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

Nice-to-Haves

• 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