Software Engineering Manager

LawnStarter; Florianópolis; On-site; BRL 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

LawnStarter is seeking an engineering leader to guide delivery teams of 4–5 engineers, reporting to the Head of Engineering. You will ensure reliable shipping, team growth, and avoidance of bottlenecks as the company scales into new service verticals.

This role emphasizes people-first leadership with a strong focus on asynchronous communication, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic use of AI within the team.

Qualifications

• Lead cross-functional delivery teams of 4–5 engineers and report to Head of Engineering.
• Ship reliably, help team grow professionally, and avoid bottlenecks as LawnStarter scales into new service verticals.
• AI-forward leadership: guide your team on how to use AI, not just talk about it.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional delivery teams of 4–5 engineers, reporting to Head of Engineering.
• Ensure the team ships reliably and grows professionally while scaling into new service verticals.
• Foster async, written communication across distributed time zones and drive people outcomes.

Job description

About LawnStarter

LawnStarter is the nation's leading on-demand marketplace for lawn care and related services, with over $150M in annual bookings. We're expanding beyond lawn care to become the one-stop shop for all outdoor home services - pest control, pool cleaning, window cleaning, and more.

About Engineering at LawnStarter

Our engineering team builds the platform that connects hundreds of thousands of homeowners with over 70,000 active service pros. We operate three brands (LawnStarter, Lawn Love, HomeGnome) on shared infrastructure, and we're profitable and growing. Engineering here is fast - we ship constantly, we own our systems end-to-end, and we don't tolerate "not my problem." We have strong processes and existing engineering managers, so you're not building from scratch. You're raising the bar.

The Role

We're growing, and that means adding engineering leadership capacity to support new initiatives. You'll lead cross-functional delivery teams of 4–5 engineers, reporting to our Head of Engineering. Your job is to make sure your team ships reliably, grows professionally, and doesn't become a bottleneck as LawnStarter scales into new service verticals.

This is a people-first role. If your identity as an EM is primarily technical - if you'd rather review architecture than develop an underperformer - this isn't the right fit. If you're the manager who knows what every person on your team needs to grow, who handles conflict directly, and who can articulate team performance in metrics, keep reading.

What makes this role different:

• - You'll own both delivery AND people outcomes - neither can be delegated
• - Distributed team across time zones, so async leadership and written communication matter as much as meetings
• - We move fast and actually ship - you'll feel the difference between a team that's humming and one that's stuck
• - AI-forward is not a buzzword here - we expect you to lead your team on how to use it, not