Engineering Manager — Lead Scalable Freight Tech & Team

DAT; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Parental Leave

Flexible vacation

Paid holidays

401k matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Disability insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness programs

Transit pass

Job summary

DAT Freight & Analytics is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the technical delivery of our digital backbone and operational excellence. You will balance hands-on coding with strategic people management, partnering with Product Management, UX, and Data Scientists to ship high-impact features.

You will build and mentor a diverse, high-performing team, drive CI/CD and automated testing practices, and ensure reliability in mission-critical services.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in engineering management leadership roles and a track record of delivering complex, scalable systems.
• A proven ability to mentor and lead technical projects with high ambiguity.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Act with Integrity and Ownership: Serve as a technical stakeholder who isn’t afraid to dive into the code when needed to unblock the team or resolve high-severity production issues.
• Deliver Customer Value at Speed: Orchestrate the end-to-end delivery of high-impact features. You will collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to translate complex logistics workflows into intuitive, seamless user experiences.
• Ensure Operational Reliability: Freight never stops, and neither can we. You will champion operational best practices—including rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines—to maintain high availability and performance for our mission-critical services.
• Build and Mentor a World-Class Team: Cultivate an inclusive and high performing culture by hiring, coaching, and retaining top engineering talent. You will foster an environment where engineers are empowered to innovate and grow their careers.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, DevOps, user experience and data scientists.

Skills

Engineering management

Mentoring

Delivering complex scalable systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

DAT Freight & Analytics is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the technical delivery of our digital backbone and operational excellence. You will balance hands-on coding with strategic people management, partnering with Product Management, UX, and Data Scientists to ship high-impact features.

You will build and mentor a diverse, high-performing team, drive CI/CD and automated testing practices, and ensure reliability in mission-critical services.