[Hiring] Engineering Manager @Sierra Studio

Role Description

As an Engineering Manager, you’ll lead one or more project teams at Sierra — owning delivery end to end while staying close to the code. You’ll set technical direction, mentor and grow the engineers around you, and partner with product, design, and clients to ship products the team is proud of. This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll spend more of your time leading than a typical engineer, but you’ll still be in the codebase. As an early leader at a startup, you’ll also help shape our engineering culture and how we build.

• Own the delivery of one or more client or internal projects, from scoping to shipping
• Mentor engineers, give feedback, and help them level up
• Architect solutions, review code, and jump in hands-on where it matters most
• Help us grow the team and interview future teammates
• Work directly with founders and stakeholders to turn ideas into production products

Qualifications

• Experience leading project teams and owning delivery end to end
• Track record of mentoring and growing engineers
• Strong communication skills — you can align a team, manage stakeholders, and give clear feedback
• Experience turning vague asks into phased plans a team can execute
• Fluent communication in English, written and verbal (our clients are US-based)

Requirements

• You’re still hands-on — a senior engineer who leads by example and stays close to the code
• Strong architecture and technical decision-making across a project’s stack
• Ability to run and support multiple projects at the same time
• Experience with prompt engineering, RAG, and agentic patterns
• Backend: Either Python (e.g. FastAPI) or TypeScript experience
• Growth mindset: Ability to quickly learn new skills in the AI space
• Uses AI tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) to supercharge the team’s workflow

Benefits

• Fully remote, with flexible hours — we care about output, not hours online
• Support work-life balance for teammates at every life stage

Company Description

At Sierra Studio, we believe in nurturing talent and creating good vibes at work. We seek inclusion and embrace our differences. We’re all about “growth mindset”, and we look to magnify our strengths, take chances, and always learn from our mistakes. We don’t fit our teammates into boxes, and instead we understand that each person has their own unique set of skills that they bring to the table. If you join us, we’ll embrace who you are today, and give you the space and tools to keep growing.

Salary Range: $100 – $120 USD annually. Your exact compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors that reflect your individual qualifications and how they align with the needs of the role.