescient Insurance coverage advantages for full-time U.S. staff.
• Well being Insurance coverage advantages for all staff in Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Ukraine.
• Work from your house. We’re unfold out all around the world – United States, Canada, Ukraine, India, Pakistan, Singapore, and extra.
• Versatile PTO after 90 days of employment. We encourage staff to take the time they want for a trip, keep wholesome, and spend time with family and friends.
• Holidays (primarily based in your location)
• Paid Parental Depart.
• We fortunately present or reimburse software program you’ll want in addition to books or programs that promote continued studying.
• We cowl all prices of firm journey (together with our annual all-company retreat and mini-team meetups).
• Extra Perks embrace AM Welcome Field for brand spanking new workforce members, Yearly Anniversary Items, and Expertise Stipend every work anniversary.
• We provide the alternative to resolve difficult and significant issues that make a distinction.
• Potential to work with a number of the greatest individuals within the enterprise by frequent, if not each day, interactions.
• And in case you have been questioning: no politics, no b.s., and no jerks.

Location
It is a distant place – our workforce is unfold across the globe! Our house base is in Florida, USA, so firm working hours are 9am – 5pm ET (UTC -5). Whereas full protection just isn’t a requirement, you have to be obtainable throughout a portion of the day.

Inclusion Assertion
At Superior Motive, we try to have the broadest doable view of range, going past seen variations to incorporate the background, experiences, expertise, and views that make every individual distinctive. Superior Motive is proud to be an equal alternative office and is dedicated to equal employment alternative no matter race, shade, ancestry, faith, intercourse, nationwide origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital standing, incapacity, gender identification, veteran standing, or another foundation protected by federal, state, or native legislation.

Learn how to apply?
If all of this sounds attention-grabbing, then please submit your software!

Please clearly embrace the next in your cowl letter:

• Please clearly embrace the next in your cowl letter:
• Describe a time if you demonstrated excessive possession by taking cost of a crucial state of affairs with out being requested. What was the end result?
• Inform us about probably the most advanced technical downside you’ve got personally solved whereas in a management function.
• Have you ever led any main know-how migrations, platform upgrades, or system modernizations? Briefly describe
• Inform us a few time the place you needed to make trade-offs between transport velocity and transport the right answer – what compromises did you make?
• Share an instance of a high-agency choice you made that considerably impacted your workforce or product.
• Describe a time if you needed to make a tough product or technical choice autonomously. How did you strategy it?
• Hyperlinks to your GitHub profile exhibiting current commits, portfolio, or any open-source contributions.

Alongside your cowl letter, we might additionally actually recognize a 2-minute video introducing your self and answering the next questions:

• Inform us a bit about your self and why you need to be thought of the highest candidate for this place. Particulars about your expertise (particularly WordPress), {qualifications}, persona, and so on., are very useful.
• What proportion of your time do you at the moment spend writing code vs. managing? What’s your excellent ratio?

Additionally word, do not forget to proofread earlier than submitting. Verify spelling, capitalization, and so on. That is your likelihood to make your software stand out 🙂

We received’t be capable to individually reply to all functions, but when we really feel you’re a powerful match, somebody shall be in contact shortly.

Thanks and we sit up for listening to from you!