Engineering Manager, Studio

Higharc

40d • Remote

About The Position

Higharc is a VC-backed startup that is changing how new homes are designed and built. Join a founding team who’ve shipped products for Autodesk, Electronic Arts, Nike, and Apple. We have raised a total of $83M with support from top-notch venture capital firms and more than 18 strategic investors—industry leaders in construction, building products manufacturing, and distribution.
We’re seeking an Engineering Manager to lead development of Higharc Studio, our browser-based 2D and 3D CAD design tool. This role is central to realizing Higharc’s vision: an accessible, intelligent design environment for the future of homebuilding.
You’ll lead a team building a high-performance CAD experience that runs entirely in the browser—spanning computational geometry, 3D visualization, and rich interactive editing. You’ll combine strong technical leadership with deep expertise in frontend architectures, web graphics, and the design challenges unique to CAD systems.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering management experience, including mentoring Senior engineers and scaling teams.
• Deep experience building and leading teams delivering complex, interactive 2D/3D applications in the browser.
• Strong technical background in frontend architecture (React, TypeScript, WebAssembly, Web Workers).
• Proven expertise with graphics frameworks and CAD-related technologies such as Three.js, WebGL, or custom geometry kernels.
• Highly skilled cross-functional communication skills and influence, considering trade offs and building trust quickly
• Familiarity with geometric modeling, constraint solving, or real-time rendering pipelines.
• Passion for bringing sophisticated 2D/3D tools to life in the browser and pushing the limits of web-based CAD.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, planning, and delivery of engineering projects within Higharc Studio.
• Partner closely with the Building Generation team—a sister group that owns the building model and computational geometry stack powering Studio.
• Drive architectural and technical decisions for Studio’s frontend systems, ensuring performance, maintainability, and a delightful user experience.
• Balance rapid iteration with systematic improvements to quality, testability, and technical debt reduction.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing team of engineers, fostering technical depth, accountability, and collaboration.
• Partner with product and design leaders to translate creative vision into scalable, performant, and intuitive tools.
• Shape and champion processes that sustain speed without sacrificing craftsmanship.

Benefits

• Higharc has been remote first since our founding in 2018.
• We offer flexible hours so you can do your best work without missing out on life.
• Higharc offers competitive salaries with significant equity, in a fast-growing, well-funded company.
• Personal healthiness is an important value for us- we provide comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with unlimited PTO, and meaningful maternity/paternity leave to all U.S based employees that are full-time.
• You'll also have access to other big-company benefits such like short and long-term disability plans and a 401K.
• Haven't worked remotely before? We provide a stipend to create the ideal home office.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed