Software Engineering Manager (San Francisco)

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Base pay range

$210,000.00/yr - $290,000.00/yr

About Sprig

Sprig is building the AI-native successor to legacy survey tools, like Qualtrics, Medallia, and SurveyMonkey. We believe the future of experience research won’t be powered by slow, siloed platforms. It will be fast, intelligent, and deeply integrated into how modern teams build great products.

Our mission is to make deep customer understanding effortless and always on. With Sprig, product teams no longer guess. They know. We are creating a future where AI uncovers insights, accelerates workflows, and enables teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences in real-time.

Companies like Notion, Figma, Coinbase, and TripAdvisor already use Sprig to stay closer to their customers than ever before. We’re scaling quickly toward $100M ARR, launching new AI-powered capabilities, and expanding our impact across the world’s most innovative companies.

If you're energized by bold ideas, rapid growth, and the opportunity to redefine an entire category, we'd love to meet you.

About the Role

Sprig is on a path to build a world-class product experience platform that empowers the best businesses to truly understand how their users experience their product at scale. The goal of the Core team at Sprig is to build and deploy high-performing, low-footprint SDKs and develop the dashboard experience to manage these studies. Your work will be used by millions of people throughout the world so ensuring stability, resiliency and performance of our software is critical.

This role is based in San Francisco with three fixed days working in office (M, T, Th).

Your Impact

• Set a clear and compelling technical direction for the core team. Work closely with Product and Design partners to drive technical decisions that shape the roadmap and influence the broader engineering organization.
• Hire, develop, and retain top-tier engineering talent. Foster a collaborative, inclusive team environment where engineers thrive and grow in their careers.
• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of Web, Mobile, Desktop SDKs and dashboard features around study management. Maintain a strong sense of urgency while upholding our bar for reliability, security, and performance especially for enterprise customers with demanding product and compliance requirements.
• Champion a culture of ownership and accountability to meet the expectations of Sprig’s largest customers. Build systems with reliability, observability, and maintainability in mind to support our public available SDKs used by millions of users.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the team and company.
• Partner effectively with teams across Product, Design, Customer Success, and Sales to deliver a delightful developer and user experience.

Your Strengths

• Proven experience (8+ years) in software engineering with a strong background in TypeScript, React, and Node.js. Deep understanding of modern web development practices, tooling, and performance optimization.
• At least 2+ years in an engineering management role, with a track record of building and leading high-performing frontend, mobile, or fullstack teams.
• Development experience in Mobile and SDKs a nice to have.
• A hands-on leader who enjoys being close to the codebase, especially early on. You aren’t afraid to dive in and code or guide architectural design decisions.
• Deep appreciation for the unique demands of enterprise customers. You hold a high bar for product quality, security, and service-level expectation. Know how to balance urgency with long-term technical trade offs.
• Clear and concise communicator. Able to effectively navigate technical and non-technical discussions, and drive alignment across functions.
• A deep care for the end-user experience and a passion for building tools that developers love to use.
• Competitive Employee Equity
• 401K Program
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Professional Development Stipend
• Hybrid Office Policy
• Lunch and dinner daily
• Company Sponsored Social Events

At Sprig, we pride ourselves on being a people-first company, where your contributions truly matter and are valued. We were recently awarded by Fortune as top 50 best places to work in the US, and top 50 Places to Work in the Bay Area by Built In. Come join our mission of building products users love and have a real impact on Sprig’s future.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We prioritize diversity within our team and value different perspectives, educational backgrounds, and life experiences. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

Employee Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this full-time position is $210,000 - $290,000 + Equity + Benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all locations (San Francisco, CA; New York, NY). Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your Recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity or benefits.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Management

• Industries

  Software Development

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