Engineering Manager

Summary

Join FreeWill, an award-winning social-good startup, as an Engineering Manager to lead a growing team of 4–6 engineers. You will be responsible for both their technical success and personal growth, fostering a culture of accountability, autonomy, and innovation. This role requires 3+ years of engineering management experience, ideally at a startup, and at least 3 years of experience with React, TypeScript, SQL, and a cloud solution (AWS preferred). You will create a psychologically safe environment, coach and mentor your team, lead technical excellence, and drive impact. FreeWill offers excellent benefits, including work from home, unlimited PTO, flexible hours, competitive salary, and comprehensive health insurance. The company is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all qualified individuals.

Requirements

• Has 3+ years of engineering management experience, ideally at a startup or fast-growing company
• Has at least 3 years of experience with React, Typescript, SQL, and any cloud solution (AWS preferred)
• Brings expert-level knowledge in our stack with strong opinions on architecture, performance, and scalability
• Mentors engineers in technical depth and career development with a focus on coaching
• Leads with emotional intelligence, compassion, and radical candor — fostering trust, navigating tough conversations gracefully, and cultivating psychological safety with a growth mindset
• Creates a high-trust environment that enables people to take risks, learn quickly, and improve continuously
• Is proactive, curious, and eager to improve systems, processes, and people
• Communicates clearly and works seamlessly with product, design, other engineering teams, and stakeholders across the company
• Knows how to balance execution, quality, and people leadership in a high-ownership culture
• Embraces accountability and leads by example with a stewardship mindset that puts the long-term success of the team and company first

Responsibilities

• Create psychological safety. Foster an environment built on trust, blamelessness, radical candor, and empathy where engineers feel safe to experiment, fail fast, and grow
• Coach, mentor, and grow your team. Support engineers in their career journeys with tailored guidance based on their archetypes and aspirations
• Lead technical excellence. Advise on architectural decisions, design patterns, and best practices. Ensure we’re building scalable, maintainable systems that serve our users well
• Engage deeply with the codebase and technical decisions. You’ll understand the systems your team owns and actively participate in building and reviewing high-quality software
• Drive impact, not just activity. Own the delivery of software that achieves real outcomes. Make space for curiosity, innovation, and developer joy
• Uplevel our processes. Identify and close gaps in workflows, rituals, and communication. Bring the team along in evolving how we build
• Collaborate cross-functionally. Work in close partnership with a dedicated product manager and designer, while coordinating with other teams and stakeholders across the company
• Champion great hiring. Help build a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing team through thoughtful sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding

Benefits

• Work from home
• Unlimited PTO
• Flexible hours
• Competitive salary
• Commuter benefits
• Company stock options
• 401k
• Medical/Dental/Vision (some single coverage medical plans are 100% employer paid, subsidized rates for spousal, parent-child, and family coverage)
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Free One Medical membership
• Paid parental leave for all parents