Engineering Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Engineering Leadership role at Juicebox. San Francisco · full-time · $250,000–$350,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Guide engineers through coaching, feedback and career planning while leading the team’s development
- Move complex engineering work to completion, resolving blockers and keeping quality high without slowing delivery
- Agree on priorities with product, design and company leaders, then direct engineering effort toward business goals
- Shape architecture and technical direction alongside senior engineers, contributing to consequential engineering choices
- Hire and onboard engineers as the organization grows, reinforcing ownership and ongoing improvement
What you bring
- You have led and grown software engineering teams in a startup or rapidly scaling workplace
- You have strong engineering fundamentals and have delivered production systems
- You have directed complex technical efforts while balancing team leadership, sound technical calls and execution
Who this fits
This hands-on manager role suits someone who wants to develop engineers while staying involved in architecture and technical decisions. The position is onsite in the United States.
From the employer
About Juicebox
Juicebox is on a mission to help teams win the talent war.
In the age of AI, human ingenuity is the ultimate scarce resource. Recruiting is a zero-sum game where you either compete or lose.
Teams at Ramp, Notion, and leading AI labs use Juicebox to power their hiring, alongside 5,000+ customers from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies.
We are on the path to $100M in ARR with 20%+ monthly growth, powering thousands of searches every day and making Juicebox one of the fastest-growing AI SaaS companies in the world.
Juicebox has raised over $116M in funding from lead investors including Sequoia Capital, DST Global, and NFDG. Read more about our $80M Series B here. Additional investors in Juicebox include Y Combinator, Coatue, Bond, Lux, Verified Capital, and Committed Capital.
About the Role
As Juicebox’s first Engineering Manager, you’ll lead a team building products that thousands of recruiting teams rely on every day. You’ll partner with product and design to deliver high-impact features while helping engineers grow and do their best work.
This is a hands-on leadership role combining people management, technical depth, and execution. You’ll coach engineers, lead complex initiatives, and help shape our engineering culture while staying involved in architecture and key technical decisions.
Our stack includes Next.js, React, Node.js, OpenSearch, AWS, SQS, Spark, and a range of inference providers and LLMs.
You Will…
Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team through coaching, feedback, and career development.
Own execution across complex initiatives, removing blockers and ensuring the team delivers high-quality work quickly.
Partner with product, design, and company leadership to set priorities and align engineering efforts with business goals.
Collaborate with senior engineers on architecture, technical direction, and key engineering decisions.
Help scale the engineering organization through hiring, onboarding, and building a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
You Have…
Experience managing and developing software engineering teams in a startup or high-growth environment.
Strong engineering fundamentals and experience building and shipping production systems.
A track record of leading complex technical initiatives while balancing people leadership, technical judgment, and execution.
Strong communication skills and experience partnering across product, design, and business teams.
A bias toward action and the ability to lead effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
Bonus Points…
You’ve helped scale an engineering organization or product through significant growth.
You’ve built AI-powered products using LLMs or worked with search technologies such as OpenSearch or Elasticsearch.
You’ve been an early engineer or engineering leader at a startup.
Perks & Benefits for all Full Time Employees
Top-of-market compensation with meaningful equity, because everyone should share in our success.
Daily meals provided: breakfast catering, lunch order via DoorDash corporate, and for those who like to work late, dinner if staying after 7pm
For US Employees:
Comprehensive healthcare with 100% employer-paid medical coverage for employees (PPO Platinum plan with $0 deductible). 90% employer contribution for dependents. Dental & Vision: 90% employer covered; 85% for dependents.
$2,000 annual wellness stipend to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being.
$300/month commuting stipend to help cover the cost of getting to and from the office.
For UK Employees:
Comprehensive private medical insurance with £0 excess, full outpatient cover, comprehensive cancer care, mental health treatment, and 24/7 GP access.
£1,500 annual wellness stipend to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being
£3,500/year commuting stipend to help cover the cost of getting to and from the office.
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