Engineering Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Canada or US, Remote
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, with strong proficiency in both backend (e.g., Java, Python) and frontend (e.g., React) technologies
- 2+ years of engineering leadership experience, including successfully managing an engineering team or leading multi-quarter initiatives
- Proven ability to deliver high-quality, user-facing product features across the full stack
- Experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and system reliability engineering (SRE) practices
- A demonstrated ability to successfully balance people leadership with significant technical contribution
- Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to clearly bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders
- A strong sense of ownership, a bias for action, and a commitment to leading by example and mentoring others
Full description
About the Role
Lead the team building the software for modern government!
We’re hiring an Engineering Manager to lead teams responsible for the core products, systems, and infrastructure that power this software.
This role combines technical leadership, architecture, and people development.
This is a hands-on role with a strong emphasis on full-stack product engineering and end-to-end delivery. You will lead teams responsible for everything from user-facing features and modern frontend systems to scalable backend services and critical platform integrations.
You will be a force multiplier: setting clear technical and business direction, contributing to design and code, and fostering a strong, scalable, and reliable technical foundation while championing the professional growth of every engineer.
What You Will Work On
Examples of problems our engineers tackle:
- Designing and implementing end-to-end features, from user interfaces to scalable backend services
- Improving the performance and responsiveness of our core application across the full stack
- Collaborating with our customers to translate their needs into technical solutions
- Building reliable data pipelines and integrations for our product features
- Designing systems that support AI-driven automation features
- Scaling the engineering organization while maintaining high talent density
Tech Stack
- Backend: Java, PostgreSQL
- Frontend: React, TypeScript
- Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Terraform
- Developer Tools: GitHub, Linear, Claude Code, Cursor, CI/CD, automated testing
We understand that engineers may not be an expert in all of these technologies day one. We value engineers with a growth and learning mindset.
Your Role
Team Leadership & Mentorship
- Lead and manage a team of Software Engineers.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to develop strong design, coding, and problem-solving skills across the team.
- Manage team health, set goals, conduct performance reviews, and support individual career development and progression.
Strategic Execution & Delivery
- Partner closely with different functional teams to define and execute roadmaps that result in measurable business and customer outcomes.
- Hands-on coding for up to 20% of your weekly time, as team needs require.