Software Engineering Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Software Engineering Manager based in the United States.

As a Software Engineering Manager, you’ll combine hands-on software development with engineering leadership in a fast-moving, globally distributed startup. You’ll initially dedicate at least one-third of your time to coding and delivering new product capabilities. As the team grows, you’ll increasingly partner with the CTO to strengthen engineering practices, team structure, and delivery processes. You’ll support engineers through regular one-to-ones, technical guidance, code reviews, and removing delivery blockers. The role also includes helping build the engineering team through hiring and technical interviews. You’ll work across the full product lifecycle, from research and planning through implementation and monitoring. This is an opportunity to take meaningful ownership while helping shape both the technology and the engineering culture.

Accountabilities:

• Spend at least one-third of your time coding, contributing directly to new product development and maintaining strong technical involvement.
• Partner with the CTO to help manage and scale the engineering team, processes, and technical best practices as the organization grows.
• Support engineers through regular one-to-one meetings, providing guidance, feedback, mentorship, and help removing technical or operational blockers.
• Help develop and manage the engineering hiring pipeline, including participating in technical interviews and evaluating potential candidates.
• Conduct code reviews and help engineers deliver new features quickly, reliably, and to a high standard.
• Foster effective collaboration and communication within a globally distributed and predominantly asynchronous engineering environment.
• Participate in projects throughout the full development lifecycle, from research and requirements gathering to planning, implementation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Help establish and continuously improve engineering practices that support product quality, development velocity, and team effectiveness.
• Communicate technical decisions, designs, priorities, and potential solutions clearly to engineers and other stakeholders.
• Work closely with leadership and engineering colleagues to identify opportunities for improving both the product and development organization.
• At least 1 year of experience as an Engineering Manager, ideally within a startup and remote engineering environment.
• Demonstrated ability to combine hands-on software development with people and engineering management responsibilities.
• Experience working effectively with distributed teams in a remote environment.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, from research and planning through implementation, release, and monitoring.
• Experience conducting or contributing to code reviews, technical discussions, and engineering quality practices.
• Experience supporting engineers through mentorship, regular one-to-ones, feedback, and technical or delivery guidance.
• Familiarity with technical hiring processes and conducting or participating in technical interviews.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate ideas, designs, priorities, and potential solutions in a mostly asynchronous environment.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to balance coding, leadership, communication, and team responsibilities.
• Fluency in written English is required; strong spoken English is also advantageous.
• Ability to participate in recurring team meetings on Mondays and Fridays at 2:30 PM GMT.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities can evolve and the engineering organization is continuing to scale.
• Compensation may vary based on role level, location, market data, relevant skills, education, certifications, experience, and other job-related factors.
• Estimated compensation of $80,000–$100,000 per year, depending on experience and other role- and market-related factors.
• Fully remote, globally distributed working environment.
• Opportunity to combine hands-on engineering with meaningful people and technical leadership.
• Significant responsibility and ownership within a fast-moving technology startup.
• Opportunity to work directly with experienced serial entrepreneurs who have built companies valued at more than $100 million.
• Ability to help shape engineering practices, team development, hiring, and organizational growth.
• Hands-on involvement in innovative AI-powered products and new product development.
• Opportunity to collaborate with engineers and leadership across a distributed international team.
• Flexible global working environment, subject to availability for required team meetings.
• Career growth opportunity as the engineering organization and product continue to scale.

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