Engineering Manager, Growth

Buffer; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Buffer is a fully distributed company building social media tools for small businesses, creators, and individuals. You will lead engineering for Growth across product and marketing surfaces, guiding priorities with cross-functional partners and shaping technical direction.

You will coach engineers, review architectures, and help connect customer insights to measurable product impact. The role emphasizes AI exploration and scalable engineering practices across time zones.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineers and growing teams.
• Strong engineering fundamentals with ability to discuss system trade-offs.
• Ability to review architectures and prototype when needed.
• Interest in applying AI to engineering workflows and making judgment calls.
• Clear written communication across time zones and disciplines.
• Understanding how product decisions affect business growth from discovery to retention.

Responsibilities

• Coach engineers with regular feedback and career conversations.
• Shape priorities with Product, Design, and Marketing based on customer data.
• Guide build-versus-learn choices while staying close to technical decisions.
• Connect customer insights, product changes, and measurement to impact.
• Explore and guide AI use within engineering and product contexts.
• Contribute to engineering practices through hiring and process improvements.

Skills

Leadership experience

Engineering background

Code review

AI interest

Cross-timezone collaboration

Business growth understanding

Job description

About the role

Buffer is a fully distributed company that builds social media and brand-building software for small businesses, creators, and individuals. You will lead engineering for Growth across product and marketing surfaces, spanning acquisition, activation, and retention, and shape technical direction with cross-functional partners.

What you'll do

• Coach engineers with regular feedback and career conversations
• Shape priorities with Product, Design, and Marketing based on customer needs data
• Stay close to technical decisions and product details while guiding build versus learn choices
• Help connect customer insights, product changes, and measurement to understand impact
• Explore and guide the use of AI within the engineering and product context
• Contribute to wider Engineering practices through hiring and process improvements

What they're looking for

• Experience leading engineers and growing teams, with ability to give constructive feedback
• Strong engineering background with comfort in technical details and trade-offs
• Ability to review code, examine architectures, or prototype when needed
• Interest in applying AI to engineering work and making judgment calls
• Clear written communication and collaboration across time zones and disciplines
• Understanding of how a product drives business growth from discovery to payment and retention

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