Flipdish allows restaurants to take orders online in an instant. Our technology powers millions of transactions across thousands of restaurants worldwide. With a branded website, mobile app, or self-service kiosk powered by Flipdish’s world-class technology, hospitality brands can directly accept digital orders without having to list on marketplace platforms.

You’ll join us in an incredibly exciting phase of transition and growth, as we rapidly expand our development and product teams in Ireland, UK, and internationally.

You won’t be told what to build. You’ll be shown the problems and opportunities, given access to people you need to talk to, and given the tools you need in order to succeed.

Role

The successful candidate for this role will be looking for an exciting new challenge in a hyper-growth environment. You should have a passion for technology and team leadership, and be willing to take on new challenges and input to the company’s growth.

What You'll Do

• Be a hands-on person leading the team from the front as well as a coach, guide and mentor for software engineers in accomplishing architecture, design and implementation goals
• As a people manager, you will lead a high performing team with a strong culture of trust, collaboration, and autonomy
• Measure the impact of your team and set clear expectations and goals
• Recruit, interview and hire for your team
• Identify knowledge/skills gaps in your team that can be filled with training or with new recruits
• Be the voice of your team with stakeholders, from issues and challenges they are having to publicize their achievements.
• Train and develop your team members and give them regular feedback on their performance
• Take feedback from your team and others to improve your own performance

Candidate Profile

You are

• Reasoned. You can make a decision and defend it confidently, based on a thorough understanding of business and product development
• Energised but calm in dynamic situations
• Disciplined and determined, and motivated by team success
• Friendly, empathetic, and considerate

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Recent experience managing engineers in a high impact organisation
• Web, Mobile engineering and architectural experience
• Broad understanding of emerging web  and mobile technologies
• Experience with Typescript, React, Redux and similar technologies
• Professional experience in software development
• Computer Science fundamentals experience in software design, data structures, and algorithms
• Experience hiring highly proficient software developers and automation engineers
• Focus on quality, while increasing efficiency, delivering value, while reducing waste
• A proven history of building close working relationships with your stakeholders and creating world-class products
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience fostering an environment where communication, teamwork, and collaboration are rewarded
• You enjoy solving puzzles

Desirable

• Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the project
• Experience of CI/CD with tooling such as Azure DevOps, Circle CI, Jenkins.
• Experience with software-based infrastructure such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.

Benefits

• Equity/Shares
• Competitive salary (DOE)
• 23 days holidays
• Flexible working hours
• Flexible working from home
• Learning and Development Programmes 
• Educational Sponsorship 
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Paid Sabbatical (at 5 years service)
• Access to a PRSA/Pension/401K

We also have

• Bike to Work, Taxsaver Scheme, paid Sick Leave
• Collaborative work environment with a dynamic and diverse team — and we do actually mean this and invest in it
• Team-building activities and social events
• Unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance within the company
• Employee referral bonus programme