Block Renovation · 1 day ago
Engineering Manager
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$149K/yr - $201K/yr
5+ years expBlock Renovation is a renovation platform transforming the $500 billion renovation industry. They are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a small team of engineers while remaining hands-on in the codebase, combining technical and people leadership to enhance their Studio product that utilizes generative AI for renovation planning.
ArchitectureConstructionHome RenovationInterior Design
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of 4–6 engineers through mentorship, coaching, and regular feedback, fostering a high-trust, inclusive, and delivery-focused environment
Spend approximately 50% of your time contributing directly to the codebase, owning meaningful product and platform work alongside your team
Partner closely with Product Management, Design, and Engineering Leadership to shape squad goals, scope work, and deliver against the roadmap
Actively participate in architectural decisions, technical design discussions, and code reviews to maintain a high bar for quality and maintainability
Lead by example in adopting and evolving AI-native, agentic development workflows, integrating them into how the team plans, builds, and ships software
Support execution by managing team capacity, prioritization, and delivery while balancing speed, quality, and technical health
Collaborate with Engineering Leadership to evolve standards, processes, and best practices across the organization
Qualification
Required
2+ years in an engineering leadership or senior mentorship role (Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, or equivalent), with 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
Demonstrated ability to balance people leadership with sustained, meaningful technical contribution
Strong product instincts and comfort working across engineering, product, and design to solve complex problems
High openness to experimentation, particularly with AI-driven and agentic development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, internal agents)
Experience building and scaling modern web applications across front-end and back-end systems
Comfort leading and collaborating with a fully remote or distributed team
Proficiency with modern web technologies such as TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, and API-driven architectures
Experience working on AI-powered products or integrating LLMs, workflows, or chains into production systems
Familiarity with our current stack (NextJS, TypeScript, React, Feathers, NodeJS)
Benefits
Earn equity in an early-stage high-growth company
Subsidized health insurance, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible work environment, with a hybrid schedule and "work from anywhere" time
PTO and company holidays
12 weeks universal fully paid family leave
401k retirement savings plan with matching employer contribution
HSA with employer contribution & FSA plan
Budgeted learning and development stipend
Working alongside an ambitious, kind, no-drama team
Company
Block Renovation
Block Renovation provides a platform for homeowners, designers, and contractors for home renovation projects.
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$104MKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundGiant VenturesNew Enterprise Associates
2021-11-09Series C· $50M
2021-07-19Series B· $39.5M
2019-05-30Series A· $10M
Leadership Team
Julie Kheyfets
Chief Executive Officer
Koda Wang
Cofounder/Executive Chair
Recent News
2025-12-05
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