Remote-First Engineering Manager: Build a High-Impact Team

Socket.dev; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

401k / Retirement

Life Insurance

Flexible PTO

9 paid holidays

Family Leave

Remote options

Hybrid for Orlando Associates

Free Food & Snacks (Orlando)

Wellness resources

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team of 4–8 engineers, delivering meaningful product outcomes while fostering a healthy, accountable, and growth-oriented culture.

You will balance execution, people leadership, and technical oversight; not the primary hands-on contributor, but you must maintain strong technical judgment. Success is measured by the team’s ability to ship reliably, grow professionally, and operate with clarity and ownership.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of experience directly managing engineers.
• Hands-on keyboard at 50-80% of the time.
• Experience leading teams of at least 4 engineers.
• Strong track record of delivering complex software projects on schedule.
• Solid system design fundamentals and architectural judgment.
• Experience partnering with Product and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow engineers across multiple levels.
• Ability to balance delivery pressure with long-term technical health.
• Experience navigating ambiguity and setting clear direction.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• High emotional intelligence and ability to manage conflict constructively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of 4–8 engineers across one product area or domain.
• Own team delivery outcomes, including roadmap execution, reliability, and quality.
• Partner closely with Product and Design to translate business priorities into clear technical plans.
• Drive cycle planning, estimation, and delivery accountability.
• Remove blockers and resolve cross-team dependencies.
• Ensure the team balances speed with long-term maintainability.
• Maintain visibility into system health, performance, and risk areas.
• Provide regular 1:1 coaching and actionable feedback to each team member.
• Conduct performance reviews, career development planning, and growth conversations.
• Hire, interview, and onboard new engineers as the team scales.
• Create an environment of psychological safety while maintaining high standards.
• Coach engineers on ownership, system design, and execution discipline.
• Address performance issues early and constructively.
• Escalate risks and communicate tradeoffs clearly to leadership.
• Contribute to organizational process improvements and engineering culture initiatives.

Skills

Engineering management

Team leadership

System design

Cross-functional partner

Mentoring engineers

Communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Ambiguity navigation

Delivery leadership

Hands-on coding

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Redis

Redshift

TypeScript

Node.js

Nest.js

React.js

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team of 4–8 engineers, delivering meaningful product outcomes while fostering a healthy, accountable, and growth-oriented culture.

You will balance execution, people leadership, and technical oversight; not the primary hands-on contributor, but you must maintain strong technical judgment. Success is measured by the team’s ability to ship reliably, grow professionally, and operate with clarity and ownership.