Tech Lead Manager, Core Platform

Standard Bots•Seattle, WA

3d•$240,000 - $300,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re seeking a Tech Lead Manager to lead the engineers in our Core Platform team, ensuring they deliver on business goals while building scalable, high-quality systems that delight our customers. You’ll be responsible for holding engineers accountable, fostering a culture of technical excellence, and growing their skills. The role requires balancing business priorities with architectural integrity, avoiding short-term hacks, and ensuring investments align with long-term goals. You will not be expected to ship code yourself but will guide the team to success through strong management and cross-functional collaboration. Candidates should reside in NYC, Seattle or SF. For candidates residing in NYC, we have an office fully equipped with robots near Grand Central station, and we generally ask all NYC based employees to come into the office 3 days per week. For SF or Seattle based candidates, this role will start remote but will likely become hybrid in one of the aforementioned cities in the near future.

Requirements

Have 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years managing engineering teams.
Have a proven track record of leading teams to deliver reliable, high-quality software systems in a fast-paced environment.
Are skilled in system design and architecture, with experience guiding teams to balance short-term needs with long-term scalability.
Have strong people management skills, with experience mentoring engineers and fostering career growth.
Excel at cross-functional collaboration, aligning diverse teams to achieve shared goals.
Are comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving execution in a high-stakes, outcome-driven environment.
Have experience with metrics-driven development, such as building dashboards or tracking KPIs like first-pass yield or bug resolution SLAs.

Nice To Haves

Are familiar with robotics or hardware/software integration (preferred but not required).

Responsibilities

Manage and mentor a team of software engineers to achieve business outcomes.
Ensure the team delivers on the team’s goals
Guide the team to build robust architectures while avoiding premature over-investments.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Hardware, Marketing, Design, Production) to align on priorities and unblock hurdles.
Foster engineer growth through coaching, feedback, and tailored development plans.