Engineering Manager, Travel
About The Position
Brex is seeking an Engineering Manager to build and lead a new full-stack team within its Travel group. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape a team from scratch, define its roadmap and mandate, and build a people-centered culture. The team will own a defined part of Brex's next-generation travel experience, focusing on shipping a competitive customer-facing product with a strong technical foundation. The position requires a blend of technical and product judgment, with a focus on AI-forward development. The role is based in the Seattle office, operating in a hybrid environment with a minimum of three in-office days per week.
Requirements
- Track record of engineering leadership building and scaling customer-facing products, including hiring and growing teams.
- Strong product sense — the ability to make and defend product and UX tradeoffs, not just technical ones.
- A staff-engineer-level technical bar; able to operate at all levels and earn the technical respect of a strong engineering team.
- Strong customer empathy and advocacy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Demonstrated coaching and mentorship of engineers across levels.
Nice To Haves
- Travel domain experience (e.g., online booking / travel management platforms such as Navan or similar).
- Experience standing up a new team or product area from scratch.
Responsibilities
- Build and lead a new full-stack team owning a defined part of Brex's next-generation travel experience, growing it through hiring and onboarding new engineers.
- Help define and continually sharpen the team's mandate within the broader Travel group — what it owns, where its boundaries sit, and where it should focus.
- Set the team's technical and product direction, making thoughtful tradeoffs about what to build, in what order, and why.
- Ship a high-quality, reliable, competitive travel product, balancing customer-facing feature velocity with a durable technical foundation.
- Foster a people-centered culture on a brand-new team — one built on enablement, trust, and context-sharing.
- Partner cross-functionally across Travel, Expenses, and Product to align on scope and delivery.
- Provide strong coaching, mentorship, and career development for engineers at all levels.
- Bring an AI-forward mindset to how the team builds and operates.
Benefits
- Equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
