Engineering Manager, Frontend

3M HEALTHCARE; New York (NY); On-site; USD 205,000 - 261,500; Full time

Job summary

Justworks in New York City is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers in a player‑coach capacity. You will coordinate projects, set priorities, and motivate engineers to deliver features for customers, with a blend of hands‑on coding and strong technical leadership.

You will mentor, grow teams, attract top talent, and drive technical decision‑making while aligning with our core values. This role is based in our NYC office and offers competitive rewards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with a frontend focus
• Minimum of 1 year of experience managing a team of engineers
• Demonstrable experience prioritizing, crafting, and achieving plans
• Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical people
• High levels of empathy and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Prioritize, schedule, and execute projects with Engineers, Design, and Product Managers to ship new features
• Partner with Product to define and execute the team’s long-term strategy and quarterly roadmap
• Coordinate with other teams to understand requirements and opportunities for improvement
• Mentor engineers to grow their technical skills and foster a culture of excellence and learning
• Provide guidance to direct reports, both technical and non-technical
• Attract, hire, develop, and retain a high-performing team of engineers
• Drive sound technical decision-making and lead cross-team discussions
• Instill empathy for internal stakeholders to improve user experiences
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Skills

Frontend engineering

Leadership

Communication skills

Empathy

JS/HTML/CSS

React/Vue framework

NodeJS knowledge

Tools

JavaScript

TypeScript

Vue 3

Vite

PostCSS

Playwright

Node.js

Fastify

Go

MySQL

AWS

Git

Job description

Who You Are

Not only do you have the broad, extensive knowledge of core software development technologies, but you also have a high level of empathy and the interpersonal skills to work cross‑functionally in an organization. You can grasp and communicate complex concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences. Being able to see the bigger picture, you bring people together to effectively prioritize, craft, and achieve plans.

As an Engineering Manager at Justworks, you will help build and oversee a team of software engineers as a player‑coach. You are responsible for coordinating projects, setting priorities, and motivating engineers to create and maintain features for our customers. The role involves a mix of hands‑on coding and a strong technical background, with a passion for mentoring and growing teams.

What You Will Work On

• Work with the Engineers, Design, and Product Managers to prioritize, schedule and execute projects so we can quickly develop and ship new features
• Partner with Product to define and execute the team’s long‑term strategy and quarterly roadmap, including setting goals and measuring progress/success towards them
• Communicate and coordinate with other teams (inside and outside of engineering) to understand the requirements and opportunities for improvement
• Mentor engineers to help them grow their technical skills by fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation and continuous learning
• Provide guidance, both technical and non‑technical, to direct reports
• Attract, hire, develop, and retain a high‑performing team of engineers
• Help drive sound technical decision‑making and lead technical conversations with other teams across Justworks
• Instill a sense of empathy in the team for our internal stakeholders to create better user experiences with an eye towards making workflows easier and more efficient
• Performs other related duties as assigned

How You Will Do Your Work

As an Engineering Manager, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:

Good judgment – the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome.

Resourcefulness – taking a can‑do approach, even in the face of obstacles and constraints by assessing what’s in front of you and effectively and efficiently optimizing what you have, whether it's working on something new or thinking about how to do something better.

Teamwork and communication – putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship‑building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism. Influence and leadership – fostering a community of knowledge‑sharing, collaboration, mentorship, and forward‑thinking.

Skills and knowledge – the capacity to actively learn and apply specific domain knowledge, know‑how, and best practices to continually enhance and improve.

In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:

• Camaraderie – Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
• Openness – Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
• Grit – You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
• Integrity – Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example.
• Simplicity – Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience of software engineering with a focus frontend focus
• Minimum of 1 year of experience managing a team of engineers
• Demonstrable experience prioritizing, crafting, and achieving plans
• Strong communication skills with ability to grasp and explain complex concepts to both technical and non‑technical people
• High levels of empathy and interpersonal skills
• Mastery of JS/HTML/CSS and at least one framework such as React, Vue, etc
• Working knowledge in NodeJS

Technologies Used

• JS, TS, Vue 3, Vite, PostCSS, Playwright, Node, Fastify, Golang, Mysql, AWS, Git

The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $205,000.00 to $261,500.00 per year.

Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.

For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks.

Diversity At Justworks

Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at [e-mail]. Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience.