Engineering Manager

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Lead Engineer to guide multiple teams and drive high-impact R&D initiatives within a fast-paced startup environment. You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and partner with product and design to align technical plans with business goals.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking, and strong communication to deliver measurable outcomes and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Tech Lead or Engineering Management experience preferred.
• At least 4+ years of software engineering experience.
• Demonstrated track record of building and empowering long lasting teams.
• Experience in a highly complex technical environment.
• Experience in a fast paced startup environment.
• Strong communication and decision-making abilities.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead 4+ engineers across one or more teams
• Ensure successful business outcomes for the team
• Partner with product managers, designers, and operations to develop and execute R&D strategy
• Build and develop a high-performing engineering team
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship
• Perform coding and architecture design
• Define and evangelize processes to improve team effectiveness and impact
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation using data-driven decisions
• Partner with engineering leaders to build Valon’s engineering culture and direction

Skills

Technical Leadership

Software Engineering Experience

Team Building and Empowerment

Problem Solving and Decision Making

R&D Strategy Development

Written Communication

Verbal Communication

Judgment

Job description

• Lead 4+ engineers across one or more teams
• Ensure successful business outcomes for the team
• Partner with product managers, designers, and operations to develop and execute R&D strategy
• Build and develop a high-performing engineering team
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship
• Perform coding and architecture design
• Define and evangelize processes to improve team effectiveness and impact
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation using data-driven decisions
• Partner with engineering leaders to build Valon’s engineering culture and direction

Requirements

• Tech Lead or Engineering Management experience preferred
• At least 4+ years of software engineering experience
• Demonstrated track record of building and empowering long lasting teams
• Experience working in a highly complex and technical environment
• Experience working in a fast paced and ambiguous startup environment
• Passion for providing the biggest impact with inventive resource planning
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent judgment, problem solving, and decision making
• Authorization to work for any employer in the United States of America
• Must not require sponsorship now or in the future

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in building and mentoring high-performing engineering teams while driving continuous improvement and innovation through data-driven decision-making. Possesses extensive experience in software engineering and technical architecture design within complex and fast-paced environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Technical Leadership
• Software Engineering Experience
• Team Building and Empowerment
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• R&D Strategy Development

Hard Skills

• Coding
• Architecture Design
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Process Improvement
• Technical Guidance

Soft Skills

• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication
• Judgment

Industry Keywords

• Engineering Management
• Startup Environment
• Team Effectiveness
• Continuous Improvement
• Innovation