Engineering Manager
We need a builder who leads, not a manager who used to build. In the codebase daily, running a team of ~10-11 engineers.
Engineering. Remote. Full-time. 7+ years.
About the role
We need a builder who leads, not a manager who used to build. You'll be in the codebase daily, deep in commit reviews, making sure fixes stay fixed - running a team of ~10-11 engineers in tight daily partnership with Product, with a real path to Director of Engineering, then VP Engineering or CTO.
The recurring problem is regression: fixes that land, then resurface weeks later. You'll build the discipline - regression test coverage as merge gates, root-cause fixes over patches - that makes "fixed" actually mean fixed. AI coding tools (Claude Code and similar) are the default, not novelty. See how we run engineering and our compensation philosophy in the handbook.
What you'll own
- Ship code, review architecture decisions, know the projects your team owns as well as the engineers building them
- Commit quality and cadence - daily commit rhythms, deep code review, regression discipline as a merge gate
- Team of ~10-11 engineers - 1:1s, performance, hiring, prioritization
- Daily lockstep with embedded PMs - without direct management authority over Product; Product reports separately
- Growth path from EM to Director of Engineering, then VP Engineering or CTO - explicit, structured, driven by demonstrated ownership
You are
- 7+ years in engineering, 3+ years directly managing 8+ engineers
- Genuinely fluent in the codebase - you review PRs at depth, not just approve them
- Similar stack experience (Java/Spring Boot, Kafka, distributed data) or a fast ramp
- Track record running engineering rhythms: commit cadence, review standards, release process
- Strong regression-prevention instincts - CI gates, test coverage for fixed bugs, root-cause fixes
- Comfortable with AI-assisted development as the default workflow
- Startup/scale-up comfort with ambiguity - tight Product partnership without formal authority
Tech stack
- Java 21
- Spring Boot WebFlux
- Kafka
- ClickHouse
- PostgreSQL
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- Claude Code
Not a fit if
- You stopped writing code when you got the manager title
- You think fixing regression means adding a null check and moving on
- You need formal authority over every function you partner with
To apply, email us your resume.