Python Job: Engineering Manager

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Company

landing.jobs

Location

Lisbon - Portugal

Job type

Full-Time

Python Job Details

SKILLS

Must have:

Python

Other Required:

Django

DESCRIPTION

About Us
Eigen is a natural language processing/machine learning B2B software platform company focused on transforming the way companies operate by unlocking the value of their textual data. Having just completed our Series B, Eigen has raised $60m to date and is backed by Goldman Sachs, Temasek, Lakestar, and Dawn Capital.
Whilst Eigen’s platform is general and sector agnostic, it is currently focused on the Financial Services, Legal, and Insurance sectors with clients such as Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, ING, Hiscox, and Allen & Overy.
Based in London, London and New York, Eigen has over 180 people and is rapidly scaling its operations, people, and customer base.
Our Tech Stack (but open to others!)
  • Python + Django
  • ReactJS + Redux
  • Kubernetes
  • Machine Learning (ML) & Natural Language Processing (NLP)
What you’ll be doing
  • Writing code. Because writing code is cool!
  • Management and tech leadership of an Engineer team
  • Teaching and supporting your teams growth
  • Researching, googling and StackOverflowing to find the latest software gadgets. We love being bleeding-edge and would be on Python 4 if we could
  • Whiteboarding with collaborative people to architect a shiny new feature
  • Studying a colleagues’ pull request to make sure our code quality stays awesome
  • Pair programming your way through difficult problems because two brains are better than one
  • Partnering closely with our frontend and solutions engineers, scientists, our ML stack and the product team to define and build new releases

Who you are

  • You're passionate about learning. You care deeply about broadening your horizons and developing yourself
  • You're cooperative and allow diverse perspectives to challenge your thinking
  • You enjoy solving interesting problems. Do you love to be challenged and to find imaginative solutions?
  • You like variety and think that boredom is the work of the devil. You have a passion for working on meaningful things
  • You're biased towards acting. You don't like being micromanaged or having a babysitter. Do you take pride in identifying problems and taking responsibility for solving them?
About our team
Our Research & Development team consists of a Science team (Research Scientists / Research Engineers), Product (Design, Product, SMEs), Product Engineering, and Solutions Engineering.
The Science team is largely responsible for researching and developing new ML/NLP solutions, which are then transformed into usable products by the Engineering teams.
Product Engineering is focused on building our core product offering, while Solutions Engineering works with clients to deliver bespoke projects and integrations.
REQUIREMENTS

What you’ll need to be successful?
You’ll be a motivated, capable and hands on engineering leader who is passionate about continuous learning and growth, as well as bringing the following key skills and experience:
  • Experience managing and mentoring engineers (teams of 2+ engineers)
  • Proven experience as a software engineer (coding, design and problem-solving skills)
  • A desire to help others learn and progress
  • Experience delivering software using an Agile (Scrum/Kanban) methodology
  • Knowledge of Machine Learning (ML), Natural Language Processing (NLP) would be beneficial
  • Eagerness to learn, grow and get stuck in!
  • You form working relationships with colleagues and partners based on kindness, understanding, and mutual respect.