Change.org · 1 day ago
Senior Engineering Manager, Starter Onboarding
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$206K/yr - $242K/yr
7+ years expChange.org is searching for a Senior Engineering Manager with the Starter Onboarding team to design, validate, and scale the petition creation workflow using AI and experimentation to create meaningful change in the world. As a key member of the Starter Onboarding team, you will drive the scale-out of the AI petition creation workflow to boost successful petition launches, collaborating closely with Product, Design, and cross-functional teams.
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Responsibilities
Scale out our AI petition creation workflow to increase the number of successful petitions
Collaborate deeply with Product, Design, and other partners to define goals, prioritize work, and ensure seamless alignment between technical implementation and business outcomes
Provide technical influence, guidance and feedback to team members, leveraging deep expertise to mentor and coach them effectively, and contributing to the overall growth and success of the teams
Support the growth of engineers through coaching, regular feedback, and thoughtful career development, enabling strong performance across levels and specializations
Identify opportunities to improve development processes and workflows, implementing changes that implement changes that reduce friction, enhance team productivity, and ensure adherence to best practices
This job is expected to participate in our on call rotation
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience managing engineering teams
4+ years of hands-on experience as a full-stack, web-focused, software engineer
Created teams or products from scratch, worked in early-stage startups or newly-minted business lines
3+ years working in at least one of our core languages: Ruby or JavaScript/Typescript — alongside strong proficiency in React and modern frontend best practices
Experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and AWS
Experience developing RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints
A bias towards movement and experimentation in delivering product
Experience with turning ambiguity into iterative prototypes, leveraging AI tooling for rapid concept validation
Close collaboration with Product and Design partners to set goals, measure outcomes, and ship quickly
Communicate proactively and effectively with executive leadership, product partners, and cross-functional peers
Represent engineering in strategic conversations, advocating for technical needs while deeply understanding business and user impact
Promote transparency and shared understanding through clear documentation, inclusive decision-making, and regular syncs
Develop and retain top engineering talent; provide clear growth paths and mentorship that supports both individual aspirations and team needs
Foster a high-performance, inclusive, and collaborative team culture rooted in trust, feedback, and shared ownership
Conduct thoughtful performance reviews, promote continuous learning, and ensure engineers thrive through regular coaching and development opportunities
Ability to translate product briefs into executable technical plans, including identifying milestones, dependencies, and risks
Strong architectural thinking across backend, frontend, and infrastructure — with a focus on system design and tradeoff analysis rather than hands-on coding
Skilled at evaluating multiple approaches and articulating rationale in plain language for both technical and non-technical partners
Experience guiding teams through ambiguity and making pragmatic decisions that balance speed, quality, and scalability
Familiarity with modern web technologies (e.g. Node.js, Rails, React, GraphQL, cloud infrastructure) is useful, but depth of coding skill is less important than the ability to set direction, review proposals, and ensure technical soundness
Preferred
Experience with running feature experiments, multi-armed bandits + growth optimization experience (A/B testing)
Company
Change.org
Change.org is social change platform with over 150 million users worldwide.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$72MKey Investors
GreylockOmidyar Network
2017-05-26Series D· $30M
2014-12-09Series C· $25M
2013-12-27Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Ben Rattray
Founder & CEO
Mark Dimas
Co-Founder and Chief Engineer
Recent News
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