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Engineering Manager

Leads and grows a software engineering team at a fast-scaling B2B go-to-market AI company, owning team direction, staffing, hiring, and delivery in New York.

The role

This manager role leads an engineering team at a company building AI-driven go-to-market tooling for B2B businesses. The position sits within engineering and works closely with product, design, support, and sibling engineering groups to ship high-quality work on schedule. The manager also helps shape broader engineering practices as the company grows quickly.

What you would do

  • Set the team's purpose and areas of ownership, and give them principles for making everyday prioritization calls
  • Partner with product managers to shape the roadmap and decide who works on which initiatives
  • Build a motivated, cohesive team culture and support each engineer's career progression
  • Recruit, interview, and onboard engineers so new hires become productive quickly
  • Drive engineering-wide efforts that raise excellence and scalability
  • Put processes in place to keep important work moving and maintain accountability; represent the team across the organization

What they asked for

  • Two or more years managing people, having coached at least three direct reports in a fast-moving setting
  • Six or more years of hands-on software development experience
  • History of building scalable, high-performing systems with a focus on user experience and customer satisfaction
  • Communicates complex ideas clearly to varied audiences and resolves disagreements through curiosity
  • Comfortable with the team's stack or able to pick up unfamiliar technologies quickly
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