Make an impact on the browsing experience of 360+ million users worldwide
Have you ever dreamed of making a real impact on the way people access the web? Well, then working at Opera should be exactly right for you! Here, the innovations you create quickly get implemented and delivered to our users.
Huge scale - small, independent teams
You will work surrounded by supportive colleagues and in a flat organizational structure with short decision-making processes that boost your creativity and drive.
Job description
We are looking for an Engineering Team Manager for our Core Browser organization that is responsible for developing the foundations of our flagship PC browser and all its supporting backend services. With your hands-on technical and leadership experience, your role will be to lead one of our engineering teams that deliver essential components of the modern web browser, as well as cooperate with other teams on large-scale projects across multiple organizations.
Responsibilities
- Be a hands-on, highly technical team leader
- Continue our culture of collaboration, respect and high performance
- Support, mentor and give feedback to team members
- Communicate with various stakeholders across the organization
- Monitor and improve quality and processes
- Drive engineering initiatives
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- At least 5 years of engineering team management experience
- At least 5 years hand-on technical work experience
- Strong coding skills in one of the following: Python, C++, Javascript
- Negotiation skills for communicating a single perspective to the team and balancing value propositions for competing stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- A flexible mindset and ability to work with multiple technologies
Nice-to-haves
- Ability to work in a diverse environment
- Solid knowledge and understanding of Agile & Scrum
- Ability to quickly adapt
- Knowledge of and interest in web technologies, internet browsers, Chromium and its toolset
About Opera
At Opera, we make web browsers for computers, tablets and mobile phones. Our portfolio also includes services and solutions for financial technology, news aggregation, data compression and privacy. Our aim is to shape an open, connected world, giving users the best internet experience on any device and any platform. Our passion is creating innovative products and services for users who expect more than just a regular browser, and bringing the whole world online.