Engineering Manager

Brighton Jones•Seattle, WA

15d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Engineering Manager leads Brighton Jones' software engineering and integration team. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who balances writing code with leading engineers, making architecture decisions, and driving delivery. We're evolving our integration approach toward a development-focused engineering practice. You'll lead that transition while owning day-to-day delivery for our internal applications, integrations, and AI-powered tools.

Requirements

8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in technical leadership
Strong technical depth in modern stacks (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, cloud-native)
Experience with integration patterns (APIs, event-driven architecture, ETL/ELT)
Hands-on cloud experience (Azure preferred given M365 alignment; AWS or GCP also welcome)
Track record leading small teams in shared-service environments with multiple internal customers
Comfort owning build and buy decisions and articulating the tradeoffs

Nice To Haves

Salesforce ecosystem familiarity (Financial Services Cloud, Apex, SFDC integrations)
AI/ML application experience (LLM integration, RAG, agent frameworks)

Responsibilities

Lead a small team of engineers (currently 2, growing to 3 by 2027)
Architecture decisions and technical direction across the engineering function
Sprint planning, code reviews, technical standards, and engineering culture
Modernization of our integration platform and patterns
Partnership with the Cloud & Platform Engineer on CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and deployment automation
Cross-functional delivery for Product, Data & Systems, and Operations teams
Hands-on contribution to architecture, complex problem solving, and key builds
Mentorship and growth of engineers, including recruiting future hires

Benefits

Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
401(k) with 100% match up to 3% of annual compensation
Equity ownership opportunities for every employee
New Business Incentive Program
Generous employee referral bonus
Cell phone data reimbursement
Financial planning services discount for employees and immediate family members
Minimum 3 weeks PTO starting Day 1
Winter Break
Summer Friday flex-days
10 paid holidays
Unlimited Volunteer Time Off plus company grant matching
Heavily subsidized transit
100% reimbursement for required training, certifications, licensing, and dues
Personal career development plans
Richer Life Business Partner (coaching for all employees)
Mindful Emotional & Social Intelligence training
Annual professional & personal wellbeing stipend
Quarterly team-building events
Regular social events
Employee-led book clubs, committees, and affinity groups
Paid Parental leave (13 weeks for birthing parent and 6 weeks for non-birthing parent)
Adoption benefits
Anniversary milestone celebrations, including a 3-month paid sabbatical at 10 years