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8am · 2 weeks ago

Senior Engineering Manager | Growth

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $180K/yr

7+ years exp

8am is a professional business platform focused on empowering professionals with innovative technology. The Senior Engineering Manager, Growth will lead engineering teams to develop infrastructure and tools that enhance data-driven growth across the product portfolio.

Financial ServicesFinTechLegal TechPayments

Responsibilities

You move quickly, ship iteratively, and prioritize speed of learning over perfect solutions—building MVPs that validate hypotheses rapidly

Thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift based on data, and can pivot technical approaches when experiments suggest a better path forward

Excitement for building elegant technical solutions that enable delightful user experiences and unlock new growth capabilities

Partners closely with Principal Product Managers for Growth Enablement and First Time Use to align engineering execution with product vision

Significant experience with addressing interpersonal conflicts/critical issues, organizing resources to meet strategic goals, mentoring/coaching employees, conducting employee performance evaluations, and recruiting/retaining talent

Excellent leadership, communication, prioritization, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with a track record of building and managing high-functioning, inclusive, diverse, and productive teams

Strong teamwork and documentation skills

Strong experience with resolving conflict and building trust within and between teams, particularly across Product, Engineering, and Data functions

Understands and supports business objectives of Product, Data, Marketing, and Sales teams to ensure growth engineering delivers maximum impact

Ability to balance foundational infrastructure work with rapid experimentation and customer-facing improvements

Comfort with data-driven development practices and metrics-focused engineering culture

Ability to identify motivational criteria of each employee individually and uses this knowledge to inspire the best possible performance

Leads by example and acts as coach and mentor for engineers

Sets performance objectives and conducts performance reviews on a timely basis

Anticipates and resolves personnel issues before they become problems

Leads on-boarding and off-boarding for new and departing team members

Performs reviews and career development

Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation

Qualification

Cloud-based solutionsGrowth engineeringSaaS applicationsFrontend technologiesData-driven developmentAPIsSQLAgile frameworksLeadership skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsTeamwork skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience

7+ years of experience designing, implementing, monitoring, and debugging large-scale solutions in cloud-based environments (AWS, GCE)

Minimum of 5 years experience directly leading software developers, with at least 2+ years managing, mentoring and leading engineering teams; preference for experience in growth engineering, platform engineering, or conversion optimization

Experience building and deploying production-grade web applications and SaaS applications at scale

Strong understanding of growth engineering domains including experimentation platforms, customer data infrastructure, product analytics, and conversion optimization

Experience building or managing teams that create shared infrastructure and tooling used across multiple products

Familiarity with modern growth tech stacks (Segment, Amplitude/Mixpanel, LaunchDarkly, etc.) and ability to make informed technical decisions about tool selection and integration

Experience supporting rapid iteration, A/B testing, and data-driven development across growth initiatives

Experience building APIs and strong understanding of SOLID design principles and design patterns

Expert knowledge of frontend technologies with experience writing components using React

Strong understanding with SQL and familiarity with databases such as Postgres or MySQL

Familiarity with LEAN product development and Agile frameworks (Scrum or Kanban)

Partners closely with Principal Product Managers for Growth Enablement and First Time Use to align engineering execution with product vision

Excellent leadership, communication, prioritization, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with a track record of building and managing high-functioning, inclusive, diverse, and productive teams

Strong teamwork and documentation skills

Strong experience with resolving conflict and building trust within and between teams, particularly across Product, Engineering, and Data functions

Understands and supports business objectives of Product, Data, Marketing, and Sales teams to ensure growth engineering delivers maximum impact

Ability to balance foundational infrastructure work with rapid experimentation and customer-facing improvements

Comfort with data-driven development practices and metrics-focused engineering culture

Ability to identify motivational criteria of each employee individually and uses this knowledge to inspire the best possible performance

Leads by example and acts as coach and mentor for engineers

Sets performance objectives and conducts performance reviews on a timely basis

Anticipates and resolves personnel issues before they become problems

Leads on-boarding and off-boarding for new and departing team members

Performs reviews and career development

Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation

Benefits

Health Insurance Coverage: We offer our 8Team a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit your needs, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees.

Financial perks: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including annual bonuses, equity options and 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members.

Time for what matters: Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and a parental leave program for our new parents.

Wellness: Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching.

Learning and Development: Continuous learning through 8am.edu, leadership programs, professional development funds, and individually focused talent development.

Giving back to the communities around us: Participate in our charitable matching gift program, paid time off for volunteer service, and company-sponsored volunteer events (both local and virtually).

Engagement: Virtual and in-person team-building events, quarterly award recognition through our Rise & Shine Award of Excellence Program, and our peer-to-peer appreciation platform.