Technical Manager

Later is the enterprise leader in social media and influencer marketing software, services, and data, trusted by leading brands and agencies worldwide. Following our acquisition of Mavely, the Everyday Influencer Platform®, Later enables brands to scale creator partnerships from nano to premium influencers while managing social media content and campaigns across all major social and affiliate networks. Through proprietary performance data, marketing leaders can drive attributable sales and optimize social commerce with our software platform or award-winning services. 

Later is founded on two success stories that began in 2014: Mavrck, the industry-leading influencer marketing solution (now Later Influence™), and Later, the best social media management platform (now Later Social™) and first-to-market link in bio tool, Later Link in Bio. In 2024, Mavrck and Later officially joined together as one unified business, with a shared vision: to enable the world to make a living with their creativity.

We’re trusted by the top social platforms, with partnerships and integrations with Meta, TikTok, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest.

We enable marketers to create high-performing content and engage in authentic collaborations with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI. 

Development at Later: 

We are builders and innovators on a mission to democratize the creator economy. 

At Later, you'll work alongside experts who are redefining what's possible in social commerce, tackling complex challenges from AI-powered content recommendations to systems that process billions of posts daily. While our standards are high and the work is demanding, we believe social media has unprecedented power to create economic opportunity for creators and businesses worldwide.

This isn't just about building software – it's about empowering millions of entrepreneurs, creators, and businesses to transform their digital presence into sustainable growth. We're creating an accessible platform where anyone can thrive in the creator economy, from solopreneurs to global brands.

You'll be challenged to think bigger and move faster than you ever have before. The problems we solve are complex, but for those who embrace the challenge, this will be the most meaningful work of your career. Our vision is ambitious: to empower 1 billion people to make a living through their creativity by putting powerful, intuitive tools in their hands.

If you believe in democratizing digital marketing, enabling authentic connections, and building technology that creates real economic opportunity, Later is where your expertise will make a difference. Let's shape the future of social commerce together.

About this position:

Reporting directly to a Director of Software Development, you will lead a team of individual contributors (e.g. software and QA/Test developers) to deliver high quality, performant software for our social performance platform. You will gain and leverage your deep understanding of the product and our customers to ensure delivery to meet and exceed business outcomes.

A Technical Manager will have strong leadership skills, is passionate about technology and culture, and uses a collaborative style to partner with individuals across Technology and across the organization, including product management, design, marketing and support.  This is a player-coach role, so strong technology fundamentals are essential. You will be responsible for supporting and developing your development team, leading by example with your technical acumen and inclusive and collaborative approach to delivering outcomes.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead a team of individual contributors to produce strong outcomes for the business 
• Full Career Development cycle for individual contributors, including regular 1:1s, coaching and providing feedback for performance, growth and development 
• Work closely with your product manager and designer (and the product management team in general) to understand scope and delivery requirements. Manage changes in project scope, priorities, and team structure effectively to minimize disruption and maintain focus.
• Use data and metrics to understand, measure and manage team and individual performance, focusing on continuous improvement of developer productivity
• Provide regular updates on project status, team performance, and potential issues
• Foster a culture of innovation by encouraging team members to explore new technologies, tools, methodologies, and identify training needs, providing opportunities for team members to enhance their skills an