Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Offer guidance, mentorship, and career advancement for a group of software engineers

• Assist the Product organization by collaborating with Engineering, Product Management, and Design teams

• Oversee 2–3 cross-functional Pods, each consisting of 2–4 engineers, a Product Manager, and a Designer

• Develop features, resolve issues, and respond to customer inquiries throughout the codebase

• Provide technical leadership on projects and enhance engineers’ technical leadership skills

• Conduct interviews and recruit engineers

• Cultivate engineering culture and processes as the organization expands

• Achieve business objectives through collaborative cross-functional efforts

• Enhance team performance and work quality while making significant design decisions

• Recruit, mentor, and manage engineers while promoting psychological well-being, diversity, and inclusion

• Lead a team responsible for a vital production service, including monitoring, alerting, and on-call responsibilities

• Facilitate design discussions and nurture a culture of honest, constructive feedback

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on intricate, multi-domain projects

• Drive planning from immediate tactical requirements to long-term strategic goals

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience as a people manager; extensive experience in managing and mentoring engineering teams

• Experience with performance assessments and career development initiatives

• Background in building and maintaining production services with high availability and performance standards

• Proficiency in managing on-call rotations and incident response

• Strong technical management skills to independently assess complex technical trade-offs

• Experience in software development using Go

• Capability to give and receive constructive feedback and work autonomously

• Adaptability to the fast-paced environment of a startup

• Comfort with asynchronous work and collaboration with highly technical teams

🏝️ Benefits

• An inclusive, flexible workplace where you can truly be yourself

• Competitive total compensation package that includes a base salary and equity incentive plan

• Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, including health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family

• Remote-first company with predominantly remote work for most teams

• Opportunities for virtual and in-person social events

• Corporate co-working program allowing visits to WeWork or similar facilities

• Employer-funded retirement contributions matching employee contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to 0.75% of eligible compensation annually

• Annual company retreat and team off-site events

• $1500 USD annually allocated for professional development

• Mentorship, coaching, and opportunities for internal promotions

• Flexible paid time off program

• Company-owned laptop, with a choice between Mac or PC

• Monthly reimbursement for home internet expenses

• $500 USD allowance for workstation customization

• Paid parental leave top-ups: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents