Engineering Manager, Estimation

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap and business strategy for the Estimates Platform, balancing quarterly delivery with long-term architectural vision.
• Synthesize inputs from Product, Data Science, Operations, and business stakeholders into a clear technical strategy that delivers incremental value.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers—supporting career development, promotions, and a high-performance culture.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Operations, 3D Modeling, and external integration partners to translate requirements into actionable plans.
• Drive the reliability, accuracy, and scalability of the classification and scoping systems that power estimates across Hover’s product surface.
• Balance innovation with operational stability, continuously improving system health and data quality.

Requirements

• 5+ years as a hands-on engineer, with experience designing and delivering production systems at scale.
• 2+ years leading engineering teams, with a track record of guiding technical teams and collaborating across stakeholders to drive business-wide impact.
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, product-driven technology environment.
• Experience building or owning platform-layer systems—classification engines, data pipelines, rules engines, or similar foundational infrastructure.
• Strong product intuition and comfort translating ambiguous business problems into clear, scoped engineering work.

Nice to Haves

• Experience in proptech, insurtech, construction tech, or domains involving structured property data or physical-world classification.
• Familiarity with building systems that integrate with external data providers or third-party estimation APIs (e.g., Xactimate, CoreLogic).
• Exposure to machine learning–assisted classification or data enrichment pipelines.
• Experience working with 3D model data, geospatial systems, or computer vision outputs as inputs to downstream business logic.
• Background in building or scaling rules engines, configuration-driven systems, or decision frameworks that non-engineers can extend.
• Comfort operating in a domain with complex, evolving data — where "correct" is a moving target and iteration speed matters as much as precision.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity.
• US base salary range: $190,000 - $235,000 annually.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Unlimited and flexible vacation policy.
• Paid family leave.
• Mandatory self-care days.
• Remote wellbeing resources (fitness classes, meditation, therapy).
• Learning and development support (management training, conferences).