Frontend Engineering Manager: Lead, Mentor & Ship Impact

Justworks; 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

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.