Engineering Manager

Just Appraised

12d • Remote

About The Position

What You Will Work On
Examples of problems our engineers tackle:
Designing and implementing end-to-end features, from user interfaces to scalable backend services
Improving the performance and responsiveness of our core application across the full stack
Collaborating with our customers to translate their needs into technical solutions
Building reliable data pipelines and integrations for our product features
Designing systems that support AI-driven automation features
Scaling the engineering organization while maintaining high talent density
Tech Stack
Backend: Java, PostgreSQL
Frontend: React, TypeScript
Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Terraform
Developer Tools: GitHub, Linear, Cursor, CI/CD, automated testing
Your Role
Team Leadership & Mentorship
Lead and manage a team of Software Engineers.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to develop strong design, coding, and problem-solving skills across the team.
Manage team health, set goals, conduct performance reviews, and support individual career development and progression.
Strategic Execution & Delivery
Partner closely with different functional teams to define and execute roadmaps that result in measurable business and customer outcomes.
Hands-on coding for up to 20% of your weekly time, as team needs require.
Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, developer experience, and delivery pipelines.
Collaborate cross-functionally with all leadership, Customer Success, and Operations to align technical initiatives with overall company strategy.
Architectural Guidance & Standards
Guide critical architectural decisions focused on scalability, performance, and maintainability across our core backend and infrastructure systems.
Champion and drive high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and overall engineering excellence.
Contribute to technical designs and write or review code, particularly for complex or high-impact projects.

Requirements

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, with strong proficiency in both backend (e.g., Java, Python) and frontend (e.g., React) technologies.
• 2+ years of engineering leadership experience, including successfully managing an engineering team or leading multi-quarter initiatives
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality, user-facing product features across the full stack.
• Experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and system reliability engineering (SRE) practices
• A demonstrated ability to successfully balance people leadership with significant technical contribution
• Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to clearly bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A strong sense of ownership, a bias for action, and a commitment to leading by example and mentoring others

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Software Engineers.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to develop strong design, coding, and problem-solving skills across the team.
• Manage team health, set goals, conduct performance reviews, and support individual career development and progression.
• Partner closely with different functional teams to define and execute roadmaps that result in measurable business and customer outcomes.
• Hands-on coding for up to 20% of your weekly time, as team needs require.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, developer experience, and delivery pipelines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with all leadership, Customer Success, and Operations to align technical initiatives with overall company strategy.
• Guide critical architectural decisions focused on scalability, performance, and maintainability across our core backend and infrastructure systems.
• Champion and drive high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and overall engineering excellence.
• Contribute to technical designs and write or review code, particularly for complex or high-impact projects.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and stock equity plan
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Company sponsored pre-tax retirement savings program (401k)
• A flexible work environment that supports working from home
• Flexible PTO
• Parental Leave
• Home office stipend

What This Job Offers

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