Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Heard as an Engineering Manager and lead a product-minded team focused on technical excellence and building strong relationships. You will collaborate with various teams to shape the engineering organization's future. This role requires overseeing technical implementations, mentoring team members, managing performance, and fostering a positive team culture. You will need significant experience as an Engineering Manager and Software Engineer, along with a proven track record of building high-performing teams. Heard offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including flexible PTO, medical coverage, retirement support, and wellness stipends, in addition to the opportunity to make a tangible impact on the mental health industry.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager
• 3-5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
• A proven track record of building and influencing and guiding high-performing teams that have successfully delivered business outcomes through technical investments
• A technical foundation that enables oversight of appropriate technical trajectory
• A strong product mindset, demonstrated by building effective cross-functional relationships that drive optimal user experiences and build trust with users
• A history of effective collaboration across teams and functions

Responsibilities

• Oversees technical implementations, including pull request reviews, to maintain high code quality and alignment with engineering principles
• Take full ownership of system production operations, ensuring system reliability and monitoring performance with a clear understanding of SLAs
• Mentor and coach team members to support their career development, skill growth, and overall experience
• Oversee and manage 1:1s, development, hiring, and performance reviews
• Foster a culture of retention and engagement by ensuring job satisfaction and alignment with broader career aspirations
• Adjust team processes to drive efficiency and reduce cycle times
• Collaborate with Product Managers to ensure consistent estimation, planning, and alignment with project goals
• Promote a culture of collaboration and positive impact across the entire team and cross-functional partners, including product and design

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with TypeScript and React is a nice-to-have
• Familiarity with Fintech or Fintech-related systems and integrations is a plus
• Experience working with AWS infrastructure is a plus
• Experience in health-tech or fintech, particularly with user-facing products, is a plus

Benefits

• Opportunity to revolutionize the mental health industry and build both relationships and teams that make a tangible impact on our customers and their patients
• An environment that prioritizes your psychological safety always. We empower team members to be relentlessly curious and act with 100% ownership, believing that we can go the extra mile, together
• Competitive salary package and benefits, which include flexible PTO, medical coverage, retirement support, and wellness stipends
• $170,000 - $200,000 a year