Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Mattermost, a leading collaborative workflow solution provider, as a hands-on Engineering Manager! Lead a team of 6–8 engineers building core platform capabilities using Go (Golang) and React. This player-coach role requires leading by example, shaping architecture, mentoring, and ensuring high-quality execution. You'll leverage AI-assisted development tools and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate possesses strong engineering management experience, Go/React proficiency, and a passion for secure software practices. Mattermost offers a remote-first environment and competitive compensation.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in engineering management roles, plus 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in Go and/or React; familiarity with cloud-native architecture and distributed systems
• Experience managing high-performing teams in a remote-first environment
• Comfortable working across the full software development lifecycle in production-scale environments
• Demonstrated interest or experience using AI-assisted development tools
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, low-ego approach to problem-solving
• Passion for secure software practices, testing, and building high-availability systems

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of backend, frontend and mobile engineers focused on secure, scalable platform development
• Set clear goals and drive execution on team initiatives aligned with product and business objectives
• Write code and conduct code & architecture reviews regularly, especially in complex or high-priority projects
• Guide architectural decisions and technical design discussions across the team
• Mentor and support engineers in their technical and professional development
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, and continuous learning
• Promote modern workflows, including AI-assisted tooling and automation, to improve developer experience and speed
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, QA, and other engineering teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Ideally, you’re familiar with tools like Cursor or GitHub Copilot
• You can recognize what’s “AI shaped” problem and you know how to harness these innovations to unblock teams and push velocity to the next level

Benefits

• Join a high-trust, remote-first team that values autonomy and results
• Work with a fast-growing company tackling some of the world’s most important technical challenges
• Help define how modern engineering teams use AI to build better software, faster
• $145,000 - $200,000 a year
• Mattermost is an EEO Employer
• We are a remote-first, open-source company