Engineering Manager

Skylight

9h • $150,000 - $230,000 • Remote

About The Position

At Skylight, tech leads combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership across multiple teams. They set direction, guide engineering practices, and create the conditions for technical delivery that is secure, resilient, and scalable.
You’ll set technical direction across squads while staying hands-on. You’ll mentor engineers, uphold modern engineering and security standards, and partner closely with product managers, designers, and researchers to deliver secure, user-centered solutions. You’ll embed compliance and security into delivery from day one and help sustain improvements through training, reusable tools, and shared patterns.
In this role, you’ll also serve as a people manager. As a manager, you’ll keep growing in your craft and contributing to client work, while also taking on responsibility for the people you manage — their development, their performance, and the conditions that help them do their best work.

Requirements

• Experience leading engineering teams that delivered complex, production systems at enterprise scale, including direct people management of engineers and/or tech leads
• Hands-on skills in modern engineering practices: CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure as code, and observability
• Deep knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure)
• Experience partnering closely with product managers, designers, and researchers in a cross-functional delivery model
• Ability to mentor engineers, provide architectural direction, and uphold the engineering bar
• Clear communication with both executives and cross-functional delivery teams
• Ability to work successfully within a professional services environment (e.g., can communicate effectively with clients)
• Passionate about creating better public outcomes through great government services
• A mindset and work approach that aligns with our core values
• Ability to travel for work from time to time
• All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories.
• You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without sponsorship.
• As a government contractor, you may be required to obtain a public trust or security clearance.
• You must complete a company background check successfully.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building software that handles sensitive personal data (e.g., tax, financial, or benefits information)
• Familiarity with secure software practices and compliance frameworks (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, FISMA)
• Experience with containers and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Background in platform engineering, application modernization, or enterprise shared services
• Familiarity with continuous ATO and evidence automation
• Prior experience working in the civic tech space
• Experience working in a remote-team environment

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor engineers across squads, including those specializing in DevOps, security, and data
• Provide architectural guidance and technical oversight for cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and the secure data exchanges at the core
• Standardize engineering practices across squads, including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and secure DevOps
• Partner with product managers, designers, and researchers to ensure technical delivery aligns with user needs and priorities
• Embed compliance and security into delivery from day one, supporting evidence automation and continuous Authority to Operate (ATO) practices
• Translate direction from program leadership into practical, secure technical solutions
• Help staff sustain improvements by providing training, mentoring, and reusable tools and patterns

Benefits

• Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period
• Flexible paid-time-off policy (generally around 25 days per year), plus 11 paid federal holidays
• Up to 12 weeks paid-time-off for all eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents
• Performance rewards, including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options
• Business development / sales bonuses
• Referral bonuses
• Annual $2,000 allowance for professional development
• Annual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases
• Annual swag budget of $100 to display your Skylight pride with some merchandise (hoodies, hats, and more)
• Dollar-for-dollar charity donation matching, up to $500 per year
• Flexible, remote-friendly work environment
• An environment that empowers you to unleash your superpowers for public good

What This Job Offers

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