Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of 4–8 engineers across one product area or domain.
• Own team delivery outcomes, including roadmap execution, reliability, and quality.
• Partner closely with Product and Design to translate business priorities into clear technical plans.
• Drive cycle planning, estimation, and delivery accountability.
• Remove blockers and resolve cross-team dependencies.
• Ensure the team balances speed with long-term maintainability.
• Maintain visibility into system health, performance, and risk areas.
• Provide regular 1:1 coaching and actionable feedback to each team member.
• Conduct performance reviews, career development planning, and growth conversations.
• Hire, interview, and onboard new engineers as the team scales.
• Create an environment of psychological safety while maintaining high standards.
• Coach engineers on ownership, system design, and execution discipline.
• Address performance issues early and constructively.
• Escalate risks and communicate tradeoffs clearly to leadership.
• Contribute to organizational process improvements and engineering culture initiatives.

Technology Stack

• Languages & Runtimes: Node.js, TypeScript
• Frameworks: Nest.js, React.js
• Data & Messaging: PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, Redshift
• Infrastructure & Orchestration: Kubernetes, ArgoCD, AWS
• Monitoring: DataDog

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of experience directly managing engineers.
• Requires hands on keyboard at 50-80% of the time
• Experience leading teams of at least 4 engineers.
• Strong track record of delivering complex software projects on schedule.
• Solid system design fundamentals and architectural judgment.
• Experience partnering with Product and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow engineers across multiple levels.
• Ability to balance delivery pressure with long-term technical health.
• Experience navigating ambiguity and setting clear direction.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• High emotional intelligence and ability to manage conflict constructively.

Success Metrics

• The team consistently delivers roadmap commitments with predictable velocity.
• Engineering quality and reliability remain high under delivery pressure.
• Engagement and retention within the team are strong.
• Engineers demonstrate measurable growth in skill, ownership, and autonomy.
• Production incidents are handled effectively with strong post-incident learning.
• Cross-functional stakeholders trust the team’s commitments and execution.

Bonus Points (nice to haves, not requirements)

• Experience scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments.
• Experience managing distributed or remote-first teams.
• Strong background in distributed systems or event-driven architecture.
• Experience contributing to organizational-level engineering process improvements.
• Prior experience managing through periods of technical transformation or re-architecture.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• 9 paid Holidays
• Family Leave
• Remote
• Hybrid work (for Orlando Associates)
• Free Food & Snacks (Orlando)
• Wellness Resources