Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Thumbtack's Marketplace team as an Engineering Manager and lead a cross-functional product team. Partner with the Product Manager to define technical and product strategy, driving execution against team OKRs. Manage and coach full-stack engineers, contributing to a high-performing team culture. This high-impact role requires collaboration with cross-functional counterparts across the company. You will be responsible for maintaining and scaling the team's infrastructure and contributing to Thumbtack's overall engineering culture. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in an engineering management role
• 5+ years of experience building software at scale
• Strong technical skills and is willing to be hands-on with code reviews, debugging, and systems design
• Strong leadership, collaboration and communication skills
• Experience shaping technical & product strategy in collaboration with cross functional counterparts (design, product, data science)
• Experience with decision making using A/B testing
• Commitment to building inclusive teams and team culture

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the technical vision & strategy for your team
• Effectively collaborate with cross functional counterparts (product design, applied science, data science) on strategy & execution
• Drive team execution against team-specific OKRs
• Lead and manage the team as a highly-competent technical leader (not just a people leader), who can help guide complex technical decisions
• Hire, coach and manage full-stack engineers at all levels including Staff+ eng
• Build and evolve a high performing culture of excellence on the team
• Be accountable for maintaining and scaling the infrastructure owned by your team
• Work closely with other engineering leaders to evolve and continually improve Thumbtack’s engineering culture in a high paced growth environment

Benefits

• For candidates living in San Francisco / Bay Area, San Jose, New York City, or Seattle metros, the expected salary range for the role is currently $223,100 - $288,800
• For candidates living in Austin, TX or Washington DC metros or in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, or Washington states, the expected salary range for the role is currently $200,900 - $259,900
• For candidates living in all other US locations, the expected salary range for this role is currently $189,600 - $245,400