Engineering Manager

Overview

We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a small, focused engineering team building licensed music experiences for top fitness, retail, and consumer brands. This is a people-first role for someone who takes delivery seriously, holds a high bar for quality, and knows how to get the best out of engineers.

You'll manage a team of 6 and be responsible for managing sprint execution, driving release quality, and building a team culture where engineers thrive. You'll lead the team’s transition to AI-native development including building a training program, establishing standards, and working alongside engineers until new workflows become second nature

What you'll do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 6 engineers and 1 QA helping each person grow technically and professionally through regular 1:1s, actionable feedback, and genuine investment in their development.
• Own sprint health and delivery consistency creating the conditions for the team to plan well, execute reliably, and ship with confidence. 
• Establish and maintain engineering performance standards, including code review practices, testing expectations, and release readiness criteria.
• Lead the engineering team's transition to AI-first development by building a training program, establishing best practices, and working alongside engineers until new workflows become second nature.
• Serve as a key stakeholder in shaping company-wide AI policies and best practices, bringing an engineering perspective to how AI tools are adopted responsibly and effectively across the organization.
• Guide technical discussions, surface risks, and ensure architectural decisions are sound.
• Actively participate in code reviews and contribute to technical solutions when needed. You’re a hands-on manager who can engage with the codebase. 
• Partner closely with Product to translate roadmap priorities into well-scoped, executable engineering work.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, CX, Sales, Marketing, and Music Affairs.
• Be able to thrive in a startup environment: love dealing with fast pace, changing needs, and limited resources.

Our stack

Our infrastructure is hosted on AWS. Our backend is a GraphQL API built on Node.js services backed by MySQL, Elasticsearch, and S3. Our web frontend is functional React with TypeScript. We publish SDKs for iOS (Objective-C), Android (Kotlin), web (TypeScript), and React Native (JavaScript). Our deployment pipeline runs on GitHub Actions.

What you bring

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in an engineering management role.
• A proven coach and mentor. You’re passionate about helping engineers grow and have a track record of developing strong teams. 
• Experience leading a team through AI tool adoption, including building standards and onboarding team members to new workflows.
• A track record of improving team delivery and raising the bar on engineering quality.
• Hands-on technical ability. You can engage with the codebase, participate in design discussions, and earn credibility with engineers.
• Bias toward action, highly collaborative. Comfortable working with the product team to assess solutions to user problems with the goal of balancing impact, efficacy, feasibility, and complexity.
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders on features and technical strategy.
• Strong communication skills: you write clearly, give direct feedback, and can translate technical context for non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfort operating in a startup environment where priorities shift and resources are finite.

Benefits

• Remote company
• Competitive salary
• Equity
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision and disability insurance along with a 401k matching plan. Full details here.