Engineering Manager

About the Role

Lead a core product engineering team at an early-stage civic technology SaaS company modernizing software for local governments. This is a hands-on, product-minded leadership role focused on technical direction, team growth, and delivering reliable customer-facing products.

What You'll Do

• Lead and mentor a team of 3 to 7 software engineers, supporting their career development.

• Partner with product and other teams to shape and deliver the technical roadmap.

• Spend approximately 20% to 30% of your time coding, reviewing code, and contributing to architectural design.

• Guide decisions that keep systems scalable, performant, and maintainable.

• Promote strong practices for code quality, testing, documentation, and engineering ownership.

• Work with customers as needed, including travel of approximately 10%.

What We're Looking For

• 7 to 15 years of full-stack software engineering experience, with at least 1 year as a people manager or team lead.

• A strong individual-contributor engineering foundation and experience leading by example while mentoring teammates.

• Early-stage startup experience and a background building customer-facing products.

• Proficiency with React, TypeScript, Python, and Kotlin or Go; familiarity with Java, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD.

• Experience integrating AI coding assistants into engineering workflows.

• Ability to work U.S. time zones and be based in the United States or Canada. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $165,000 to $205,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Remote, with the primary location in Canada. Candidates may also be based in the United States.