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Jobgether

Engineering Manager

U.S.
Full-Time
Remote
$200,000 per year

TLDR

Lead a distributed engineering team, shaping architecture and hands-on backend work for scalable payments systems used by millions of users.

Accountabilities:
  • Lead, mentor, and support a distributed team of engineers through 1:1s, performance management, career development, and continuous feedback.
  • Own delivery of payments-related systems, including registration, billing, subscriptions, payouts, financial workflows, and third-party integrations.
  • Partner with Product, Design, and cross-functional leaders to define priorities, clarify requirements, and manage technical and delivery tradeoffs.
  • Contribute hands-on to backend development, including APIs, services, event-driven systems, data models, and production troubleshooting.
  • Drive architectural decisions across distributed systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, observability, and long-term maintainability.
  • Improve engineering standards through code reviews, testing practices, documentation, and operational excellence initiatives.
  • Lead incident response and production support, ensuring rapid resolution and continuous system improvement.
  • Break down complex initiatives into structured delivery plans with clear sequencing, risk management, and execution clarity.
  • Foster a high-performance culture by setting clear expectations, aligning goals, and enabling team growth.

    • Requirements:

    • 5+ years of software engineering experience building scalable backend systems, APIs, and distributed architectures.
    • 2+ years of experience in an engineering management or technical leadership role within a SaaS or product-driven environment.
    • Strong hands-on experience with Node, TypeScript, Elixir, or similar backend technologies.
    • Deep understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, APIs, queues, background jobs, and relational databases.
    • Proven ability to lead engineering teams, mentor developers, and manage performance and career growth.
    • Strong technical judgment with the ability to balance architecture tradeoffs and contribute hands-on when needed.
    • Experience improving system reliability, observability, incident response, and operational maturity in production environments.
    • Familiarity with payment systems, subscriptions, or financial workflows (e.g., Stripe or similar) is a strong plus.
    • Excellent communication skills with the ability to align technical and non-technical stakeholders.
    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

      • Benefits:

      • Competitive compensation with a minimum starting package of $200,000 inclusive of base and bonus.
      • Fully remote-first role within the United States with strong flexibility across time zones.
      • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families (100% employer-covered premiums).
      • Unlimited PTO and paid parental leave for all parents.
      • 401(k) retirement savings plan.
      • Annual learning and development stipend to support continuous growth.
      • Home office setup allowance and monthly wellness stipend.
      • Regular company events, travel opportunities, and team gatherings.
      • Inclusive, remote-first culture focused on autonomy, collaboration, and long-term growth.
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
 
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Benefits

Health Insurance

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families (100% employer-covered premiums).

Home Office Stipend

Home office setup allowance and monthly wellness stipend.

Learning Budget

Annual learning and development stipend to support continuous growth.

company events and travel

Regular company events, travel opportunities, and team gatherings.

Paid Time Off

Unlimited PTO and paid parental leave for all parents.

Remote-Friendly

Inclusive, remote-first culture focused on autonomy, collaboration, and long-term growth.

Jobgether
Jobgether

Jobgether runs the largest remote job platform, effectively linking job seekers with over 200,000 flexible and remote opportunities that match their unique skills and preferences. Our focus is on enhancing the hiring process, ensuring efficiency while prioritizing the candidate experience, particularly in the growing health and wellness sector.

Founded
Founded 2020
Employees
11-50 employees
Industry
Professional Services
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