Engineering Manager

Jobgether

11h • Remote

About The Position

This role offers the opportunity to lead multiple engineering initiatives across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, fully remote SaaS environment. The Engineering Manager will oversee project execution, ensure alignment with business strategy, and foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement. You will mentor engineers, define processes, manage budgets, and collaborate with product and leadership teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. This position balances hands-on technical work with people leadership, providing guidance and support while removing obstacles for teams. The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative, dynamic environment, enjoys solving complex challenges, and has a track record of delivering scalable software systems. You will play a pivotal role in driving team performance, process improvements, and impactful technology delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building and supporting production systems.
• 4+ years leading engineering teams in an agile/scrum environment (2–3 years may be considered with strong technical depth and impact).
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver complex software projects in a SaaS environment.
• Strong understanding of modern software development practices, agile methodologies, and SDLC processes.
• Experience with project planning, budgeting, and execution in a SaaS context.
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to balance technical leadership with people management and business priorities.
• Comfortable making trade-offs under deadlines while maintaining quality and team morale.

Nice To Haves

• experience in SaaS, fintech, tax, or financial services
• cloud-native architectures
• scaling teams or processes
• exposure to AI/ML or data-driven products
• entrepreneurial mindset and hands-on leadership style

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple engineering projects across teams, ensuring timely and successful delivery.
• Partner with product management and stakeholders to define project scope, priorities, timelines, and success metrics.
• Establish and continuously improve engineering processes, workflows, and best practices within an agile/scrum environment.
• Build, manage, and track project budgets, resource allocation, and delivery milestones.
• Support and mentor engineers to foster professional growth, technical excellence, and team engagement.
• Participate in hands-on development, including coding, code reviews, debugging, and architectural design as needed to unblock teams.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks early, proactively driving solutions.
• Ensure software quality, security, performance, and scalability standards are met.
• Facilitate effective communication across distributed, fully remote teams and promote a continuous improvement culture.

Benefits

• Unlimited vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Fully remote work opportunity.
• Healthcare benefits and 401K.
• Supportive, growing startup culture.
• Opportunities to lead high-impact projects and shape engineering practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager