Essential Job Functions
Execution:
Deliver high-quality backend services and tools, utilizing a contract[1]first development approach
Develop tooling, policy, and process to establish standards around developer workflow, design, and validation
Drive reliability with resilient architecture, observability-first design, and investment in safe-by-default continuous deployments
Establish a coherent internal tool/API ecosystem to enable client integrations, application development, and AI automation teams
Work closely with application/system owners and our Data Engineering team to maintain canonical definitions across our API and event ecosystem
Invest in developer experience to create a high-velocity environment with compounding workflow benefits
People:
Shape teams and architecture together to create low-handoff, highly parallelizable workflows, while guarding against siloing
Increase engineering talent depth through hiring and coaching
Implement a streamlined, selective hiring process to match rapid growth needs
Establish engineering teams in new geographies as needed, without compromising on hiring standards
Lead with empathy and foster a growth mindset
Strategy:
Drive technical strategy for software integrations
Partner with engineering and application teams to shape the roadmap for the connective tissue of our technology ecosystem o Craft department structure by intentionally designing teams, roles, and technical architecture to enable a highly autonomous operating model with clear ownership o Work with leadership peers across the organization to influence cross[1]team architecture & company-level process
Other duties as assigned
Physical Requirements
Education & Experience
Required:
Technical degree (bachelors or higher in an engineering, mathematics, or scientific discipline)
7+ years focused on backend engineering (software, data, ML, or similar)
5+ years managing technical managers
Strong understanding of software architecture fundamentals (distributed systems, consistency, scaling, databases, queueing, streaming semantics, authn/authz)
Track record of building high-performing software engineering teams
Preferred:
Prior experience managing teams using functional programming languages
Deep technical familiarity with any or all of: AWS, Kafka, Postgres, OpenTelemetry, F#
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
WHY SHOULD YOU WORK FOR CRANE?
At Crane, we believe in providing our employees with excellent benefits at a Great Place to Work.
We offer:
Come join the leader in logistics and take your career in the right direction.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
This position requires the final candidate to successfully pass an E-Verify Check.
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Company benefits are contingent upon meeting eligibility requirements and plan conditions.