Senior Engineering Manager - Qualified

Leadout Capital; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadout Capital is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to guide one or more product teams, focusing on scalable backend systems and AI integrations. You’ll lead a full-stack team, aligning product strategy with technical execution and business growth.

You’ll mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and foster a product-first mindset to deliver reliable, high-performance software across the platform. Strong leadership and collaboration are essential in this high-growth environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams in high-growth environments with AI/ML focus.
• Strong background in full-stack development using Ruby on Rails, Java, Python, or Go.
• Hands-on AI-driven application development including experimentation, data curation, model training, and deployment.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases, PostgreSQL preferred.
• Driven, proactive leader who collaborates effectively across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor one or more engineering teams; hire and develop talent.
• Own the product roadmap and execution with Product, Design, and GTM teams.
• Oversee full-stack architecture and engineering excellence across frontend, backend, and data integrations.
• Champion a product-first mindset to ensure reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with leadership to align technology with strategic business goals.

Skills

AI/ML leadership

Full-stack development

Ruby on Rails

Java

Python

Go

SQL (PostgreSQL)

Team growth

Job description

Note: By applying to the Senior Engineering Manager posting, recruiters and hiring managers across the organization hiring software engineers will review your resume. Our goal is for you to apply once and have your resume reviewed by multiple hiring teams.

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead one or more of our various Product teams. This is a high-impact leadership role focused on developing and scaling the core backend systems that power our platform, with a strategic focus on integrating AI technologies. You will also lead a fullstack product team, ensuring seamless integration between the backend and user-facing features. You'll partner closely with senior technical leaders and help drive execution across AI integration, product strategy, and business growth. We're looking for someone who's helped grow teams with operational excellence and technical fluency, while brining people leadership to the table.

What You'll Do

• Lead and Grow the Teams: Manage and mentor one or more teams. Hire and develop talent to support company growth and evolving product needs.

• Own the Product Roadmap & Execution: Partner with Product, Design, and GTM to define priorities, translate customer needs into clear plans, and drive delivery with strong operational rigor (planning, quality, and predictable execution).

• Drive Full Stack Architecture & Engineering Excellence: Guide end-to-end technical decisions across frontend, backend, and data integrations. Ensure the system is secure, scalable, observable, and easy for engineers to build on as the product grows.

• Champion Product-First Thinking: Instill a product-focused mindset across the teams to tackle technical challenges related to quality and performance. You'll ensure the core functionality of our product is stable, reliable, and continuously improving.

• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with leadership and product teams to align on priorities, ensuring technology is integrated into strategic decision-making and delivering results that move the business forward.

What We're Looking For

• Experience managing engineering teams in high-growth environments with a focus on leveraging AI/ML technologies.

• Strong background in full-stack development with proven proficiency in programming languages such as Ruby on Rails, Java, Python, or Go.

• Hands-on experience in AI-driven application development, including experiment setup, dataset curation, model training, and deployment.

• Experience working with SQL and RDBMS (PostgreSQL preferred).

• A "driver" mindset: proactive, outcomes-oriented, and unafraid to roll up your sleeves when needed.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially in cross-functional leadership settings.

Why Join Qualified

• Product Impact at Scale: As a key leader, you’ll own the team and technical direction behind a core product area, shaping roadmap execution and the fullstack architecture that enables reliable, customer-facing experiences as we scale.

• High-Growth Environment: Join us at a pivotal stage where you can establish best practices that will scale with our rapid growth and expansion.

• Cutting-Edge AI: Work on unique and challenging problems related to integrating AI into a B2B platform, helping to define standards for a new generation of applications.

• Close Leadership Collaboration: Partner with leadership and product teams to ensure technology is integrated into our strategic decision-making.

If you're ready to take on a high-visibility role where you'll lead critical initiatives and help shape the future of our AI-powered platform, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits & Perks

Check out our benefits site which explains our various benefits, including wellbeing reimbursement, generous parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, and more.

Salesforce Information

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