Engineering Manager — CRM & SaaS Platform

Compass, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive programs (cash/equity/commis

Paid time off & parental leave

Health, dental, vision benefits

401(k) plan

FSAs

Commuter program

Life and disability insurance

Maven support

Job summary

Compass, Inc. is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a lean, agile squad of Compass engineers and contractors. You will translate business needs into technical requirements, unblock velocity, and ensure secure, performant features on our centralized platform.

You will mentor a hybrid team, prioritize delivery, and collaborate with Product, Design, and corporate partners to align technical work with business goals in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with cloud backend architectures.
• 3+ years of direct people management of software teams.
• Experience in SaaS, CRM, workflow tools, or large-scale enterprise software.
• Proven ability to manage a team's backlog, balance resources, and ship high-quality software.
• Experience directing internal and contractor teams (FTEs and agencies).
• Strong written and verbal communication with stakeholder empathy.
• Security and data privacy awareness, IAM permissions management.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day agile development processes of the engineering squad.
• Mentor and grow a hybrid team of full-time engineers and contractors.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to translate workflows into technical specs.
• Enforce high-quality development practices: code reviews, automated tests, CI/CD, and documentation.
• Monitor performance, reliability, and scale to ensure availability.
• Produce clear project plans, technical specifications, and postmortems for alignment.

Skills

Software engineering

People management

SaaS domain

Backlog management

Hybrid team leadership

Communication

Security & privacy

Job description

Compass, Inc. is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a lean, agile squad of Compass engineers and contractors. You will translate business needs into technical requirements, unblock velocity, and ensure secure, performant features on our centralized platform.

You will mentor a hybrid team, prioritize delivery, and collaborate with Product, Design, and corporate partners to align technical work with business goals in a fast-paced environment.