Software Engineering Manager
About The Position
DebtBook is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to join their team. In this role, you will initially ramp up as an Individual Contributor (IC) for your first 90 days, shipping code and acting as a technical lead on projects before transitioning to managing a team. This intensive onboarding period is designed to build the context necessary for effective management within the company. You will remain hands-on to model best practices, identify challenges, and contribute code when needed. Your responsibilities will include identifying and removing blockers, improving processes to enhance team effectiveness, and driving faster, better outcomes. You will be responsible for aligning the team and gaining commitment around project goals, and fostering direct collaboration between your team and other departments. Additionally, you will recruit engineers to improve the team's capabilities and own the onboarding process for new hires, ensuring experienced engineers become productive and lead work within 90 days. A key aspect of this role is leading the adoption of AI-assisted development, using these tools throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and coaching engineers to avoid unnecessary complexity. You will need to be sufficiently involved to understand project progress and challenges, maintain high standards, and provide timely and direct feedback.
Requirements
- 6+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience getting results through your teammates — coaching and delegating to others
- Experience with some of Ruby on Rails, React, and SQL
- Experience with front-end, back-end, and databases
- Experience using AI-assisted development in a real engineering workflow — or genuine enthusiasm to go deep quickly
- Comfort operating in a high-growth environment where priorities shift and scope evolves
- Experience driving significant change. You have owned or contributed to meaningful changes, whether in one push or over time.
Responsibilities
- Ramp up as an IC for your first 90 days, shipping code and being a technical lead on projects before taking on a team.
- Stay hands-on to model good work, spot real problems, and ship alongside the team when an extra hand is needed.
- Identify and remove blockers, improve processes to help make your team more effective, and help us get better outcomes faster.
- Get people aligned and committed around the work we need to do.
- Get your team to work directly with others across the org.
- Recruit engineers who help the team get better.
- Own onboarding.
- Lead adoption of AI-assisted development.
- Use the tools yourself throughout the SDLC.
- Effectively coach your engineers to avoid unnecessary complexity.
- Be in the weeds enough to know what is going well and what isn't.
- Hold a high bar and give feedback quickly and directly.
Benefits
- Annual salary range is $150,000-170,000 based on experience
- Up to 15% annual bonus
- Equity (stock options) for all employees
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with 4% employer match
- Flexible work schedules and generous leave policies
- Professional development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
