
Whatfix
Job description
Who are we?Whatfix is the #1 Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) for Enterprises. We empower anyone, anywhere to have successful experiences with the technology they use every day, achieving greater knowledge, capability, and productivity for themselves and their organizations. The company has six offices globally in the US, India, UK, Germany, and Australia, and works with Fortune 500 companies around the world. Whatfix has raised $140 million to date and is backed by marquee investors including Softbank, Sequoia, Dragoneer, and Cisco Investments.Our TeamThe Engineering team at Whatfix provides end to end engineering throughput that forms part of core platforms and services that drive Whatfix business.Our team is responsible for creating the Customer Platform and everything around it – be it Analytics, Infrastructure or Core Algorithms. The team owns and is responsible for all pieces that we design, build and support end to end for Whatfix product/ business.On a monthly basis, millions of interactive guides are processed. Building, testing, and deploying to any of our environments are as simple as pushing a commit to a git branch. We like to keep our technology up-to-date. All of the technology is built and maintained by this small development team, so from day 1, software you write will be used by people from all over the world.Your OpportunityAs part of the Core Engineering Team @Whatfix, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference by heading a development team that builds future-forward products. At Whatfix it’s all about scale. One of the key attributes of this job is that you are required to continuously innovate and apply technology to provide business 360 views of Whatfix customers.Responsibilities:You will devise and communicate top-level objectives and measures of success to guide your teams, challenge them, and hold them accountable. By doing this right, they will love you for it.As an Engineering Manager, you will always be recruiting, retaining and adjusting. Keeping your team at the top of their game and motivated is one of your many working threads.You will partner with Product Management to devise an executable roadmap that you will deliver with your team and peers. PMs will bring the market requirements, you’ll bring the technical reality; the result will be a balanced, pragmatic, and aggressive plan of attack.Take complete technical ownership of design, tech stack, non-functional attributes of one or more components of various platformsDesign, build, test and deploy cutting edge solutions at scale, impacting millions of customers worldwideWork with other engineering teams in building high-quality and highly resilient scalable products and platforms at WhatfixWork with cross-functional teams to address all technical dependenciesDrive some of the company-wide tech initiatives striving towards continuous technical excellence of our platformsYou will not let your development skills atrophy. Not only will getting your hands dirty enable you to scratch that engineering itch it will endear you to your team and enable you to operate with greater respect and influence.You will deliver high-quality, high-value software often and will strive to cultivate of culture of continuous integration / continuous delivery.Who You AreYou have a deep interest and passion for technology . You love writing and owning code and enjoy working with people who will keep challenging you at every stage. You have strong problem solving, analytic, decision-making and excellent communication with interpersonal skills. You are self-driven and motivated with the desire to work in a fast-paced, results-driven agile environment with varied responsibilities.Your Qualifications:10-14 yrs. of experience in Computer Science or a related fieldAbility to work with teams in a collaborative and productive mannerStrong computer science fundamentals in data structures and algorithmsA self-motivated learner and builder with strong customer focus and obsession with qualityStrong Technical Leadership expertiseYou have the heart of a teacher. You love to be taught and to teach. You can give high and low-level demonstrations and presentations to a variety of audiences. You seek opportunities to coach and mentor because you understand we are all students yearning to grow. You pay it forward.You get things done and never give up. You are driven and biased towards execution and delivery taking on what needs to be done and owning it through to the end and beyond. You lead by example with your tenacity and extreme ownership ethic.Must-Have:10+ years of overall experience with a minimum of 5 years in high scale developmentExpertise in Javascript , Webpack, Browser technologies, Core JavaExperience working in Web applications is preferred.Exposure to Front End rendering frameworks like React.Expertise in Designing for performance, scalability, fault tolerance and high availabilityBehavioral traits:Can-do attitude to take BIG problems by their horns and solve themAbility to inspire others & be a role model and mentor for upcoming engineers in the organizationEntrepreneurial spirit to conceive ideas, turn challenges into opportunities and build productsWhy Whatfix?Accelerated Growth and ExpansionTop decile Y-o-Y revenue growth rate of 65%Doubled the workforce since 2021Raised $140 million to dateTripled the valuation since 2020Listed among fastest-growing companies in North America in 2021 and 2022 in Deloitte Technology Fast 500™Listed as top 6 2023 Best Tech Startups in San Jose by Tech TribuneTop 20 fastest-growing SaaS companies worldwide in the SaaS 1000 list in 2022Cemented Industry LeadershipLeader in the first-ever Forrester New Wave™: Digital Adoption Platforms, Q4 2022A Leader for the third consecutive year in the Everest Group DAP Peak Matrix 2022Recognized in the 2022 Gartner Market Guide for Digital Adoption PlatformsUnique Exposure – With 80% of revenue getting generated from outside India and 75 Fortune 500 customers across the world, Whatfixers get the unique opportunity to work closely with the top enterprises from day one.Customers are at the heart of everythingConsistently scored an unprecedented 100th Percentile B2B SaaS Customer NPS during this time period, according to GrowthScore, and earned 99.5% CSAT score over the last two years – 21% higher than the Software Industry average.4.6/5 star ratings by both Gartner Peer Insights and G2 Crowd Reviews. Recognized as “Top Rated” by TrustRadius.Enjoy several accolades from Stevies, Golden Bridge Awards, CXA, and Globee Awards for excellence in customer supportWhatfixers come firstTop 20 Places to Work For, Worldwide by Glassdoor & Battery Ventures (2022) based onGlassdoor rating of 4.599% approval rate of the CEOTop 6 Best Tech Startups in San Jose by The Tech TribuneRecognized as Great Place to Work 2022-2023Winner of the Stevie Award for being one of the Best Employers, GloballyLinkedIn – Top 5 Startups to Work For in 2020!Flexible Work Location – Work from any of the offices in Gurgaon / Gurugram & Bangalore / Bengaluru as per your convenienceTrusted by our investorsSoftBank Vision Fund2Sequoia Capital IndiaDragoneer Investment GroupF-Prime CapitalStellaris Venture PartnersCisco InvestmentsEight Roads VenturesHelion VenturesNote:We strive to live and breathe our Cultural Principles and encourage employees to demonstrate some of these core values – Customer First; Empathy; Transparency; Fail Fast & Scale Fast; No Hierarchies for Communication; Deep Dive & Innovate; Trust, Do it as you own it;We are an equal opportunity employer and value diverse people because of and not in spite of the differences. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability statusPerks & Benefits (India)Best-in-class medical Insurance coverage.Education SponsorshipFree Lunch & Dinner BuffetDoorstep Cab Drop Facility (10 PM onwards)Internal Job Transfer & global mobility programs