Engineering Manager

CompanyCam, Inc.; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Meaningful benefits

Job summary

CompanyCam is seeking a senior software engineering leader in Lincoln to drive performance, retention, and outcomes for engineering teams. You’ll mentor engineers, guide architectural decisions, and partner with Product and Design to deliver reliable, scalable software.

This role blends hands-on coding with people leadership: you’ll participate in code reviews, build onboarding plans, and champion engineering standards while ensuring healthy delivery of the codebase.

Qualifications

• Senior software engineer with production codebase experience.
• Experience leading teams as a tech lead or project lead.
• Comfort staying technically active in a management role.
• Experience interviewing engineers and contributing to hires.
• Experience with product development and architecture discussions.
• Strong ability to translate technical concepts to business context.

Responsibilities

• Own performance, retention, engagement, and outcomes for direct reports.
• Provide timely feedback and coaching via regular 1:1s.
• Build processes and culture that let the team succeed, inside and outside the team.
• Identify and remove blockers to execution and direct your team's time to high-priority work.
• Stay hands-on with the codebase — code reviews, small fixes, pairing.
• Author well-scoped features or fixes to unblock the team.
• Participate in code, design, and product reviews with timely feedback.
• Model strong engineering practices: clear commits, tests, CI.
• Own technical feasibility input during discovery and planning.
• Contribute to cross-team initiatives and department-level decisions.

Skills

Senior engineer

Team leadership

Technical coaching

Hiring experience

Product development

Architectural discussions

Technical mentoring

Translate tech to business

Engineering standards

Security & compliance

On-call readiness

Job description

Hi, We’re CompanyCam

We’re a simple-to-use photo documentation and productivity app for contractors of every industry. Packed with intuitive functionality, CompanyCam facilitates unparalleled communication and accountability across a contractor’s entire business. By providing a consumer-grade, game-changing experience, we help contractors build trust within their company and with their users.

CompanyCam is a fun, energetic team united by our core values of Show Up, Grow Up, and Do Good. As soon as you join our team, you'll notice that we trust our employees to do what's best for our product, customers, and team members and empower them to make the right calls.

What You'll Do

• Own performance, retention, engagement, and outcomes for your direct reports
• Provide timely feedback and coaching through regular 1:1s and help team members find learning and growth opportunities
• Build the processes and culture that let your team succeed, inside and outside the team
• Identify and remove blockers to execution and direct your team's time and attention toward the highest-priority work
• Build and run onboarding plans so new engineers ramp up quickly and confidently
• Stay hands-on with the codebase — code reviews, small fixes, pairing — so your decisions stay grounded and credible
• Author well-scoped features or fixes to unblock the team or speed up delivery
• Participate in code, design, and product reviews with timely, actionable feedback
• Model strong engineering practices: clear commits, solid test coverage, thoughtful PR descriptions
• Own technical feasibility input during discovery and planning
• Contribute to cross-team and department-level initiatives
• Weigh in on department-level process, tooling, and best-practice decisions
• Drive alignment with cross-functional partners and other teams
• Champion department-level initiatives within your team

The Impact You'll Have

At CompanyCam, your work makes a real impact. Whether you're writing code, supporting customers, or designing experiences, your contributions directly shape the product we deliver and the people we serve. We're building something that helps real people solve real problems—and we believe that kind of work is best done by a team that reflects the world around us. In this role, you'll drive impact by:

• Growing a team of engineers who ship reliable, high-quality work
• Keeping delivery predictable and technically sound across your team's scope
• Building a culture where engineers do their best work and want to stay
• Strengthening CompanyCam's hiring bar and bringing in engineers who Do Good
• Bridging technical and business priorities so your team builds the right things

What You'll Bring

Required

• Experience as a senior software engineer with a track record in production codebases
• Experience managing engineers or leading teams as a tech lead or project lead
• Comfort staying technically active in a management role without stepping on your team's ownership
• Experience interviewing engineers and contributing to hiring decisions
• Experience with product development
• Ability to facilitate technical discussions and help your team align on implementation approaches
• Experience monitoring engineering execution against architectural decisions and team goals, catching risks early
• Ability to balance delivery pressure with technical health and advocate for the right investment in infrastructure
• Skill translating between technical concepts and business context for different audiences
• Strong track record championing engineering standards — code review, testing, CI practices
• Working knowledge of security, data protection, and compliance principles in software development
• Comfort participating in a 24/7 on-call rotation, including escalation and decision-making during incidents

Preferred

• Demonstrated coaching and mentoring skills, with a track record of giving constructive career-growth feedback
• Experience setting expectations, running performance reviews, and managing improvement plans
• Skill building psychologically safe, cohesive, inclusive teams
• Experience mediating conflict and helping teams work through technical or interpersonal friction
• Experience guiding teams through organizational or technical change without losing momentum
• Comfort delegating based on skill level, development needs, and team priorities
• Ability to translate business objectives into technical initiatives with measurable outcomes
• Experience managing technical debt and balancing short-term delivery with long-term health
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with Product, Design, Data, and other partners
• Experience prioritizing across competing initiatives based on impact, feasibility, and resources
• Comfort working with incomplete information and shifting priorities

Benefits and Compensation

This is a salaried position at CompanyCam. Our salary range is $200,000 - $220,000 per year and is based on experience. We also offer meaningful equity and other benefits.

CompanyCam is an equal-opportunity employer committed to respect, inclusion, and growth. We work hard, take responsibility, and support each other. Great ideas come from all backgrounds, and we carefully consider every applicant without regard to personal characteristics or traits. Even if your work experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply. What really matters to us is your potential, your passion, and your commitment to learning, innovation, and contributing meaningfully to our team.