SCHED · 2 weeks ago
Engineering Manager – Modernization & AI Enablement
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
1+ years expSched is a profitable event management platform evolving its engineering organization with a focus on AI-assisted development practices. The Engineering Manager will lead a small team to modernize a legacy system, improve workflows, and increase engineering throughput.
AppsEventsReservationsSaaSSchedulingSoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Assess the current PHP codebase and infrastructure
Identify legacy areas, high-risk sections, and modernization priorities
Document technical debt in a way the business can act on
Define where AI tools can realistically speed up documentation, refactoring, and testing
Establish a predictable development workflow that blends human judgment + AI output
Build a modernization plan we can execute in phases alongside normal product work
Lead and coach a small engineering team with clear expectations
Help engineers adopt and use AI tools effectively
Build a culture of accountability, learning, and ownership
Hire, retain, and develop strong talent
Improve the health of our legacy PHP system through structured cleanup and documentation
Reduce technical debt in a prioritized, business-aligned manner
Use AI tools for code explanations, prototypes, tests, and refactors
Work with Product to scope work realistically and unblock roadmap items
Strengthen logs, monitoring, and alerting
Partner with Business Operations to ensure secure use of AI tools
Reduce incident frequency and improve time-to-resolution
Maintain strong on-call and incident management practices
Work closely with Product to align on scope, sequencing, and priorities
Partner with Sales and Customer Success to understand customer needs and unblock revenue
Plan around Schedmin and other internal tools so product work, back office workflows, and data all stay in sync
Identify where automation or lightweight middleware solves problems faster than core engineering
Communicate tradeoffs clearly to business partners
Qualification
Required
Experience leading engineers in a SaaS environment (1–3 years is great if your IC background is strong)
Strong technical foundation in PHP or similar web stacks
Experience modernizing or refactoring legacy systems
Comfortable jumping into code when needed
Deeply integrates AI into daily engineering workflows so it's a default part of how you design, code, review, and communicate
Clear, proactive, and direct communicator who surfaces risks early, thinks upstream, and translates impact for internal and external users
Strong prioritization, sequencing, and tradeoff skills; can explain what moves now versus later and why
Bias toward action and iterative improvement
Company
SCHED
Sched powers thousands of events with scheduling software, mobile applications, and personal agenda builders.
11-50 employees
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