[Hiring] Manager, Software Engineering @Murmuration

Role Description

We are seeking a Manager, Software Engineering to lead the Explorer Team as we bring the product from limited alpha to general availability. Explorer is a data visualization product that facilitates political data exploration through interactive maps and exportable tables, supplemented by an NLP-powered search function.

You will lead the small, close-knit team doing that work. This is a role for someone who reads a shifting roadmap as a problem to solve rather than a sign something is broken, and who treats team health as a delivery strategy, not a separate initiative.

What You'll Do

• Manage and grow the team
  • Manage a team of up to 10 engineers, ensuring each person a clear understanding of how their work aligns with our engineering vision and benefits our Partners;
  • Cultivate an inclusive, high-trust culture aligned with Murmuration and engineering values;
  • Manage performance directly and early with support from your director and the people team;
  • Grow the team through participation in our candidate vetting and hiring processes.
• Deliver Explorer to General Availability
  • Own our sprint planning and scrum ceremonies, keeping them aligned with product priorities;
  • Lead effective retrospectives with an eye toward team-level learning and improvement;
  • Oversee the software development lifecycle for Explorer, ensuring the platform is robust, stable, secure, and maintainable;
  • Create project plans in partnership with other technical leaders;
  • Identify process and technical challenges and propose solutions that improve both team effectiveness and team health.
• Navigate ambiguity
  • Partner with product management to deliver the Explorer roadmap;
  • Handle multi-month initiatives and prioritization across competing work;
  • Absorb unexpected inputs and translate them into a workable plan;
  • Coordinate parallel workstreams within the team and collaborate with dependent engineering teams;
  • Communicate proactively and bridge technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of management experience on a high-performing software engineering team;
• Technical depth sufficient to review designs and ask the right questions about architecture and tradeoffs;
• Production experience with AWS;
• A track record of leading delivery through ambiguity;
• A track record of coaching with a multiplier effect;
• Demonstrated commitment to building inclusive, high-trust, high-performing teams;
• Experience partnering closely with product management on roadmap, prioritization, and scoping;
• Belief that how we build is just as important as what we build.

Nice to Haves

• Familiarity with Voter File Data;
• Experience with or interest in political data;
• A background in political tech, civic tech, advocacy, or mission-driven organizations.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance with 100% of premiums covered for you and qualifying family members;
• Retirement benefits with a 5% employer match;
• A flexible unlimited PTO plan;
• Generous paid parental leave;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits;
• A company laptop;
• A flexible remote work environment;
• A home office setup stipend for all new employees;
• Monthly reimbursement for remote work expenses;
• A yearly professional development fund;
• Mental health and wellness benefits through Calm and Better Help;
• Yearly in-person staff retreats;
• A welcoming culture that celebrates diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.