Responsibilities
- Guide one of the organization's engineering teams, with six currently in operation.
- Be matched to a team—such as Banking or Prepaid Cards—where your expertise will drive the greatest impact.
- Support professional development through regular one-on-one meetings, constructive feedback, and coaching.
- Ensure high technical standards by overseeing code quality, architectural choices, and team-defined best practices.
- Report directly to the Director of Engineering, Chloe.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership role as a manager or technical lead.
- Demonstrated sound technical judgment with the ability to justify decisions clearly and consistently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including translating technical details for non-technical audiences.
- Strong product sense and the ability to define and communicate product goals to engineering teams.
- Champion the responsible use of AI in daily work while maintaining rigorous quality standards.
- Attract and inspire top engineering talent through collaboration and leadership.
- Show deep empathy for colleagues and end users, with the ability to understand diverse perspectives.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with the tech stack is beneficial but not mandatory.
Benefits
- Monthly $5,000 budget for AI tools to support individual workflows.
- Base salary between $250,000 and $300,000, with equity included.
- Fully remote work environment across the Americas.
- Positive, transparent culture with insights available in a public handbook.
Compensation
Competitive pay and equity. Base salary ranges from $250,000 to $300,000.
Work Arrangement
Remote (Worldwide) — Americas
Team
Team size: 6. Structure: engineering teams
What you’ll do
- Lead one of our engineering teams (we currently have six).
- We're hiring for multiple teams—Banking and Prepaid Cards—and will match you to the team where your strengths will have the most impact.
- Grow your engineers' careers through 1:1s, thoughtful feedback, and coaching.
- Own technical quality — through code reviews, architecture decisions, and setting standards your team is proud of.
- Report to our Director of Engineering, Chloe
How we manage at Tremendous
- We coach developmentally, not reactively. Growing our engineers is a multi-month effort, not a response to the last incident. We address patterns, not one-offs.
- Fix what's broken. You and your PM decide how your team works. If the process isn't serving you, change it — you don't need permission.
- Async-first, low-meeting culture. We default to writing things down. You will not be stuck in back-to-back meetings.
- Stable ground to build on. Our infrastructure is reliable, we rarely have incidents, and our tech debt is under control. You'll be leading a team that ships — not one stuck firefighting.
What you’ll bring
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, including at least 2 years leading a team as a manager or tech lead.
- Great technical judgment. You are consistently right on technical approaches, and can explain why.
- Strong communication skills. You can write technical briefs and explain technical concepts to cross functional stakeholders.
- Solid product intuition. You generally have a good sense of what to build and can articulate product initiatives to engineers on the team.
- Lead on AI adoption. You use AI heavily in your own work and help your team do the same — without lowering the bar on quality. "I used AI" is never an excuse for slop, and you'll hold your team to that.
- A magnet for talent. Other engineers and teammates love working with you.
- High empathy. You care about your teammates and our users. You can put yourself in their shoes.
- Our stack: Ruby on Rails; Typescript + React; PostgreSQL; Google Cloud. Tech stack knowledge is a plus, but not required.
What’s cool about the role
- We invest in your tools. Everyone has a $5k/month budget for AI tools. Use it.
- Competitive pay and equity. The base salary for this role is $250,000 to $300,000.
- Fully remote. Work from anywhere in the Americas.
- Great culture. Read more about how we work in our public handbook.