Principal Engineering Management Job [Remote]

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Engineering Manager based in United States.

This role is centered on leading and developing a team of engineers responsible for building and maintaining a mission-driven career discovery platform that connects millions of learners and early-career professionals with opportunities. Working closely with product, design, and technical stakeholders, you will help shape delivery priorities while ensuring the team ships reliable, scalable software. The position blends technical understanding with strong leadership, requiring someone who can remove blockers, guide architectural discussions, and foster engineering excellence. You will also play a key role in hiring and retaining top talent while cultivating a healthy and collaborative engineering culture. This is a high-impact leadership role where success is measured by both team growth and product delivery quality.

In this role, you will lead a software engineering team through coaching, execution, and technical collaboration while ensuring delivery of high-quality product outcomes:

Coach, mentor, and support engineers through continuous feedback, clear growth planning, and performance management

Partner with product, design, and engineering leadership to define priorities, align roadmaps, and deliver impactful solutions

Recruit, hire, and retain strong engineering talent while fostering a team culture that attracts high performers

Identify opportunities to improve engineering processes, tooling, and product innovation, including the thoughtful use of AI tools

Supervise a team of approximately 5–10 engineers and contractors, overseeing hiring, performance, training, and team development

This role requires strong engineering leadership experience combined with technical depth and the ability to guide teams delivering production systems:

• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams in building and delivering production software systems
• Proven ability to develop engineers, provide clear feedback, and build strong, healthy engineering cultures
• Solid understanding of application architecture, integration design, deployment, and testing practices
• Experience working across the full software development lifecycle in fast-paced environments
• Familiarity with cloud and modern engineering stacks such as AWS, Java/Spring Boot, React/TypeScript, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools is a plus
• 132,000 – $150,000 (with bonus eligibility)

Performance-based bonus opportunities depending on role and outcomes

Remote-first work environment available across all US states

Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for eligible employees

Retirement savings plan with employer contributions

Paid time off and flexible leave policies

Professional development and training opportunities

Exposure to modern technologies and opportunities to lead high-impact engineering initiatives

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