Manager, Engineering (Nova)

Iterable; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries and equity

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid Sabbatical

Flexible PTO

Monthly Employee Wellness allowance

Job summary

Iterable is seeking an Engineering Manager located in Atlanta, Georgia, to lead a team focusing on AI-powered capabilities within their core application. You'll guide a diverse group of engineers to develop reliable and usable product features, collaborating closely with Product and Design teams.

The role requires strong technical judgment, experience in software development, and team management skills. The company offers competitive salaries, equity, and comprehensive benefits including health insurance and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of hands-on software development experience.
• At least 3 years managing and growing software engineering teams.
• Strong background in application or platform engineering, ideally in a SaaS environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team responsible for building AI-enabled product experiences.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Data Science to translate AI capabilities.
• Ensure AI-powered features are reliable, observable, and secure.

Skills

Software development experience

Team management experience

Technical judgment

Experience with AI integration

Application/platform engineering

Frontend and backend technologies

Problem-solving and execution

Communication skills

Job description

How you will make an impact

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the team responsible for building agentic experiences and integrating AI-powered capabilities into the core Iterable application. This team owns the application-facing development that turns emerging AI capabilities into reliable, usable product features.

In this role, you will guide a group of frontend, backend, and applied engineers working on conversational workflows, orchestration layers, and AI-enabled product surfaces. You will balance people leadership with strong technical judgment, helping the team deliver high-quality features while navigating ambiguity and evolving requirements in a fast-moving product area. This role sits within the broader Nova initiative and plays a key part in shaping how intelligent experiences appear across the Iterable platform.

How You Will Make a Difference

• Lead and support a team of engineers building agentic and AI-enabled product experiences.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and Data Science leadership to translate AI capabilities into scalable, user-facing experiences.
• Guide the design and implementation of agent workflows, orchestration logic, and application integrations.
• Ensure AI-powered features are reliable, observable, secure, and ready for production use.
• Drive execution across multiple initiatives, balancing short-term delivery with sustainable technical direction.
• Foster strong engineering practices around code quality, testing, documentation, and iterative delivery.
• Coach and mentor engineers, supporting career growth and healthy team dynamics.
• Collaborate with other engineering and data teams to align on interfaces, dependencies, and shared goals.
• Contribute to hiring and onboarding as the team grows.

We Are Looking for People Who

• Have at least 5 years of hands‑on software development experience.
• Have at least 3 years of experience managing and growing software engineering teams.
• Strong background in application or platform engineering, ideally in a SaaS environment.
• Experience leading teams that integrate AI or ML-powered capabilities into production systems.
• Comfort operating at the intersection of product, platform, and data science teams.
• Strong technical judgment across system design, APIs, distributed systems, and developer workflows.
• Experience working with modern backend and frontend stacks.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, make pragmatic trade‑offs, and drive execution across multiple initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to align technical work with business and product goals.

Bonus Points

• Experience leading teams building agentic or LLM‑powered product experiences.
• Familiarity with agent frameworks such as Mastra or similar orchestration tools.
• Prior work on decisioning engines, rules engines, or real‑time personalization systems.
• Experience collaborating closely with Data Science and ML teams on production integrations.
• Background in marketing technology or customer engagement platforms.
• Experience scaling teams and systems in a remote‑first environment.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salaries, meaningful equity, & 401(k) plan
• Medical, dental, vision, & life insurance
• Balance Days (additional paid holidays)
• Fertility & Adoption Assistance
• Paid Sabbatical
• Flexible PTO
• Monthly Employee Wellness allowance
• Monthly Professional Development allowance
• Pre‑tax commuter benefits
• Complete laptop workstation

The US base salary range for this position at the start of employment is $156,000 - $242,000. Within this range, individual pay is determined by specific US work location, as well as additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, relevant education or training, and internal equity considerations.

Please note that the range listed above reflects only base salary. The total compensation package includes variable pay (where applicable), equity, plus a range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and financial. In addition, we offer perks such as generous stipends for health & fitness and learning & development, among others.

Iterable is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Iterable does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender‑identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or prohibited by Company policy. Iterable also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, and its internal policy, Iterable will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.