Software Engineering Manager

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering growth, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Partner closely with product and design to define requirements, prioritize work, and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Oversee development across frontend and backend, ensuring well-tested, secure, and performant code.
• Establish and maintain best practices in engineering, including CI/CD, test automation, and code review.
• Provide long-term technical vision for the evolution of Glide’s platform and infrastructure.
• Help recruit and build a diverse, world-class engineering team.

Need-to-Haves

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams, including mentoring and performance management.
• Strong technical foundation in fullstack development (JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, Next.js).
• Experience designing and maintaining scalable, secure architectures.
• Deep knowledge of modern frontend technologies (responsive HTML/CSS, state/data fetching libraries like React Query/TanStack or tRPC).
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices (AWS, Docker, Git, CI/CD).
• Excellent understanding of software engineering best practices: architecture, testing, and security.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner effectively across functions.

Nice-to-Haves

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a management or team lead role.
• Experience working in fintech or other highly regulated industries.
• A passion for building products end-to-end, from concept to delivery.
• An entrepreneurial, collaborative mindset and a desire to shape company culture.

Perks and Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: You’ll receive a competitive salary and a generous equity package for joining us at Glide.
• Wellbeing Credits (for US employees): Besides stellar health, dental, and vision insurance, we offer a generous health and wellness stipend, so you can stay healthy and active.
• Lunch on us (for US employees): We love food. Every member of the Glide team gets free lunch, every day. No one goes hungry around here :)
• Best Tools: We want you to be happy at work. You'll get a full equipment upgrade - from a top-of-the-line computer to your preference on keyboard, mouse, and accessories.

Compensation Range

Compensation Range: $200K - $250K