Engineering Manager - Ledgebrook

OpenTalent; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ledgebrook is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our growing full stack engineering team and scale the technology powering underwriting, policy, and data systems.

You will coach engineers, shape architecture, and partner with product to deliver at Ledgebrook speed. The role spans frontend, backend, and data‑integrated systems, ensuring reliability and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of full stack engineers, fostering technical excellence, collaboration, and accountability.
• Drive agile execution - help run standups, sprint planning, retros, and ensure consistent delivery against roadmap commitments.
• Partner with product managers and stakeholders to clarify requirements, define milestones, and deliver business outcomes.
• Stay hands‑on technically: conduct code reviews, guide architecture decisions, and unblock complex technical challenges.
• Own the delivery pipeline - ensure code quality, testing, CI/CD automation, and operational readiness.
• Shape our system architecture across , Typescript, Python, and AWS services to support performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Foster engineering culture that values craftsmanship, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers to integrate models and automation into internal products and workflows.
• Champion DevOps and reliability best practices, ensuring uptime and performance of critical systems.
• Scale process and people - recruit, onboard, and grow a high‑performing engineering team.

Skills

Full-stack leadership

Mentorship

Agile execution

Architecture guidance

Code reviews

Typescript

Python

AWS

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

AWS services tooling

Job description

Description

At Ledgebrook , we are building an Excess & Surplus (E&S) lines insurance company that combines deep underwriting and pricing expertise with a modern tech platform fit for the future of insurance– truly a best of both worlds approach. Our speed and service underpin every decision we make, and our rapidly growing team is a testament to our value proposition resonating with the market. You bring the passion and entrepreneurial spirit, and we’ll provide the opportunity to unleash the very best of your talents and skills.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our growing full stack engineering team and help scale the technology powering Ledgebrook ’s underwriting, policy, and data systems.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical acumen with strong people leadership — someone who can coach engineers, shape architecture, and partner with product to deliver at Ledgebrook speed. This person will own execution across multiple initiatives spanning frontend, backend, and data-integrated systems, ensuring we deliver reliable, scalable, and elegant software that powers the business forward.

You’ll report to the Director of Engineering, working closely with Product Management, Infrastructure, and Data teams to turn ambitious goals into reality.

What You'll Do:

• Lead and mentor a team of full stack engineers, fostering technical excellence, collaboration, and accountability.
• Drive agile execution - help run standups, sprint planning, retros, and ensure consistent delivery against roadmap commitments.
• Partner with product managers and stakeholders to clarify requirements, define milestones, and deliver business outcomes.
• Stay hands‑on technically: conduct code reviews, guide architecture decisions, and unblock complex technical challenges.
• Own the delivery pipeline - ensure code quality, testing, CI/CD automation, and operational readiness.
• Shape our system architecture across , Typescript, Python, and AWS services to support performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Foster engineering culture that values craftsmanship, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers to integrate models and automation into internal products and workflows.
• Champion DevOps and reliability best practices, ensuring uptime and performance of critical systems.
• Scale process and people - recruit, onboard, and grow a high‑performing engineering team.

About you

We love working with people who are eager to learn constantly and genuinely excited about the chaotic, rewarding process of building a company from the ground up.