Engineering Manager, Payroll Platform & Tech Leader

Justworks, Inc.

Northern, New York (KY, NY)

Hybrid

USD 212,000 - 274,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Justworks is seeking an Engineering Manager for Workforce Payments to oversee a team building core payroll, money movement, and tax calculation features. You will mentor engineers, balance hands‑on coding with strategic leadership, and drive reliability and precision across our financial platform.

You will partner with product, design, and finance teams to scale tax and payment capabilities while maintaining a culture of learning and empathy.

Qualifications

7+ years of experience as a software engineer working on production web applications.
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.
Solid understanding of core web development technologies.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of engineers, coordinating projects and priorities.
Define and drive the team’s long‑term strategy and quarterly roadmap.
Collaborate with Product, Design and other teams to ship features.
Lead technical decision‑making and develop platform interfaces for payroll data.
Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation and continuous learning.