Coder is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to guide a team of 5-10 software engineers in delivering a high-impact developer platform. You will be instrumental in removing roadblocks, fostering growth, and focusing the team on critical challenges.
What You'll Do
- Lead, coach, and develop a close-knit squad of engineers.
- Translate product vision into clear technical roadmaps and drive end-to-end execution.
- Hold a high bar for code quality, security, and performance, instilling best practices.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and GTM teams to prioritize customer impact.
- Remain hands-on by reviewing code, debugging production issues, and prototyping.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of software development experience.
- 1+ year of experience leading engineering teams.
- A proven track record of shipping software to large enterprise customers.
- Experience contributing to or leading open source projects.
- A deep technical foundation in Linux.
- A deep technical foundation in Kubernetes and containers.
- A deep technical foundation in at least one major public cloud (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- A deep technical foundation in IP networking and HTTP fundamentals.
Nice to Have
- Significant professional experience with our technical stack.
- Prior work on developer tooling.
- Public open source contributions.
- You still carve out time to code, either at work or on personal projects.
Technical Stack
- Backend: Go, Postgres, GCP, Kubernetes, gRPC
- Frontend: Typescript, React, Vite
- IDE Extensions: Typescript, Kotlin
- Observability: Prometheus, Grafana
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions
- General: GitHub, Slack, Discord, Notion
Team & Environment
You will lead a team of 5-10 engineers.
Coder is a Proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.





