Engineering Manager

About the company Our client is a fast-growing software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead a small engineering team, taking responsibility for people management, delivery rhythm and team growth while staying hands-on with code. Work closely with product and technical leadership to prioritize and deliver meaningful projects. What you'll do - Manage a team of roughly six to eight engineers, including regular one-on-ones, ongoing feedback, hiring, performance management and career development. - Own the team's planning, retrospectives and delivery health, and raise risks early. - Stay close to the work by writing code for a modest share of your time and contributing regular pull requests. - Partner with product managers and technical leads on priorities, architecture decisions and cross-functional alignment. - Onboard new engineers smoothly and keep documentation and ownership boundaries clear. Requirements What we're looking for - 8+ years of engineering experience, including direct people management of 5 or more engineers as a people manager rather than a tech lead. - Hands-on experience hiring, handling performance issues and running performance reviews. - Strong hands-on TypeScript skills, with willingness to complete a live coding interview in that language. - Recent technical contribution to live products while holding a management position. - A progressive career path from software engineer through senior and staff levels into management. - Significant backend engineering experience. - Comfort using AI tools in engineering workflows, plus familiarity with modern AI product development practices such as evaluation, experiment design and dataset curation. - Startup or small-company experience is preferred. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 225,000 to 300,000 per year - Equity Location and work model - Remote (US) - Full-time