Senior Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead, inspire, and grow multiple distributed software engineering teams, fostering a culture of high trust and psychological safety.
• Develop engineering talent across all levels—from junior to staff—through coaching, mentorship, performance management, and team-wide programs that promote delegation and cross-organizational growth
• Own the end-to-end delivery and operational excellence of your teams' portfolio, ensuring critical user-facing systems meet user needs and are reliable and secure at scale.
• Partner with Product, Design, and other cross-functional leaders to set a clear vision, prioritize roadmaps, and align a long-term strategy that optimizes for the entire organization.
• Provide technical leadership and direction by setting architectural guardrails and guiding major technical decisions without being a direct code contributor.
• Establish and uphold rigorous engineering standards, including SLAs/SLOs, security best practices, AI usage and QA processes to accelerate delivery and improve product health.
• Champion inclusive, async-first practices to ensure your teams, distributed across an ~9-hour time zone spread, can collaborate effectively.

Requirements

• Extensive software development experience as an individual contributor, and a proven track record as an Engineering Manager leading multiple, distributed software engineering teams.
• A strong product sense and a proven track record of delivering high-quality results across the full product lifecycle through lean, outcome focused rituals minimizing unnecessary process.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical depth, diving deep into complex architectural problems and guiding senior engineers to sound decisions.
• A strategic thinker, comfortable setting technical vision over a 6-12 month horizon and managing a complex portfolio of projects.
• Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners in a remote-first environment.
• A track record of hiring and developing senior talent, with a passion for helping engineers advance their careers.
• High sense of ownership and a strong growth mindset; you are a collaborative, humble learner who can thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus points

• Experience with Python / Typescript & React
• Experience in the B2B SaaS market.
• Experience delivering high-performance, data-intensive user interfaces and robust APIs.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare: 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision for all FTEs, with roughly 75% coverage for dependents.
• Flexible Time Off: Flexible vacation days plus quarterly mental health days to ensure you have the space to recharge.
• Annual Stipends: Dedicated funds for your professional development and caretaking needs.
• Work Anniversary Bonuses: Annual bonuses to celebrate your milestones and contributions to the CaptivateIQ team that grow as your tenure does.
• Retirement Savings (US-Only): A 401(k) plan to help you invest in and secure your future.
• Premium Tools: The latest Apple hardware to empower you to do your best work.
• Inclusive Community: Active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that celebrate shared identities and support our DEI goals by fostering an environment where diverse talent thrives.

Notice to Prospective Candidates

• Only emails from @captivateiq.com should be trusted.
• We are aware of active recruitment scams using the CaptivateIQ name, in which individuals pose as our recruiters and post fake remote job openings and make fake job offers on the Internet. Please note, we will never do the following:
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• Make an offer of employment without conducting multiple rounds of interviews face-to-face using secure video-conferencing technology.
• Ask candidates to cash checks to buy equipment on behalf of CaptivateIQ.
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• Make early requests for candidates' personal information such as date of birth, passport details, credit card numbers, bank details and social security number, etc.
• Please note that we’ll only ask for more sensitive personal information in connection with background checks after an offer is made.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide after-hours support, ensuring timely resolution of critical issues and maintaining system uptime.