Site Engineering Manager advancing Mantel’s molten - salt carbon capture demonstration project. Managing field execution, commissioning, and performance validation for industrial decarbonization.
About the role
- Head of Engineering overseeing ~40 engineers at Stay22, advancing technical vision and strategy in a hybrid role.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a high-performing engineering organization of about 40 engineers organized into multiple squads, with clear expectations around quality, ownership, collaboration, and speed of delivery
- Evolve the engineering organization structure (squads, platform vs. product, Engineering Managers layer, Tech Leads, Staff/Principal roles) as the company scales
- Own engineering hiring standards, with a particular focus on senior hires
- Establish robust performance, feedback, and career-development processes that are fair, transparent, and aligned with company values
- Manage misalignment or underperformance at all levels with clarity and empathy
- Develop strong engineering management practices, including performance calibration, career-development frameworks, and mentoring for leaders
- Foster a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and continuous improvement
- Build strong succession and backfill plans for critical roles (Tech Leads, Engineering Managers, Staff Engineers)
- Define career ladders and clear levels for ICs and managers, partnering with the People team for promotions and compensation structures
- Define and communicate a clear engineering strategy and roadmap that supports company goals (revenue, margins, new products, technical sustainability)
- Translate business objectives into concrete portfolios of technical initiatives (new products, platform, developer productivity, KTLO)
- Put in place appropriate planning and review cycles (quarterly and annual planning, reviews, retrospectives) with Product and other functions
- Drive long-term investments in platform scalability, developer productivity, technical debt reduction, and infrastructure reliability
Requirements
- Fluent English required for daily communication with international colleagues and teams
- 15+ years of software engineering experience, including designing scalable systems and platforms
- 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing managers and multi-team organizations
- Demonstrated experience in a startup or scale-up environment, where speed, ownership, and adaptability are critical
- Experience as Head of Engineering or VP Engineering in a B2B SaaS, marketplace, or advertising/affiliation environment
- Strong modern backend technical experience (JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Python)
- Experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred) and scalable distributed architectures
- Solid knowledge of AI/ML systems and modern LLM tools (e.g., GPT, Claude) in production environments
- Proven ability to review architectures, guide technical decisions, and retain credibility with senior engineers
- Experience with engineering performance metrics (e.g., DORA metrics) and improving engineering operations
- Strong cross-functional leadership and collaboration skills with Product, Data, and business teams
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, including engagement with executive leadership and the board
Benefits
- Health insurance, dental coverage, retirement plan, training, and team activities
Job title
Job type
Experience level
Salary
Not specified
Degree requirement
Tech skills
Location requirements
Report this job
Found something wrong with the page? Please let us know by submitting a report below.
Site Engineering Manager delivering Mantel’s molten - salt carbon capture demonstration project. Coordinating field engineering, commissioning, contractors, and performance validation in Quebec.
Senior Engineering Manager leading OLO’s guest ordering, experimentation, and menu - quality systems. Owner’s AI platform helps local restaurants grow revenue and operate digitally.
Software Development Manager leading 5 - 6 developers at MaintainX, a mobile - first industrial work execution platform. Delivering reliable reporting, identity, access, or search products.
Engineering Manager leading Platform IAM engineers at Akamai, which powers secure cloud and edge services. Driving architecture, delivery, mentorship, and high - performing team development.
Engineering Manager leading Slice’s DevEx platform, Kubernetes infrastructure, GitOps, and CI/CD. Improving developer productivity and reliability for technology powering independent pizzerias.
Engineering Manager leading backend services, APIs, and distributed systems for Slice’s technology platform supporting local pizzerias. Building high - performing teams and improving customer and engineering outcomes.
Engineering Manager leading Slice’s DevEx platform for restaurant technology. Improving Kubernetes infrastructure, CI/CD, reliability, and developer productivity across distributed engineering teams.
Engineering Manager leading Warner Music Group’s Forward Deployed Engineering team. Driving secure AI automation, reusable tooling, and business - unit delivery across the music company.
Engineering Manager leading a small team building Spellbook’s AI copilot for transactional lawyers. Driving technical direction, product delivery, and effective use of coding agents.