Engineering Manager

FutureTech Recruitment; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% medical premiums covered

401(k)

HSA/FSA

Flexible time off

Job summary

FutureTech Recruitment is partnering with a Series B AI-native FinTech startup to hire an Engineering Manager. The role leads a pod of 6-8 engineers, balancing hands-on coding (10-20%) with strong management.

You’ll collaborate with Product and Tech Leads in a high-stakes domain, and thrive in a remote-first environment that covers full medical premiums for employees and families. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of software experience, proven people management, and a strong TypeScript

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering or engineering management experience.
• Hands-on leader with 5+ engineers managed, including hiring and performance reviews.
• Active coding in current or recent EM role and shipping production software.

Responsibilities

• Manage a pod of 6-8 engineers with 1:1s, feedback, and career growth.
• Own execution cadence: planning, retros, delivery health, risk surfacing.
• Code 10-20% of the time to stay close to engineering work.
• Partner with Product Managers and Tech Leads on priorities and architecture.
• Onboard new engineers and maintain clear ownership and docs.

Skills

People management

TypeScript

Hands-on coding

AI-enabled engineering

Backend depth

Job description

FutureTech Recruitment is partnered with a well-funded Series B AI-native FinTech startup. Their platform automates complex workflows for major financial institutions with strong enterprise traction and a rapidly growing customer base. AI-first architecture from the ground up - background agents, evals, and AI-assisted development are core parts of the engineering workflow, not bolt-ons.

They’re hiring an Engineering Manager to own the health, output, and trajectory of an engineering pod of 6-8 engineers. Hands-on leader who still codes 10-20% of the time, manages with care and directness, and partners closely with Product and Technical Leads in a complex, high-stakes domain. Remote-first with strong benefits - 100% employee and family medical premiums covered.

Responsibilities

• Manage a pod of 6-8 engineers - running 1:1s, continuous feedback, hiring, firing, PIPs, and career growth
• Own your pod's execution cadence - planning, retros, delivery health, and surfacing risk early
• Continue to code 10-20% of the time - shipping 1-2 PRs per week to stay close to the engineering experience
• Partner with Product Managers and Technical Leads on prioritisation, architecture decisions, and cross-functional alignment
• Onboard new engineers effectively and keep documentation and ownership boundaries sharp

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer or engineering manager
• Real people management experience - managing 5+ engineers including hiring, firing, PIPs, and performance reviews (not just tech lead)
• Actively coding in a current or recent EM role - ships production software
• Strong TypeScript experience - no language substitutes
• AI-forward mindset - uses AI tools in engineering workflows and expects the team to do the same; familiarity with evals, experiment design, and dataset curation
• Backend engineering depth a strong plus

Well-funded Series B, AI-native from day one, strong enterprise traction. 100% medical premiums covered for employees and families, 401(k), HSA/FSA, and flexible time off. If you’re a hands-on engineering leader who thrives in complex, high-stakes domains, we’d love to hear from you.