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Cycle Operations:
- Plan and track development cycles end-to-end, ensuring clarity and visibility.
- Run cycle kickoffs and retros to maintain clear outcomes and clean starts.
- Keep GitHub project boards, issues, and milestones current and tidy.
Triage & Prioritization:
- Own the inbound queue for bugs and customer requests, ensuring proper triage and assignment.
- Work with the Head of Engineering to balance incoming requests against cycle commitments.
- Ensure nothing urgent sits unaddressed and nothing routine gets forgotten.
Follow-Through:
- Proactively follow up with engineers to close open loops before they become problems.
- Maintain a clear picture of what's in flight, blocked, or at risk.
- Act when things go quiet to keep the team moving.
People Management:
- Conduct regular 1:1s to understand each engineer's technical and professional progress.
- Provide coaching and mentorship to help engineers grow and do their best work.
- Support hiring through screens, interviews, and onboarding with structured ramp plans.
Akuity
Akuity provides an end-to-end GitOps platform for enterprises to manage Kubernetes deployments. The company is a 55-person startup with a fast-paced, engineering-driven culture.