- Job title
- Engineering Manager
- Job location
- US / CA / Remote (US; CA)
- Job description
- ## **Engineering Manager**
At Just Appraised, we’re replacing outdated, manual local government workflows with modern software used by hundreds of government agencies across the United States. Our cutting-edge, AI-powered software, which leverages Natural Language Processing (NLP), replaces manual data entry to eliminate delays, backlogs, and errors. This work directly impacts how communities fund schools, infrastructure, and public services.
## **About the Role**
Lead the team building the software for modern government!
We’re hiring an **Engineering Manager** to lead teams responsible for the core products, systems, and infrastructure that power this software.
This role combines technical leadership, architecture, and people development.
This is a hands-on role with a strong emphasis on full-stack product engineering and end-to-end delivery. You will lead teams responsible for everything from user-facing features and modern frontend systems to scalable backend services and critical platform integrations.
You will be a force multiplier: setting clear technical and business direction, contributing to design and code, and fostering a strong, scalable, and reliable technical foundation while championing the professional growth of every engineer.
## **What You Will Work On**
Examples of problems our engineers tackle:
* Designing and implementing end-to-end features, from user interfaces to scalable backend services
* Improving the performance and responsiveness of our core application across the full stack
* Collaborating with our customers to translate their needs into technical solutions
* Building reliable data pipelines and integrations for our product features
* Designing systems that support AI-driven automation features
* Scaling the engineering organization while maintaining high talent density
**Tech Stack**
* **Backend:** Java, PostgreSQL
* **Frontend:** React, TypeScript
* **Infrastructure:** AWS, Docker, Terraform
* **Developer Tools:** GitHub, Linear, Cursor, CI/CD, automated testing
**Your Role**
**Team Leadership & Mentorship**
* Lead and manage a team of Software Engineers.
* Provide technical guidance and mentorship to develop strong design, coding, and problem-solving skills across the team.
* Manage team health, set goals, conduct performance reviews, and support individual career development and progression.
**Strategic Execution & Delivery**
* Partner closely with different functional teams to define and execute roadmaps that result in measurable business and customer outcomes.
* Hands-on coding for up to 20% of your weekly time, as team needs require.
* Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, developer experience, and delivery pipelines.
* Collaborate cross-functionally with all leadership, Customer Success, and Operations to align technical initiatives with overall company strategy.
**Architectural Guidance & Standards**
* Guide critical architectural decisions focused on scalability, performance, and maintainability across our core backend and infrastructure systems.
* Champion and drive high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and overall engineering excellence.
* Contribute to technical designs and write or review code, particularly for complex or high-impact projects.
## **What We’re Looking For**
* 4+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, with strong proficiency in both backend (e.g., Java, Python) and frontend (e.g., React) technologies.
* 2+ years of engineering leadership experience, including successfully managing an engineering team or leading multi-quarter initiatives
* Proven ability to deliver high-quality, user-facing product features across the full stack.
* Experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and system reliability engineering (SRE) practices
* A demonstrated ability to successfully balance people leadership with significant technical contribution
* Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to clearly bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders
* A strong sense of ownership, a bias for action, and a commitment to leading by example and mentoring others
## **Benefits**
* Competitive compensation and stock equity plan
* Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
* Company sponsored pre-tax retirement savings program (401k)
* A flexible work environment that supports working from home
* Flexible PTO
* Parental Leave
* Home office stipend
