Engineering Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of 5-10 software engineers through regular 1:1s, feedback, and career development
• Partner with Product Management to plan sprints, prioritize work, and ensure the team delivers on roadmap commitments
• Drive hiring for the team — define role requirements, participate in interviews, and make hiring decisions
• Establish and refine team processes (sprint planning, retrospectives, code reviews) to improve velocity and quality
• Ensure technical quality through architecture reviews, code review practices, and engineering standards
• Manage team capacity, resolve blockers, and escalate risks to leadership proactively
• Foster an inclusive, psychologically safe team culture where engineers do their best work

Required Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of engineering management experience leading teams of 5 or more engineers
• Strong technical background — previous experience as a senior or staff software engineer
• Proven track record of hiring, developing, and retaining engineering talent
• Experience with agile methodologies and delivery management (Scrum, Kanban)
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and vice versa
• Experience managing performance — delivering feedback, running performance reviews, and handling underperformance
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical debt with feature delivery

Nice-to-Have

• Experience managing distributed or remote engineering teams
• Track record of growing engineers into senior roles or management
• Experience with engineering metrics and productivity frameworks (DORA metrics, SPACE framework)
• Background in the specific domain or tech stack used at [Company Name]
• Experience managing multiple teams or a team of teams

Tech Stack

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and equity at [Company Name]
• Management coaching and leadership development programs
• Flexible remote or hybrid work arrangements
• Annual budget for conferences and professional development
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous PTO, parental leave, and sabbatical after 4 years

Interview Process

1. 1Recruiter phone screen (30 min)
2. 2Hiring manager conversation — discuss leadership philosophy and management experience (45 min)
3. 3Technical depth assessment — discuss architecture decisions and technical trade-offs from past work (45 min)
4. 4People management scenario — role-play a difficult management situation (feedback, conflict, underperformance) (45 min)
5. 5Cross-functional conversation with Product Manager and/or Design Lead (30 min)
6. 6Executive/skip-level conversation with VP or Director of Engineering (30 min)