Engineering Manager
About The Position
Clipboard is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead high-impact engineering teams focused on building core components of their marketplace and internal systems. Engineering Managers at Clipboard are expected to remain technically engaged, even if not coding daily. The role requires balancing technical direction, execution, and people development within a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. A key aspect of the role is fostering consistent team output while coaching and mentoring engineers for career growth. This position operates at the intersection of engineering, product, and operations, demanding clear decision-making amidst shifting priorities and trade-offs. Strong judgment and prioritization skills are essential for focusing the team on impactful outcomes and effectively breaking down work.
Requirements
- Demonstrates first-principles thinking, diving deep to understand situations before deciding on actions.
- Exhibits customer-centricity, staying close to the customer to inform decisions and prioritize work.
- Shows ownership and judgment, taking responsibility for outcomes and making clear calls on what matters.
- Possesses technical strength, staying close enough to the work to understand tradeoffs, support good technical decisions, and identify issues.
- Experience in leading engineering teams.
- Ability to balance technical direction, execution, and people development.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- Strong decision-making skills.
- Excellent judgment and prioritization abilities.
- Ability to break down work effectively to drive results.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a remote-first company.
- Experience in the healthcare staffing industry.
Responsibilities
- Lead high-impact engineering teams building core parts of the marketplace and internal systems.
- Stay close to the engineering work to understand technical direction, execution, and people development.
- Coach and mentor engineers to support their career growth.
- Make clear decisions when situations are unclear and keep the team focused on priorities.
- Demonstrate strong judgment and prioritization skills to drive results.
- Own the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation through deployment and ongoing support.
- Work closely with product and operations teams.
- Collaborate directly with customers to solve complex marketplace and operational problems.
- Help maintain a high technical and execution bar across the team.
- Understand how engineers think, challenge ideas when needed, and create an environment for high-quality work.
- Drive outcomes in their area of product experience end-to-end.
- Lead experimental strike teams focused on high-priority, greenfield initiatives requiring fast execution and strong ownership.
Benefits
- Top Y-Combinator company
- Profitable since 2022
- Leader in Long-Term Care staffing
- Rapidly expanding into Home Health, Hospitals, and more
- Remote-first team
- Opportunity to support millions more people and their communities
- Autonomy over work
- Opportunity to solve complex marketplace and operational problems
- Work closely with product and operations
- Direct interaction with customers
- Teams typically consist of four to six engineers
- Opportunities to lead experimental strike teams
- Alignment on team structure and matching during the interview process based on background and interests
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
