Engineering Manager
$132,000–$150,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Coach and support the engineers on your team through regular, honest feedback and clear growth paths. Partner closely with product, design, and technology leaders to set direction, align on priorities, and deliver solutions that work. Attract and retain strong engineering talent while keeping your team unblocked and moving. Resolve ambiguity before it becomes a problem and lead tier-3 engineering support for your domain, including triage, resolution, and root cause fixes. Participate in technical design discussions and architectural decisions across the broader engineering org. Identify opportunities for innovation in products, tooling, and processes, using AI tools thoughtfully to help your team work smarter. Directly supervise approximately 5-10 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) and contract employees, handling interviewing, hiring, training, performance appraisals, and conflict resolution.
Required Qualifications
- Five plus (5+) years of experience leading engineering teams
- track record of developing people and building strong team cultures
- Clear, consistent approach to feedback
- Ability to attract, grow, and retain engineering talent
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Able to influence decisions, navigate disagreement, and present clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience managing teams delivering production software across the full product lifecycle
- Understanding of application architecture, integration design, deployment, and testing
- Ability to clear a background check
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with any of the following: AWS experience - services like API Gateway, Elastic Beanstalk, Aurora, Lambda, S3, and CloudWatch
- Java / Spring Boot
- React / TypeScript
- CI/CD pipelines
- AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild
- Mobile development
- infrastructure-as-code
- enterprise identity/SSO platforms
- observability platforms
- feature flag systems
- PHP legacy systems and modernization strategies
- Workflow automation platforms
- database migration tools
- data pipeline / ETL patterns
- Background in ed-tech, career platforms, or two-sided marketplaces
- Experience in a startup or early-stage technology company
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