Calm
Our mission is to make the world happier and healthier.
San Francisco, CA
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Engineering Manager

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About Calm

We have a simple mission at Calm: To make the world a happier and healthier place.

 

The heart of Calm is digital but the brand is expanding offline into a variety of products and services that bring more peace, clarity and perspective into people’s busy lives. We are building Calm into the Nike of the Mind. We believe Calm can become one of the most valuable and meaningful brands in the world.

 

Over 75 Million people have downloaded the app and we are growing by 100,000 new downloads a day. The company is profitable and headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

 

Calm was co-founded by Alex Tew (Million Dollar Homepage) and Michael Acton Smith (Mind Candy, Moshi Monsters, Firebox).

Mission

To foster a world-class team who both build Calm’s product today and accelerate the speed that we build Calm’s tomorrow. You’ll be involved in coordinating the team’s sprints and planning. You won’t be the team’s architect — you’ll be working with an amazing team of engineers who are focused on that — but we want you to bring your technical mindset with you, as you support the team’s personal development, guide our architectural evolution, and synchronize our business and technology strategies.

 

About the Role:

As part of Calm’s engineering leadership team, you’ll help design, implement and iterate our core processes for execution (sprints, planning), growth (giving effective feedback, career ladders, personal development), and technology (how do we make particularly effective technology investments?). 


Outcomes: 

  • Support a team of 5-7 product-oriented engineers across mobile (iOS, Android), web, and backend platforms
  • Give the team clear performance objectives and goals, offer effective feedback, and coach them in their ongoing development
  • Use the engineering process and tools to make week-to-week execution effective, transparent and predictable. Take the lead on ensuring our process works for us — prioritization, estimates, deadlines, expectation-setting, roadmapping, and so on
  • Identify the open questions in our approach to architecture and technology, and work across Calm engineering to decide and document on effective approach
  • Nurture an evolvable architecture that nimbly supports product and business expansion
  • Take the lead on defining and rolling out several engineering organization processes or practices over course
  • Understand the “buy vs build” tradeoff, and make strategic decisions about where to invest the team’s resources architecturally
  • Work with senior leadership to get aligned with company-wide goals, and then use this context to prioritize backend initiatives appropriately


Competencies: 

  • Growth mindset: receives feedback easily and incorporates it quickly
  • Proactive executor: thoughtful in approach and decisive in decisions
  • Pragmatic: balance scrappiness and rigor
  • Ability to attract, manage and develop strong engineers
  • Great technical communicator
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Strong product and architectural instincts


Nice-to-Haves: 

  • Experience managing teams working on mobile apps
  • Experience with growth or personalization projects

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Unlimited PTO
  • We pay your medical, dental, & vision insurance premiums
  • 401K
  • Commuter benefits
  • Life insurance and disability benefits
  • Opportunity to work with a product focused on making the world happier and healthier
  • And much more!

We believe that mental health is health, and every person should be considered in the discussion. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Calm is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, both in our hiring practices and in our experiences as a Calm employee. We strive to create a mindful and respectful environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, and experience a culture that is free of harassment, racism, and discrimination. 

Calm is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. Please inform Calm’s Recruiting team if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

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What are Calm Perks + Benefits

Calm Benefits Overview

We're committed to supporting our team in every aspect of their personal and professional lives. That goes way beyond 'perk's. We'll cover 100% of your health, dental, and vision, and give you monthly stipends for your fitness and wellness routines too. When we say PTO is Take What You Need, we really mean it, whether that's a mental health day, or a trip around the world. Your home office should be as functional and inspirational as your office office. We'll give you a WFH stipend to help. Your family is a vital part of community too. That's why we offer baby bonding leave to all salaried employees. Calm can only grow if you do. We offer a great salary, equity, 401(k), and even a generous extended learning budget. Our calendar of (virtual) social events ensures you always feel part of, and close with, the team, no matter where you are.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
100 dollar wellness
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Company equity
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Fitness stipend
To celebrate how Calm is working to make the world happier and healthier, employees are given the benefit of a $100 monthly wellness stipend to put toward their own happiness and health.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Calm provides a $750 work from home budget to go towards creating a more comfortable and productive home workspace.
Professional Development Benefits
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Paid industry certifications

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