Engineering Manager
Core
Lead a team of engineers building and operating systems to make critical public services more effective for people served by government.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (player-coach)
Builds
Production systems for public services (Criminal Justice, Tax Benefits, Social Safety Net)
Domain
Civic Technology / Government Services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Team leadership and coaching, technical delivery oversight, architecture and data modeling, cross-functional partnership, Agile/Scrum/XP/TDD/BDD, cloud infrastructure and IaC, AI-assisted development, conflict resolution, recruitment and retention
Preferred skills
Experience with social safety net or government services, matrixed team leadership, legacy/regulated environment experience
Technologies
Cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-code, AI coding tools
Responsibilities
Coach and develop engineers through check-ins and stretch assignments; oversee technical delivery across 2–3 projects; mentor staff on best practices; recruit and retain engineering talent; establish technical direction and document decisions; partner with product/design/research leads; craft features, write tests, and build monitoring; own architecture and data-modeling decisions; guide team adoption of new practices and AI tools; produce quality documentation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities