Engineering Manager

Juicebox; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-of-market compensation

Comprehensive healthcare

Wellness stipend

Daily meals

Commuting stipend

Job summary

Juicebox is seeking its first Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team responsible for products used by thousands of recruiting teams daily. You will coach engineers, shape architecture, and own delivery across ambitious initiatives while partnering with product and design to align engineering work with business goals.

You will partner with leadership to scale the organization through hiring, onboarding, and building a culture of ownership and continuous improvement in a fast-growing

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams in a startup or high-growth environment.
• Strong fundamentals in software engineering and delivering production systems.
• Record of leading complex technical initiatives while balancing people leadership and execution.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration with product, design, and business teams.
• Bias toward action in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team through coaching, feedback, and career development.
• Own execution across complex initiatives, removing blockers and delivering high-quality work.
• Partner with product, design, and leadership to set priorities and align engineering with business goals.
• Collaborate with senior engineers on architecture and key technical decisions.
• Scale the engineering organization through hiring, onboarding, and fostering a culture of ownership.

Skills

People management

Technical leadership

Communication

Hiring & onboarding

Architectural judgement

Tools

Next.js

React

Node.js

OpenSearch

AWS

SQS

Spark

LLMs / AI inference

Job description

About Juicebox

Juicebox is on a mission to help teams win the talent war.

In the age of AI, human ingenuity is the ultimate scarce resource. Recruiting is a zero-sum game where you either compete or lose.

Teams at Ramp, Notion, and leading AI labs use Juicebox to power their hiring, alongside 5,000+ customers from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies.

We are on the path to $100M in ARR with 20%+ monthly growth, powering thousands of searches every day and making Juicebox one of the fastest-growing AI SaaS companies in the world.

Juicebox has raised over $116M in funding from lead investors including Sequoia Capital, DST Global, and NFDG. Read more about our $80M Series B here. Additional investors in Juicebox include Y Combinator, Coatue, Bond, Lux, Verified Capital, and Committed Capital.

About the Role

As Juicebox’s first Engineering Manager, you’ll lead a team building products that thousands of recruiting teams rely on every day. You’ll partner with product and design to deliver high-impact features while helping engineers grow and do their best work.

This is a hands-on leadership role combining people management, technical depth, and execution. You’ll coach engineers, lead complex initiatives, and help shape our engineering culture while staying involved in architecture and key technical decisions.

Our stack includes Next.js, React, Node.js, OpenSearch, AWS, SQS, Spark, and a range of inference providers and LLMs.

You Will…

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team through coaching, feedback, and career development.

• Own execution across complex initiatives, removing blockers and ensuring the team delivers high-quality work quickly.

• Partner with product, design, and company leadership to set priorities and align engineering efforts with business goals.

• Collaborate with senior engineers on architecture, technical direction, and key engineering decisions.

• Help scale the engineering organization through hiring, onboarding, and building a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

You Have…

• Experience managing and developing software engineering teams in a startup or high-growth environment.

• Strong engineering fundamentals and experience building and shipping production systems.

• A track record of leading complex technical initiatives while balancing people leadership, technical judgment, and execution.

• Strong communication skills and experience partnering across product, design, and business teams.

• A bias toward action and the ability to lead effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

Bonus Points…

• You’ve helped scale an engineering organization or product through significant growth.

• You’ve built AI-powered products using LLMs or worked with search technologies such as OpenSearch or Elasticsearch.

• You’ve been an early engineer or engineering leader at a startup.

Perks & Benefits

• Top-of-market compensation with meaningful equity, because everyone should share in our success.

• Comprehensive healthcare with 100% employer-paid medical coverage for employees (PPO Platinum plan with $0 deductible). 90% employer contribution for dependents. Dental & Vision: 90% employer covered; 85% for dependents.

• $2,000 annual wellness stipend to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being.

• Daily meals provided.

• $300/month commuting stipend to help cover the cost of getting to and from the office.