We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the engineering execution of a product pod. This role is the technical counterpart to the pod owner (product owner), responsible for ensuring features are delivered with high quality, sound technical decisions, and predictable timelines.
You will bridge product and engineering by reviewing requirements, guiding technical decisions, driving engineering best practices, and ensuring the team delivers scalable, maintainable software. This role replaces the traditional Project Manager within the pod.
A pod is a small, cross-functional team with end-to-end ownership of a specific business domain or product area. It is accountable for delivering outcomes, making decisions, and continuously improving its domain. Consider, the pod owner to be the CEO of the pod and you, the engineering manage will be the CTO of the pod.
Key Responsibilities
Own engineering delivery, planning, estimation, and execution for the product pod.
Partner with the pod owner to review PRDs, identify gaps, edge cases, and technical risks before development begins.
Lead technical discussions, challenge assumptions, and validate implementation approaches.
Drive predictable delivery while balancing speed, quality, and technical debt.
Enforce engineering best practices, including code reviews, testing, documentation, observability, security, and coding standards.
Ensure production quality by driving root cause analysis and preventing recurring issues.
Mentor engineers, improve engineering discipline, and foster a culture of ownership and accountability.
Collaborate with QA, Design, DevOps, and other teams to remove blockers and ensure successful releases.
Perform Technical research for the pod on behalf of the pod owner.
Primary Requirements
8+ years of qualified software engineering experience.
2+ years leading engineering teams or technical delivery.
Strong experience building modern Enterprise SaaS products.
Solid understanding of software architectu
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