Engineering Manager

This is a remote role, open to candidates based in the U.S. Eastern Time Zone. You’ll work closely with teammates across the East Coast and Europe, making consistent overlap with those working hours important for success in the role.

We are seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager who leads by example, contributing to design discussions, writing and reviewing code, and staying close to the systems the team owns.

In this role, you will manage a team of ~4 front-end and back-end engineers while driving clear, accountable execution across product development, technical improvements, and operational responsibilities. You will also partner closely with Product, Quality Assurance, and peer engineering teams to enhance and scale Intellum’s platform.

Success in this role requires balancing business value delivery with long-term maintainability by setting priorities, protecting focus, resolving blockers, and ensuring solutions are reliable, secure, and well-supported in production.

• Manage the team in a hands-on capacity, writing and reviewing code, guiding technical decisions, and staying close to the systems you’re responsible for.
• Drive predictable execution by setting priorities, managing scope, and ensuring releases deliver measurable business value on time and on budget.
• Maintain high code quality, reliability, and security standards, and reinforce best practices.
• Evaluate technical approaches for feasibility and long-term sustainability, balancing simplicity, scalability, and business timelines.  
• Oversee incident response and on-call practices, resolving production issues promptly and ensuring root causes are addressed with durable fixes.
• Sustain a high-performing team by setting clear expectations, protecting focus, removing blockers, ensuring work is seen through to completion, and providing regular feedback and coaching to support growth.
• Collaborate closely with peers, Product, and other stakeholders to align engineering work with business priorities.
• Communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs effectively to all stakeholders, escalating when necessary and maintaining trust through transparency.

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience. 
• Engineering supervisory and/or management experience, contributing technically while guiding others.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and Node.js is a requirement as you'll be actively coding in this role. 
• Experience across modern web technologies, such as HTML, CSS, React, Rails/Node, and relational or document databases (e.g., Postgres, MongoDB).
• Hands-on experience with RESTful API design and building scalable backend services. 
• Experience supporting production systems, including participation in on-call rotations or incident response. 
• Track record of driving projects to completion and holding delivery commitments. 
• Strong communication skills, capable of translating technical decisions into clear business tradeoffs and implications; balances confidence in technical expertise with the humility to adapt, ask questions, and continuously learn from peers, reports, and stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.

We believe in a thoughtful interview experience that allows both you and our team to determine if this is the right fit. Here’s what the process typically looks like:

Initial Conversation with Talent Acquisition
You’ll start with a conversation with our recruiter to learn more about the role, the team, and Intellum, and to discuss your background, interests, and what you’re looking for next.

Interview with the Hiring Manager (VP of Engineering)
This conversation will dive deeper into the role, team dynamics, technical expectations, and how this position contributes to our broader engineering and business goals.

Technical Interview & Case Study
You’ll participate in a technical discussion that includes a real-world case study. We’ll ask you to walk us through your thinking, approach, and decision-making. You’ll also have the opportunity to share code you’ve written and discuss it with members of our engineering team.

Interview with Key Stakeholders
You’ll meet with cross-functional partners and other key stakeholders to explore collaboration, communication style, and how we work together across the organization.

Final Conversation with the CEO
The final step is a conversation with our CEO, focused on alignment with our values, vision, and long-term goals.