Engineering Manager (Creative Technology & Product Engineering) - Volunteer Leadership Role
The Donovan’s Venom
Remote | Creative Technology | Volunteer Management Role
The Role
This role is responsible for leading engineering teams and ensuring the successful delivery of technical products and platforms.
You will guide developers, oversee technical execution, and ensure projects are built with quality, scalability, and alignment to product goals.
You are not just managing engineers. You are driving how engineering happens.
This role operates at the intersection of engineering, product, and creative teams, ensuring strong collaboration and execution.
Who This Is For
This role is for someone who:
- Has strong technical and leadership experience
- Can guide engineers while driving delivery
- Understands both coding and team management
- Is focused on quality, scalability, and execution
- Thrives in a collaborative, fast-moving environment
Qualifications
Required:
- 4–6 years of experience in:
- Software engineering
- Technical leadership or engineering management
- Experience working with:
- Development teams
- Product or platform environments
- Strong understanding of:
- Software development lifecycles
- Engineering best practices
PREFERRED:
- Experience in game development, digital platforms, or creative technology
- Experience with Agile or similar methodologies
- Experience in nonprofit or mission-driven organizations
- Experience in remote teams
- You must be able to start within 14 days
- You must complete the full application
- You must be ready to lead and drive execution immediately
- A current resume
- Responses to all application questions (thoughtful and complete)
- A brief overview of your strategic experience and areas of impact
- This is a volunteer executive leadership role requiring consistent engagement
- Applicants must be able to begin within 14 days
- Incomplete or low-effort applications will not be considered
Commitment
12–20 hours per week
Fully remote
What You’ll Gain
Leadership experience managing engineering teams
Exposure to product and platform development
Opportunity to contribute to real technical projects
Development in leadership, execution, and technical strategy
Application Requirements (Read Carefully)
We are building — and engineering in real time.
To ensure alignment:
Important Disclaimer
This is a volunteer role.
We are onboarding individuals who are ready to contribute immediately.
Please only apply if you are prepared to begin within the next 14 days.
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Thank you for your interest in joining The Donovan’s Venom.
To be considered for this role, please ensure your application includes:
We encourage applicants to be intentional and specific in their responses, as this role requires a high level of strategic thinking and active contribution.