Engineering Manager, Subscriptions

Who we are

In a world where acquisition costs are skyrocketing, funding is scarce, and ecommerce merchants are forced to do more with less, the most innovative DTC brands understand that subscription strategy is business strategy.

Recharge is simplifying retention and growth for innovative ecommerce brands. As the #1 subscription platform, Recharge is dedicated to empowering brands to easily set up and manage subscriptions, create dynamic experiences at every customer touchpoint, and continuously evaluate business performance. Powering everything from no-code customer portals, personalized offers, and dynamic bundles, Recharge helps merchants seamlessly manage, grow, and delight their subscribers while reducing operating costs and churn. Today, Recharge powers more than 20,000 merchants serving 100 million subscribers, including brands such as Blueland, Hello Bello, LOLA, Chamberlain Coffee, and Bobbie—Recharge doesn’t just help you sell products, we help build buyer routines that last.

Recharge is recognized on the Technology Fast 500, awarded by Deloitte, (3rd consecutive year) and is Great Place to Work Certified.

Overview

The Subscriptions team at Recharge is responsible for several services core to our business, including Order Generation & Syncing, Discounts, Shipping, and Taxes. Given the importance of these services, the Subscriptions team is critical to the success of Recharge, our merchants, and their customers. Initiatives for this team are carefully selected and given the time, focus, and resources to ensure success in a predictable manner.

In this role, you will lead a team of engineers to build, maintain, and improve these services. As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for driving your team in planning and developing world-class features and working with individuals to grow in their careers. You'll have the opportunity to work closely with Staff & Principal Engineers in the Core Commerce organization to drive Engineering Initiatives. Additionally, you’ll work closely with your peers to collaborate on process improvements such as our Product Development Lifecycle, Engineering Onboarding, Planning & Estimations, and more.

Our Tech Stack: Python, Flask, GCP, Elasticsearch, Redis, SaaS, CloudSQL/MySQL, Terraform, OpenTelemetry, Docker, Kubernetes, Splunk, SignalFx, Sentry

What you’ll do

• Manage a first-class engineering team that will scale as the company and business grows, identifying and filling any team gaps
• Develop a team-oriented, supportive culture with a strong focus on creating a working environment that fosters collaboration, open communication, and delivering outcomes
• Be responsible for team output and hands-on day-to-day reviewing code
• Constantly improve team productivity, refine agile processes, and create methods to increase efficiency
• Investigate, analyze, and evangelize programming methodologies such as test-driven development
• Perform personnel management tasks for a team of developers, including performance reviews, compliance with company policies, mentoring, and helping plan career growth
• Train new software engineers on our best practices, standards, culture, and policies
• Collaborate with Product in setting roadmap and priorities to ensure deliverables are met as well as raising concerns identified early on
• Champion good habits (development techniques, security, tech debt balance, TDD, and agile habits) within your team; improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes
• Encourage active participation in all phases of the Product Development Lifecycle, and work with project management to remove impediments and provide visibility to stakeholders

What you’ll bring

• 7+ years of relevant development experience in fast-paced environments
• A knack for engineering simple solutions to solve complex problems
• Willingness to lean in as needed when duty calls
• Self-driven; pragmatic; a passion for taking ownership of your work and delivering outcomes
• Ability to work remote-first in a high-growth company
• Ability to demonstrate high self-sufficiency to take on and complete projects in a timely manner
• Experience mentoring junior engineers
• Track record of meeting schedules on time; clearly defining deliverables and timetables, with demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities in complex environments and manage teams to successful project completion
• Demonstrated ability as an effective mentor and coach who understands how to successfully integrate into a team of talented developers
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills

Qualifications

• Typically, 7+ years of relevant development experience in fast-paced environments
• 4+ years experience managing high-performing agile development teams 
• 3+ years prior experience programming in at least one OO language (Python preferred)
• 2+ years experience in cloud-native environments such as GCP, AWS, or Azure
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Prior e-commerce experience preferred

Compensation 

Recharge’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. Salary ranges are designed to be competitive and aligned with country specific practices, while individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, and experience. The compensation listed is not inclusive of any equity and benefits that might exist in your total compensation package.

• Hiring range in the US
  $196,000 USD - $245,000 USD
• Hiring range in Canada
  $164,000 CAD - $205,500 CAD

Application window anticipated to close: 08/1/2025. If you’re interested in this opportunity, please submit an application as soon as possible.

Benefits at a Glance:

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Retirement plan with employer contribution
• Flexible Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Monthly Remote Life and Merchant stipends

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Recharge Payments is an equal opportunity employer. In addition to EEO being the law, it is a policy that is fully consistent with our principles. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy or age. Recharge Payments prohibits any form of workplace harassment. 

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