Engineering Manager

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to join our leadership team and help us build the foundation for over one million photography businesses. We want a leader who goes beyond managing people and actively contributes to the value of our software.

Your Role

Reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, you will lead 1–2 autonomous product teams (8–13 engineers) and manage Individual Contributors (ICs) as direct reports. You will drive high-impact initiatives while fostering a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and AI-enhanced software development.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery Predictability: Ensure teams ship value consistently by owning processes, identifying bottlenecks, and maintaining high standards of execution.

• AI Transition: Lead the adoption of AI-driven development workflows, operationalizing tools such as Cursor and Claude Code to accelerate engineering velocity.

• Team Health & Growth: Manage hiring, performance reviews, career development, and navigate complex conversations while aligning personal growth with company goals.

• Engineering Metrics: Use data to diagnose team health, optimize productivity, and drive continuous improvement.

• Collaboration & Culture: Promote a remote-first, async-friendly environment where teams set their own OKRs and work with autonomy.

How We Work

• Async-First Collaboration: Slack threads and async communication to reduce unnecessary meetings.

• Rapid Shipping: Trunk-based commits, same-day peer reviews, and one-click GitLab deployments with feature flags.

• AI Integration: Stipends for AI tools, with AI assistants used for summaries, code analysis, and workflow acceleration.

• Autonomy: Teams own quarterly objectives and the path to achieve them.

Qualifications Required:

• Proven experience managing fully remote engineering teams (2+ teams, 10+ engineers).

• Strong background in product-driven SaaS development.

• Solid technical foundation as an ex-engineer, with an understanding of architecture and infrastructure trade-offs.

• Exceptional people management skills, including hiring, feedback, and performance reviews.

• Self-directed, high-agency mindset focused on closing loops and delivering impact.

• Familiarity with modern AI development tools (e.g., Cursor, Windsurf).

• Ability to support 8:00–10:00 AM Pacific Time overlap ~3 days per week.

Nice to Have:

• Hands-on experience deploying AI-assisted coding practices and quality workflows.

• Experience using engineering performance metrics (Flow/DORA).

• Background in small-to-medium-sized companies with high ownership and low bureaucracy.

Benefits

• Work from Anywhere: Fully remote with a global team spanning multiple continents.

• Flexible Schedule: Structure your workday around life and peak productivity.

• Competitive Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience, plus annual bonuses and a Profit-Sharing Program in the event of an acquisition.

• Time Off: 22 paid days annually and paid parental leave.

• Learning & Development: Access to Udemy subscriptions and a dedicated budget for AI and developer tools.