Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Standard Bots, a company revolutionizing real-world automation, as an Engineering Manager leading the Core Platform team. You will manage and mentor software engineers, ensuring they deliver on business goals while building high-quality systems. Responsibilities include guiding the team in robust architecture, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and fostering engineer growth. The role requires strong people management and system design skills, experience in a fast-paced environment, and the ability to navigate ambiguity. This remote position is based in San Francisco, Seattle, or NYC, with potential for a hybrid model in the future. The salary range is $220,000 to $240,000.

Requirements

• Have 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years managing engineering teams
• Have a proven track record of leading teams to deliver reliable, high-quality software systems in a fast-paced environment
• Are skilled in system design and architecture, with experience guiding teams to balance short-term needs with long-term scalability
• Have strong people management skills, with experience mentoring engineers and fostering career growth
• Excel at cross-functional collaboration, aligning diverse teams to achieve shared goals
• Are comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving execution in a high-stakes, outcome-driven environment
• Have experience with metrics-driven development, such as building dashboards or tracking KPIs like first-pass yield or bug resolution SLAs

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of software engineers to achieve business outcomes
• Ensure the team delivers on the team’s goals
• Guide the team to build robust architectures while avoiding premature over-investments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Hardware, Marketing, Design, Production) to align on priorities and unblock hurdles
• Foster engineer growth through coaching, feedback, and tailored development plans

Preferred Qualifications

Are familiar with robotics or hardware/software integration

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee Stock Options