Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Kit, an email-first operating system for creators, as an Engineering Manager. You will lead a full-stack team building new analytics functionality and improving compliance and security systems. Kit values emotional intelligence, radical candor, and teamwork. This role requires at least 3-5 years of technical leadership experience and 5 years writing production code in Ruby on Rails, along with excellent communication skills and experience managing remote teams. The company offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and a unique remote-first culture. Kit is committed to building a diverse and inclusive engineering team.

Requirements

• At least 3-5 years of experience in a technical leadership role, and at least 5 years of prior experience writing production code in Ruby on Rails
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Prior experience working in or managing distributed, remote teams
• Be committed to building a diverse engineering team that serves as a role model for the software industry
• Have the ability to foster both high performance and a high degree of psychological safety on the team
• Be comfortable delivering constructive feedback to drive individual growth and fostering productive conflict to seek out the best and most diverse ideas to reach the best solutions for customers
• Be autonomous and self-motivated to work effectively in a 100% remote company
• Have enthusiasm for and belief in our mission, vision, and values
• Live and work primarily in US time zones
• Attend our bi-annual company retreats

Responsibilities

• Cultivate an environment where team members are empowered and demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and belonging
• Be an unblocker for members of the teams you manage
• Level up your team through feedback, educational opportunities, personal growth, mentorship, performance management, and promoting psychological safety
• Drive the execution of work, and hold the team accountable to scoped commitments
• Place your squad’s work in the context of business goals, and track and measure your team’s progress while helping to define learning objectives for each of your reports
• Play a crucial role in owning and defining good processes not only within your team, but also across engineering and with cross-functional partners
• Represent technical considerations and engineering interests with fellow managers and with the executive team

Benefits

• ConvertKit has standardized salaries based on position, no matter where you live. For this role, we’re hiring at a level M3 ($182,000) or level M4 ($207,000) . Level is determined based on experience and our interview process
• Profit Sharing
• Kit equity
• 401k with a 5% match
• Monthly medical benefits up to $1,950 a month toward premiums. Dental and vision premiums covered 100%
• $4,000 equipment allowance for your first two years, $3,000 budget every following two years
• Individual learning + development budget ($3,500/year)
• Gender affirming benefits
• Childcare benefit up to $3,000 annually
• Twenty (20) days of paid time off during each year of employment
• Paid paid vacation: An after-tax bonus of $1,000 for taking five consecutive days of vacation where you’re fully unplugged from work
• Ten (10) paid holidays a year
• Two weeks of paid sick time each year, including mental health + well being days
• Twelve (12) weeks paid parental leave and flexible scheduling in your child’s first year
• Up to six weeks of paid bereavement leave, medical leave, and disaster after six months of employment, two weeks of each paid leave in your first six months
• Winter Break Closure: ConvertKit closes for a week at the end of December, giving everyone a collective break to enjoy the holiday season. Essential support services remain available, with teams coordinating to ensure coverage during this period
• Four-week, paid sabbatical after five years with the team