[Hiring] Senior Engineering Manager @hireVouch

Role Description

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will be the linchpin between rapid execution and sustainable scaling. We are growing quickly, and we need a highly organized, empathetic leader to help us manage "process debt," streamline cross-functional workflows, and build an environment where our engineers can do their best work. You won't just be managing a team; you will be optimizing how we build.

• Drive Efficiency: Oversee and drive the efficiency and output of the team.
• Lead & Mentor:
  • Directly manage, coach, and grow a team of high-performing engineers.
  • Conduct impactful 1:1s, guide career development, and ensure your team feels valued and recognized.
• Drive Cross-Functional Alignment:
  • Observe interactions between Engineering, Product, Design, Data, Care, and more.
  • Look for inefficiencies and guide teams to align themselves better.
  • Ensure context is shared transparently and that decisions don't get lost in silos.
• Tame the Chaos:
  • Bring exceptional organizational skills to our engineering operations.
  • Identify bottlenecks, improve documentation standards, and create clear, lightweight processes.
• Protect the Team:
  • Actively monitor team workloads to ensure high-quality work sustainably.
  • Guard against burnout and maintain healthy boundaries.
• Champion Innovation:
  • Encourage your team to experiment with AI and new tooling.
  • Advocate for time to be invested into Engineer-led initiatives.
• Bring in Talent:
  • Play a major part in hiring for the Engineering team.
  • Assist in sourcing and vetting mid-to-senior level developers and Staff+ level engineers.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of direct engineering management experience, ideally leading teams through a period of rapid growth in a series B or C startup.
• Experience thriving in a scaling startup environment.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and building the airplane while flying it.
• Highly organized with a systems thinking approach.
• Strong background in software engineering.
• Empathetic leadership skills, fostering a culture of open, honest feedback.

Requirements

• Ability to centralize information and clean up messy workflows.
• Diligent tracking of ongoing work across the organization.
• Technical credibility to guide architectural decisions.
• Ability to cultivate psychological safety within the team.

Benefits

• A team that genuinely cares about the product and each other.
• High autonomy to make decisions impacting the engineering organization.
• Willingness to invest in being at the forefront of technology and pushing boundaries.