Job description
An AI-native loan origination software company is hiring an Engineering Manager to own the health, output, and trajectory of a pod of roughly 6 to 8 engineers. This is a hands-on leadership role: you will still code 10 to 20% of the time (1 to 2 PRs a week), manage people with care and directness, and partner with Product and Tech Leads in a complex, high-stakes domain.
What you'll do
- Manage a pod of about 6 to 8 engineers: 1:1s, continuous feedback, hiring, performance management, and career growth
- Own the pod's execution cadence: planning, retros, delivery health, and surfacing risk early
- Keep coding roughly 10 to 20% of the time, shipping 1 to 2 PRs per week
- Partner with PMs and Tech Leads on prioritization, architecture, and cross-functional alignment
- Onboard new engineers and keep documentation and ownership boundaries sharp
Compensation
- $225,000 to $300,000 base, plus competitive equity
- 100% employer-paid medical premiums for employee and family, dental, vision, 401(k), HSA/FSA, flexible PTO
Location
Remote, United States.
Requirements
- 8+ years total as a software engineer and engineering manager, with a progressive path from software engineer to senior/staff and into management
- Has directly managed 5+ engineers, including hiring, performance management, and difficult conversations
- Hands-on TypeScript, and comfortable completing a live, no-AI TypeScript coding exercise
- AI-forward: uses AI tools in engineering and expects the team to
- Startup or small-company experience preferred
- U.S. work authorization; this role does not offer visa sponsorship
Tech stack: TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Terraform.