Engineering Manager

About the Role

The Farmer’s Dog is growing its engineering organization and seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a "pod" of engineers. In this role, you’ll balance delivering impactful projects, improving team cohesion, and supporting individual career growth. You’ll partner closely with Product Managers and Designers to shape your pod’s roadmap, ensure scalable systems, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Our tech stack includes TypeScript (end-to-end), React, GraphQL, Postgres, AWS, Docker, and Temporal.

What We Stand For

• One Team: We align around customer problems, not departments, ensuring the right people with the right context collaborate to solve problems holistically.
• Skeptical and Adaptable: Ideas can come from anywhere, and we proactively seek input, change course when better solutions arise, and consider the customer journey in all decisions.
• Execute for Impact: We focus on being the best we can be, not on "best practices" or industry benchmarks, and prioritize customer retention and experience.
• Focused and Hypothesis-Driven: We work sequentially, validating hypotheses quickly, and adjust priorities based on new information without rigid timelines.

Responsibilities

• Grow and support a pod of 4+ engineers through hiring, onboarding, coaching, and continuous feedback.
• Create an environment of high trust, ownership, and clarity where engineers are aligned on priorities and proud of their work.
• Lead your pod’s technical direction, ensuring scalable systems and clean architecture in collaboration with Staff Engineers.
• Partner with Product Managers to shape strategy, adapt priorities, and deliver meaningful outcomes.
• Promote continuous improvement through architecture reviews, incident reviews, and peer mentorship.
• Ensure your pod’s work aligns with company goals and customer needs.
• Contribute to the evolution of our engineering organization by improving hiring, collaboration, and processes.
• Operate with urgency and intentionality, leveraging technology and AI to optimize workflows.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience (full stack and top-of-funnel experience is a plus).
• 3+ years of engineering management experience leading high-performing teams, including goal-setting and coaching.
• Experience delegating responsibilities, conducting 1:1s, managing performance, and providing clear feedback.
• Proven ability to architect scalable, high-availability systems.
• Customer-centric mentality with experience collaborating across product, design, and data teams.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments as a proactive self-starter.
• Strong communication skills to distill complexity into simple, actionable insights.
• Passion for dogs.

Office Guidelines

We are an in-office culture, with team members expected to work on-site 4–5 days a week to foster collaboration and engagement. This policy is subject to change at the company’s discretion.

Belonging Philosophy

At The Farmer’s Dog, we believe belonging means creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to be themselves. We anchor this in the phrase, “Everyone’s welcome at the dog park,” emphasizing mutual respect, diverse perspectives, and shared goals. Our efforts include biannual employee surveys, manager training, and initiatives like TFD camps to ensure a consistent and inclusive experience for all.

Benefits

• Dog-friendly office in SoHo.
• Market-competitive compensation and equity packages.
• Comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-supported mental health benefits.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Competitive 401k plan with company match.
• Flexible PTO.
• Discounted fresh food for your pup.

Pay

The anticipated hiring base compensation range for this role is $185,000–$215,000 USD (NYC market data). For candidates outside NYC, the range may vary based on location. The compensation package includes base salary, equity, and additional benefits.