Software Engineering Manager (Product)

Ontra; United States; Remote; USD 176,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm at the forefront of AI legal tech is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a dynamic product engineering team. In this pivotal role, you will drive technical excellence and foster a collaborative culture, shaping the future of software development. With a commitment to innovation and inclusion, you will tackle diverse technical challenges while mentoring your team. This remote-first company offers a flexible working environment, ensuring you can thrive both personally and professionally. Join us in making a significant impact in the legal tech space and help redefine the industry standards.

Benefits

Remote-first working policy

Paid flexible time off

Paid parental leave

Employer-supported retirement contributions

Monthly phone and internet reimbursement

Company-sponsored LinkedIn Learning accounts

Department budgets for professional development

Robust onboarding program

Twice yearly team offsites

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering, including 2+ years as an engineering manager.
• Proven track record in technical leadership and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a product engineering team, ensuring technical excellence.
• Plan and implement solutions for technical challenges and consumer-facing features.

Skills

Software Engineering

Technical Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Problem Solving

Mentoring

LLM Familiarity

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

CoPilot

Cursor

Job description

About Ontra
Ontra is the global leader in AI legal tech for private markets. Powered by industry-leading AI, data from 1M+ contracts, and a global network of legal professionals, Ontra's private markets technology platform streamlines and optimizes critical legal and compliance workflows across the full fund lifecycle. Ontra’s purpose-built solutions automate contracts, streamline obligation management, digitize entity management, and surface insights. Trusted by more than 800 global GPs, investment banks, law firms, and advisors - including nine of the top ten PEI-ranked firms worldwide - Ontra helps firms focus on what’s important to them.

Our Culture
Ontra is a remote-first company that values the power of connection. We find innovative ways to stay connected, both virtually and in person. By promoting ownership, inspiring creativity, and championing collaboration, Ontra enables you to shape your impact and growth. Our commitment to innovation extends beyond our technology; it’s embedded in our culture, and AI plays a crucial role in everything we do.

Our culture is one where belonging is the cornerstone of every interaction, rooted in acceptance and respect for all. Our commitment to inclusion begins at the application process, ensuring a fair and equitable hiring experience that values the unique contributions you bring from day one.

About the Role

Ontra is seeking a Software Engineering Manager reporting to our Director, Engineering.

We’re looking for someone excited to lead a product engineering team, drive technical excellence in software development, and craft innovative solutions to diverse technical challenges, from consumer-facing features to internal scaling, and help level up our product. Join us in shaping the software development culture at Ontra by establishing best practices and collaborating with engineering leaders.

If you are a dynamic leader with a proven track record of providing technical leadership on team projects and facilitating process and cultural change across engineering organizations, we'd love to get to know you. You possess strong organizational and planning skills, excel in strategic thinking and problem solving, and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. As someone who thrives in both team player and leadership roles, you also have a passion for mentoring fellow team members.
To foster team connection and collaboration, this role requires being present in either our Santa Barbara or San Francisco office once per quarter for team meetings and off-sites. As such, we are only considering candidates who are currently based in California.

What You’ll Do

• Team Management: Oversee and lead a team, ensuring smooth operation of the technical aspects of software development at the team level.
• Solution Implementation: Plan, design, lead, and implement solutions for various technical challenges, addressing both consumer-facing features and internal scalability.
• Cultural Development: Shape and influence the software development culture at Ontra by collaborating with engineering managers and directors to set best practices across the organization.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Dedicate 60% of efforts to management, planning, and aligning with stakeholders to ensure project goals and deliverables are met effectively.
• Individual Contributions: Allocate 40% of time to direct individual contributions, working hands-on in the development process to drive project success.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience: 7+ years in software engineering and 2+ years as an engineering manager, demonstrating a strong foundation in both technical and leadership responsibilities.
• Technical Leadership: Proven ability to ideate and perform discovery with Product and UX teams to deliver high-impact solutions, align teams to deliver business value swiftly, and architect scalable solutions.
• Organizational Impact: History of identifying and addressing weaknesses in engineering processes across the organization. Experience in articulating process improvements and collaborating with other managers to implement solutions adopted by all teams.
• Management Skills: Capable of managing a team effectively, motivating high performers, and addressing low performers.
• LLM Familiarity: Must have familiarity with coding assistant LLMs such as CoPilot or Cursor, preferably with experience in integrating LLMs for data extraction and summarization solutions.

Pay Transparency
Ontra takes individual candidate location, experience, and skills into consideration when determining compensation. The base pay range is listed below. Additionally, all positions are eligible for unit-based equity grants.

Some positions may be eligible for additional compensation, such as commission or other variable compensation structures, which is not included in the below base pay range.

If you are selected to participate in our interview process, your Talent Acquisition Partner will share more details about the total compensation package for the role.

Base Pay Range

$176,000—$264,000 USD

Hiring LocationsWe currently hire exclusively in the locations listed below. Select jobs may have more specific location requirements due to business needs.

United StatesArizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington

APACHong Kong

EMEAUnited Kingdom

Benefits Snapshot

• Remote-first working policy, with office hubs in SF, NYC, Santa Barbara, and London
• Twice yearly team offsites for in-person collaboration
• Paid flexible time off policy
• Paid parental leave and benefits
• Employer-supported retirement contributions, varying by country
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement
• Company-sponsored LinkedIn Learning accounts, department budgets for professional development, and robust onboarding program
• Various options for medical, dental, and vision insurance

Travel Occasional travel is required for Ontra employees, including typically at least twice per year to attend team and larger group off-sites for in-person collaboration. For some roles, additional travel may be required based on the requirements of the role and business need.

InclusivityOntra is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Ontra will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].

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Note to External Agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/CVs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to Ontra will NOT be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place.

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