Engineering Manager leading engineers building Federato’s AI-native insurance platform. Guiding technical direction, scalable systems, and team growth across complex product initiatives.
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team, including hiring, performance management, career development, and technical mentorship
Set technical direction and help define the team roadmap
Translate ambiguous product and customer needs into clear engineering priorities and measurable outcomes
Guide architecture and review critical design decisions
Help build scalable, reliable, secure production systems
Partner with Product, Design, Data Science, customer-facing teams, and engineering leadership on complex initiatives from idea through production
Use AI-native development tools and workflows to increase engineering velocity while maintaining standards for correctness, security, reliability, and production readiness
Requirements
8+ years of software engineering experience, including meaningful experience building and operating production software systems
2+ years of experience managing or technically leading engineers
Track record of hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineering talent
Strong technical depth in distributed systems, APIs, cloud infrastructure, or modern web application development
Ability to engage deeply in architectural and technical decisions
Ability to lead large, ambiguous technical initiatives from strategy and architecture through execution and production
Experience operating effectively in fast-paced, high-growth environments
Strong cross-functional communication skills and ability to create alignment across Engineering, Product, Data Science, and other stakeholders
Experience building AI-powered or AI-native products, particularly systems involving LLMs, agentic workflows, or intelligent automation (bonus)
Experience using AI coding tools to accelerate software development while reviewing and validating generated code (bonus)
Experience in an early-stage startup or as an early engineering hire (bonus)
Experience in insurance, fintech, enterprise SaaS, or other complex, highly regulated domains (bonus)
Benefits
Stock options
Benefits
Additional perks
Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities during application/interview, job performance, and receipt of employment benefits and privileges
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