Engineering Manager

CivilGrid

Boston

On-site

PHP 7,371,007 - 9,828,009

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Interesting and challenging work

Lots of room for growth

Competitive salary and equity

Health insurance

Flexible and remote-friendly work environment

FSA (health and dependent care)

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

CivilGrid is looking for a Software Engineering Manager in Boston, MA to lead a dynamic engineering team and drive innovation within the construction tech industry. This role requires a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a minimum of 3 years in engineering leadership. You will oversee project execution, evolve team structures, and help shape new systems in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, with plenty of growth opportunities at a venture-backed startup.

Qualifications

Minimum 3 years of experience in engineering leadership.
Proven track record of growing and managing high-performing engineering teams.
Comfortable in a greenfield environment and excited to shape new systems.

Responsibilities

Leading a fast-paced engineering team, providing mentorship and coaching.
Owning planning and execution across projects.
Defining and evolving hiring processes and team structures.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Communication skills

React

React Native

AWS ECS

Postgres

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or similar

Tools

GitHub

Slack

Notion

Figma

Job description

Title: Software Engineering Manager

Location: Boston, MA

Reporting Structure: This role reports to the Head of Product & Engineering

Company Description

CivilGrid is a venture-backed SaaS construction tech company building the "Google Maps for the Underground." Come help us disrupt a $4.7T US industry segment that desperately needs innovation. This opportunity has tremendous upside as it scales.

CivilGrid aggregates public and proprietary utility, geotechnical, environmental, and jurisdictional data. The consolidated information is sold via our collaborative SaaS mapping platform to engineers and developers who need it to make early-stage decisions on real estate and infrastructure projects. Real time data access reduces labor and project delays, accelerates decision making and reduces project risk. Collaborative features ensure faster information flow and decisioning inside and outside the organization and better project insight retention over time.

Role summary

As a small team, we all wear many hats and enjoy tackling new challenges. We're seeking an experienced engineering leader who thrives in a hands‑on environment who’ll shape the direction of the engineering organization and how we operate as we scale. We don't expect you to have a background in everything we use, but we do expect strong technical skills, exceptional communication, and a track record of leading high‑performing engineering teams through ambiguity and scale. We're looking for builders who still know how to code even if it's not part of the day‑to‑day.

You will be responsible for

Leading and developing a fast‑paced engineering team, providing clear direction, feedback, mentorship, and coaching
Owning planning and execution across projects while helping engineers stay unblocked, focused, and aligned
Defining and evolving our hiring process, standards, and team structure as we grow
Building the processes, expectations, and culture that will support CivilGrid's next phase of growth

Is this you?

You’re technical and have minimum 3 years experience in engineering leadership
Proven track record of growing and managing high‑performing engineering teams
Comfortable in a greenfield environment and excited to shape, design, and stand up new systems
Strong communication skills - verbal and written
Have a few war stories to share on running high‑scale production systems
Bonus: BS/MS in Computer Science or similar
Bonus: Prior startup or founder experience

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