Software Engineering Manager

Mashgin•Palo Alto, CA

4d•$200,000 - $280,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Mashgin is seeking an Engineering Manager who excels as a builder, capable of noticing patterns for better design, abstractions, and technical direction, while also being able to ship features when needed. This role is responsible for integrations that allow Mashgin's kiosks to function as point-of-sale devices, encompassing the software on the kiosks, the backend services, and customer-facing features. The manager will collaborate with founders on product decisions, set technical direction, and be accountable for the quality of work and team growth. A significant portion of time (one-third to half) will be hands-on coding. Mashgin maintains a flat organizational structure with the title 'Member of Technical Staff' for all engineers, emphasizing that management involves guiding a team's direction, hiring, and growth while remaining an active builder.

Requirements

8+ years of experience building production software.
3+ years of direct experience managing engineers, including hiring, performance management, and career development.
A proven ability to remain technical while managing, demonstrated through recent code contributions, design reviews, or personally owned architecture.
B.S. or higher in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
Excellent knowledge of at least one of the following languages: Python, Node.js, C++, Go, Java.
Comfortable learning new languages, libraries, and frameworks as needed.
Experience building production-ready code used regularly by a large user base.

Nice To Haves

Experience building a team from a few engineers to a functioning group.
Experience in a fast-paced environment, shipping quality code rapidly and iterating.
Comfortable with deploying and managing cloud infrastructure.
Experience with products involving hardware or edge-deployed components.
Experience working with memory-constrained and performant systems.
Good knowledge of algorithms and data structures.

Responsibilities

Own the direction, delivery, and quality of a core product area, working with founders from concept to launch.
Hire and develop a small team of engineers, fostering an environment for uncertainty, enabling quick context switches, and setting high standards for code reviews.
Remain hands-on by designing, writing, and reviewing code across the entire stack, with a focus on code across the full stack.
Translate ambiguous product goals into executable technical plans for the team with minimal supervision.
Collaborate with a small interdisciplinary team (hardware, software, design) on products for a fleet of physical kiosks operating in the field.
Determine and justify what needs to be rebuilt for scalability versus what can remain as is.
Share production ownership and on-call responsibilities with the team.
Mentor engineers within the team and the broader engineering group.