Engineering Manager

The Farmer's Dog • New York, NY

78d • $200,000 - $240,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Farmer's Dog is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers focused on delivering impactful software and fostering individual growth. This role involves ensuring the success of the team by balancing project delivery with team cohesion and individual career support. The Engineering Manager will collaborate closely with Product Managers and Product Designers to co-own the team's roadmap and ensure alignment with company goals.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of engineering management experience leading a high-performing team
• Experience efficiently delegating group responsibilities and conducting 1:1's
• Proven ability to architect for high-scalability and availability
• Customer-centric mentality and experience collaborating with product, design, data, and other key stakeholders
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment
• Skilled communicator with the ability to distill complexity into simple terms
• Passion for dogs

Responsibilities

• Grow and support a pawd of 4+ engineers through thoughtful hiring, onboarding, coaching, and continuous feedback
• Create an environment of high trust, ownership, and clarity where engineers are proud of their work and aligned on priorities
• Partner with staff and senior engineers to guide the pawd's technical direction, ensuring scalable systems, clean architecture, and strong engineering craft
• Promote a culture of learning through architecture reviews, incident reviews, and peer mentorship
• Partner with product managers to shape strategy and roadmaps, adapt priorities and deliver meaningful outcomes
• Ensure the pawd's work aligns with company goals and customer impact
• Contribute to the evolution of the engineering organization by improving how we hire, build, and collaborate across pawds
• Operate with urgency and intentionality by moving quickly and focusing on the right problems while improving how we work

Benefits

• Dog-friendly office in Greenwich Village
• Market-competitive compensation and equity packages
• Comprehensive Healthcare, Dental, and Vision
• Company supported mental health benefits
• 12 week paid parental leave
• Competitive 401k plan with company match
• Flexible PTO
• Discounted fresh food for your pup
• Your pet interrupting video calls (and in-person meetings) is now a feature, not a bug

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees