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Engineering Manager - Code Plane [M3]

Leads Code Plane team building AI-powered code execution products like Batch Changes, MCP Server, and src CLI. Player-coach role with 3+ years management experience, strong IC background, hands-on AI agent knowledge, and cross-functional roadmap ownership. Requires EST overlap.

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About the role

Responsibilities

Within one month:

  • Build relationships with direct reports through 1:1s, understand strengths, goals, and projects; set cadence for team meetings, planning, and retros.
  • Get hands-on with Batch Changes, MCP, Code Monitors, Code Insights, src CLI; form POV on product and technical bets.
  • Meet cross-functional partners (Product, Design, Solutions Engineering, adjacent teams); translate customer feedback into shipping plan.

Within three months:

  • Own roadmap and weekly execution: scope/sequence work, set ownership expectations, unblock team.
  • Ship meaningful work; refine planning/prioritization based on outcomes.
  • Provide direct feedback on performance/career growth; help reports set goals.

Within six months:

  • Accountable for operational, people, roadmap aspects; strong technical voice on architecture, quality, trade-offs.
  • Establish team culture/practices (planning, code review, decision-making, on-call).
  • Known as expert on customer/agent needs for Code Plane; guide investments.
  • Manage performance: cultivate top performers, address under-performance, raise hiring bar.

Within one year:

  • Collaborate with product/engineering leadership on ambitious org goals.
  • Develop technical/execution strategy to achieve goals.

Requirements

  • 3+ years managing product-facing engineering teams; strong IC background (IC4-equivalent).
  • Lead small teams: effective 1:1s, clear expectations, early feedback, technical guidance, code contributions.
  • Customer/outcomes-focused: translate product input to roadmap, scope with Product/Design, prioritize/ship.
  • Strong POV on coding agents (strengths, failures, product design); excitement to ship for AI ecosystem.
  • Collaborative, async-first: proactive communication, stakeholder updates, open to feedback.

Qualifications:

  • 3+ years managing professional software engineers (full performance cycle: hiring, onboarding, feedback, growth, managing out).
  • Strong IC skills: technical guidance on architecture/code quality/trade-offs; ability to write high-quality code.
  • Proven experience leading end-user product features.

Skills

JavaScriptTypeScriptGoKubernetesAI/MLBatch ChangesMcp ServerSrc CliCode MonitorsCode Insights

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