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Sr Engineering Manager
Skills
CCareer DevelopmentContextCross-Functional AlignmentEngineeringLeadershipPersonal Boundaries
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of direct engineering management experience
- Experience leading teams through rapid growth in a Series B or C startup
- Strong startup experience with ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Highly organized systems thinking with process and workflow improvement skills
- Strong technical background in software engineering
- Ability to guide architectural decisions and push back when needed
- Empathetic leadership with psychological safety and honest feedback
Nice to have
- High autonomy
- Strong collaboration
- Innovative mindset
- Organizational discipline
Day to day
- Lead and mentor a team of engineers with impactful 1:1s coaching and career growth support
- Drive cross-functional alignment across Engineering Product Design Data Care and other teams by improving transparency and reducing silos
- Tame operational chaos by identifying bottlenecks strengthening documentation and creating lightweight processes that accelerate delivery
- Protect team sustainability by monitoring workload and guarding against burnout while maintaining high-quality output
- Champion innovation by encouraging AI experimentation new tooling and engineer-led initiatives
- Play a major role in hiring by sourcing vetting and leveling up mid-senior and Staff+ engineering talent