# Engineering Manager

**Company:** [DAT Freight & Analytics](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/dat-freight-analytics)
**Location:** Denver, CO, Portland, ME, Oregon, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $192k – $261k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, GraphQL, React, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, argo cd, istio, AWS, Datadog
**Posted:** 2026-08-11

> Leads one or two engineering teams building broker automation systems, owning delivery, people management, architecture guidance, hiring, and contractor oversight. Requires direct engineering management experience, strong technical grounding, and roughly eight or more years of relevant industry experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Own delivery for 1–2 engineering teams, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, delivery forecasting, scope management, and accountability for commitments.
- Conduct 1:1s, set performance expectations, write development-focused reviews, and create individualized growth plans for full-time staff.
- Recruit, interview, and hire engineering talent.
- Manage contractor engineering teams and hold them to the same delivery and quality standards as full-time staff.
- Guide architecture and implementation approaches for team systems, identifying technical and cross-team dependencies early.
- Monitor adherence to engineering standards and practices; identify gaps and recommend improvements.
- Partner with Product Management to translate roadmap priorities into shipped work.
- Proactively remove impediments and escalate risks to leadership.
- Promote knowledge sharing and eliminate single points of failure.

## Requirements

- Direct experience with 1:1s, performance conversations, and hiring; informal project leadership alone is insufficient.
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects or features from planning through maintenance with measurable outcomes.
- Ability to balance delivery urgency with team sustainability.
- Sufficient technical background to provide informed architectural guidance and complete basic coding and system design interviews.
- Approximately **8+ years of relevant industry experience** is typical for this level; demonstrated capability may compensate for a different path.

## Nice-to-Haves

- Experience with compliance or vetting systems, carrier or vendor risk data, entity resolution, or trust-score platforms.
- Experience with marketplace matching or pricing systems, rules engines, or posting and bidding workflows.
- Freight, logistics, marketplace, or fintech experience.
- Experience with TMS integrations, API and webhook governance, or partner onboarding flows.
- Experience managing contractor or outsourced engineering teams.

## Technology

- Node.js
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- GraphQL
- React
- Kafka
- Amazon SQS
- RabbitMQ
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Helm
- Argo CD
- Istio
- AWS
- Datadog

## Compensation and Benefits

- Washington-based salary range: **$192,000.00–$261,000.00**, plus target bonus.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance.
- Parental leave.
- Flexible vacation time.
- Ten paid holidays annually.
- Immediately vested 401(k) matching.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Short- and long-term disability sick leave.
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
- Employee assistance program.
- Employee referral, internal recognition, and wellness programs.
- Free TriMet transit pass at the Beaverton office.
- Employee resource groups.

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