RapidSOS · 1 month ago
Engineering Manager, Full-Stack/Frontend
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$185K/yr - $210K/yr
8+ years expRapidSOS is an intelligent safety platform committed to using technology to enhance emergency response. The Engineering Manager will lead a full-stack team to develop innovative solutions that deliver critical data to telecommunicators, ensuring the products are scalable, efficient, and impactful.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Mobile AppsPublic Safety
Responsibilities
Drive the architecture, design, and implementation of new features for RapidSOS UNITE—a React/TypeScript and Python-based application that handles millions of 911 calls each month
Champion an AI forward approach by guiding the team in using AI tools where they add real leverage in development, testing, data workflows, and rapid prototyping, and by encouraging the team to try new approaches, learn quickly, and iterate often as a core part of how we work
Own the end-to-end delivery of new products and features, from concept to release
Lead strategic architectural decisions, help drive alignment, and optimize applications for performance, scalability, and accessibility
Collaborate in an agile environment with stakeholders across Engineering, Public Safety, Design, and Product to develop solutions for RapidSOS products that solves real challenges for our users, guide technical direction of your team, ensure scalable systems, clean architecture, and strong engineering craft
Stay hands-on with the codebase by leading standups and code reviews, contributing to features, resolving technical roadblocks, and championing best practices while driving continuous improvement of team processes
Grow, hire, onboard, mentor, and empower engineers, where they can contribute quickly, grow meaningfully, and continuously develop their craft
Promote an environment of high trust, ownership, and clarity where engineers are proud of their work and aligned on priorities
Iterate fast, refactor when new information shows a better path, and ensure the codebase stays clean, stable, and ready for continuous evolution
Qualification
Required
8-10+ years of full-stack engineering experience including 3-5+ years of experience leading engineering teams (full-stack experience is preferred but strong frontend experience will be considered)
3-5+ years of developing rich, interactive, scalable frontend applications with React/Redux, TypeScript, and modern HTML and CSS
3–5+ years of experience developing backend systems and services, preferably in Python or Node (Go, Ruby, and Java also considered), including designing, building, and maintaining robust APIs that support complex workflows
Experience with AWS, a solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, and familiarity with monitoring best practices using tools like Datadog to ensure reliable and scalable systems
Proven ability to lead technical decisions around system architecture and scalability to ensure reliable performance for thousands of users
Highly self-motivated; ability to adapt, navigate ambiguity, and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of ownership
Strong proficiency in coding best practices – ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code
Demonstrated expertise in problem solving – from troubleshooting issues to debugging a large codebase
Customer-centric mindset; cares deeply about the user experience and is able to quickly identify the optimal visual strategies to meet both product and design goals
Comfort using AI tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance team productivity—and the curiosity to explore new AI capabilities as they emerge
Ability and willingness to collaborate in-person quarterly, or as needed
Benefits
Competitive salary and benefits and equity participation
The chance to work with a passionate team on solving one of the largest challenges globally
A dynamic, flexible and fun start-up work environment with a highly talented team
Company
RapidSOS
RapidSOS is an intelligent safety platform that connects devices, apps, and sensors for safety agents.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$455.73MKey Investors
Apax PartnersBlackRockNightDragon
2025-11-19Series D· $100M
2024-03-05Series C· $75M
2022-09-28Series C· $75M
Leadership Team
Michael Martin
CEO
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