Engineering Manager

About the role

We're hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the team behind Respondology's most technically ambitious work within platform infrastructure and the Respond product (LLM-powered social responses).

Responsibilities

• Own sprint planning, backlog refinement, and delivery accountability across your teams
• Coach engineers on craft, ownership, and growth with direct, specific feedback
• Be the primary engineering voice in planning and roadmap conversations with Product
• Surface and resolve blockers fast; escalate the ones that require VP-level involvement
• Reduce single points of failure and knowledge silos as the team grows

Requirements

• 4+ years of engineering management experience with a track record of on-time, high-quality delivery
• Experience managing engineers working on production AI/ML or LLM-integrated systems
• Strong prioritization instincts, be comfortable making calls with incomplete information
• Clear, direct communicator across written, verbal, async, and sync contexts
• Demonstrated ability to build productive, trusted relationships with Product counterparts
• Enough technical depth to understand what your team is building, ask the right questions, and spot when something's off

Qualifications

• Startup experience with high ownership expectations is a strong plus

Skills

• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Experience with AI/ML or LLM integration
• Ability to prioritize and make decisions with incomplete information

Benefits

• Competitive salary + equity
• 100% remote, with optional access to our Boulder, CO office
• Flex PTO, generous holidays, and a full week off between Christmas and New Year's
• Multiple healthcare options including FSA/HSA plans
• 401k (traditional and Roth) with company match, immediately vested
• Family and parental leave (12 weeks per year)
• Twice-yearly team offsites

Pay

$175,000-$225,000 DOE + bonus + equity

Schedule

Full-time remote position