Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Oregon.

📋 Description

• Oversee the daily operations and effectiveness of the engineering team across Java, Platform, SysOps, UI, QA, and Product.

• Take charge of people management, which includes conducting one-on-ones, coaching, performance evaluations, development planning, recognition, hiring, onboarding, succession planning, and handling disciplinary actions.

• Convert company and product priorities into well-defined team expectations, operational rhythms, and accountable execution.

• Enhance engineering quality by implementing quality gates for specifications, technical design, documentation, code reviews, testing, and release readiness.

• Assess technical work to identify quality, process, or architectural issues prior to downstream defects.

• Balance the speed of delivery, quality, technical debt, and operational risk.

• Manage engineering planning, ensure status visibility, escalate risks, and follow through on actions.

• Define decision rights and responsibilities within the matrixed organization.

• Collaborate with Product, Customer Success, Revenue, Security, Finance, and external technology partners.

• Maintain ownership of engineering process and policy documentation across the engineering organization.

• Address cross-team conflicts and promote shared accountability.

• Collaborate with the Founder & CTO and senior engineers on architecture, scalability, reliability, security, and modernizing practices.

• Participate through targeted reviews, technical discovery, incident support, or limited coding when necessary.

• Encourage responsible adoption of AI-driven and specification-led engineering practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive software engineering experience, including technical leadership in a commercial SaaS or enterprise software setting.

• Proven track record of directly managing engineers, including goal setting, coaching, performance evaluations, providing tough feedback, and facilitating performance improvement.

• Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices, including code reviews, testing, release management, and operational reliability.

• Technical credibility in software and/or SaaS applications, with the ability to engage effectively with UI, QA, cloud, and product stakeholders.

• Experience leading distributed or remote teams and creating accountability without the need for constant supervision.

• A history of conflict resolution, timely decision-making, and clear communication with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Familiarity with AWS-hosted products, scaling established platforms, modernization initiatives, or vendor-supported engineering programs.

• Experience in digital asset management, content platforms, metadata-rich systems, or related enterprise technologies.

• Knowledge of AI-assisted development, specification-driven development, information security, and privacy requirements.

• Experience in a smaller organization where leaders must navigate comfortably between strategy, management, and selective hands-on execution.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary along with uncapped commission potential.

• Performance incentives linked to qualified meetings and pipeline generation.

• Remote-first position offering flexibility and autonomy.

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and a 401(k) plan.

• A company culture that values its people, celebrates achievements, and rewards results.