Senior Engineering Manager, Estimation

Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap for Hover’s estimating product line end to end, defining connected retail and restoration/insurance claims use cases without forking the product, roadmap, or team.
• Directly manage the Estimates team, currently six engineers, and partner with product, design, and data teams.
• Lead the move to a flexible estimating engine that accepts inputs from inspections and assessments without duplicating logic by use case.
• Reduce maintenance costs by consolidating the existing estimates system into the main application and removing legacy functionality.
• Partner with the catalog team to build a standalone pricing function so estimates can carry their own pricing.
• Work directly with enterprise customers to shape the product roadmap.
• Hire and develop the team as scope expands.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years managing engineering teams.
• Experience owning a product line’s roadmap rather than executing another leader’s plan.
• Experience hiring and leveling employees, coaching senior engineers, conducting performance conversations, and promoting people into larger roles.
• Experience managing more than one team or focus area simultaneously.
• Experience managing engineers who have built systems involving pricing, configuration, or rules logic.
• Strong technical depth and the ability to make and defend architecture decisions.
• AI fluency, including a point of view on generative tooling in engineering workflows, rollout strategy, and measuring effectiveness.

Nice-to-Haves

• Familiarity with Ruby on Rails, React, TypeScript, GraphQL federation, or Postgres.
• Experience with estimating, quoting, CPQ, or catalog and pricing platforms.
• Experience taking a product from early traction to production use by enterprise customers.
• Experience with partner, distributor, or third-party integration ecosystems.
• Background in construction, roofing, restoration, or insurance claims software, including carrier-side estimating and claims acceptance standards.
• Experience building on 3D, spatial, or computer-vision-derived data.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $227,000–$280,000 annually.
• Meaningful equity.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Unlimited and flexible paid time off.
• Paid parental and new-child bonding leave.
• Monthly mandatory self-care days.
• Fitness classes, meditation and mindfulness tools, virtual therapy, and family planning assistance.
• Coverage for management training, conferences, workshops, and certifications.
• Employees living within 50 miles of a Hover hub are expected to work from the local office at least three times per week.