Engineering Manager

Clay; San Francisco, New York (CA, NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Clay is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and grow a high-performing software team as we scale rapidly. You will own the team's mission, deliver high-quality solutions on time, and foster an engaging, collaborative culture across product, design, support, and other engineering groups.

You will hire and onboard engineers, drive roadmap planning with PMs, and contribute to broader engineering initiatives.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of management experience in a fast-paced environment.
• 6+ years of overall software development experience and a track record of coaching 3+ direct reports.
• Strong ability to communicate clearly with diverse audiences and align cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with our current tech stack or ability to learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Defining team purpose and areas of ownership; establish prioritization frameworks.
• Planning, prioritization and staffing; set and update the team roadmap with PMs.
• Build and maintain a high-performing team culture; support career growth.
• Hiring, interviewing, and onboarding engineers to ramp quickly.
• Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives to improve scalability and excellence.
• Own the outcomes for your team and interface with the broader organization.

Skills

Team leadership

Empathetic communication

Software development

Stakeholder communication

Tools

React

TypeScript

Python

Node.js

AWS

Terraform

CircleCI

Netlify

Playwright

Cloudwatch

Datadog

Mezmo

Job description

Engineering Manager @ Clay

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead and grow a high‑performing engineering team as Clay scales through rapid growth. You'll take ownership of the team's mission and objectives, ensuring the team delivers high‑quality solutions on time to Clay's most pressing challenges. You'll foster an engaged, motivated, and collaborative team culture while supporting the growth and development of each team member. You’ll work cross‑functionally with product, design, support, and other engineering teams to help scale and improve our product. There’ll be no shortage of fun problems to explore and technical challenges to solve.

What You’ll Do

• Defining team purpose and areas of ownership. You’ll ensure goals are well understood and internalized. You’ll also introduce principles and frameworks for your team to be able to make day‑to‑day prioritization decisions independently.

• Planning, prioritization and staffing. You’ll set and update the team roadmap (in collaboration with PMs). You’ll also allocate team members to work—determining who works on what and when.

• Building and maintaining the team culture. You’ll build and grow a team that works well together and is motivated. You’ll support team members in achieving their career goals.

• Hiring and onboarding top engineering talent. You’ll actively recruit, interview, and onboard engineers, ensuring new hires ramp up quickly and contribute effectively.

• Contributing to engineering wide initiatives. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll contribute to and lead initiatives that enhance engineering excellence and scalability across the organization.

• Owning the outcomes for your team. You’ll introduce processes to get the important work done smoothly, and keep folks accountable. You’ll interface with the rest of the organization on behalf of the team.

What You'll Bring

• You have 2+ years of management experience and 6+ years of overall software development experience. You’ve managed and coached 3+ direct reports for growth and success in a fast paced environment. You have a track record of building scalable, high‑performance systems with a strong focus on customer delight and user experience.

• You are an empathetic communicator. You express nuanced ideas clearly at different levels of abstraction for different audiences. In disagreements, you prioritize curiosity over confrontation, making sure everyone feels heard and understood.

• You’re familiar with our current tech stack or can learn unfamiliar technologies quickly. Our current tech stack is:

  • React, Typescript, Python, Node.js
  • AWS services: Aurora (Postgres), Elasticache (Redis), Elastic Container Registry (ECR), ECS (Fargate), Lambda, OpenSearch
  • IaC: Terraform
  • Deployment tools: CircleCI, Netlify, Playwright
  • Observability tools: Cloudwatch, Datadog, Mezmo