Engineering Manager

We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced hands on Engineering Manager to lead our development team. The leader will add to our passion for delivering an innovative, world-class product that makes our customers successful and gives them joy along the way. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in shaping the product technical directions, managing all product development initiatives, and iterating quickly to solve customer demands. The leader has an eye for high quality code, best practices & innovative approaches, and takes pride/ownership of whatever feature, product or codebase they're working on. In this position, the candidate will work closely with our Head of Product and CTO to deliver on all product initiatives and deliverables. The role requires hands-on engineering, close collaboration with product, and leadership.

About Us

Our cloud based platforms empower companies to disrupt an outdated $2 Trillion Dollar Industry. We have proven product market fit in one of the largest vertical SaaS markets. We are looking for founding team members who enjoy being a part of an early stage company and an early stage engineering team. Our tech stack is: Node.js, Typescript, PostgreSQL. Our foundational team is filled with experienced, self-starters who value the ability to learn and collaborate above all else. We care deeply about the hard working, dedicated, and humble people of the Waste Management industry and will stop at nothing to ensure that they get the most value technology can offer.

Requirements

Hands on execution and collaboration:

• Partner closely with Product to apply creative technical solutions to the needs of our customers and prospects
• Take on the most complex development projects as technical lead and visionary. Partner with individual PMs and Sn. Engineers to ensure there is consistency in approach and direction for technical solutions
  
  
  

Hands on leadership:

• Build and foster a high performing culture through player-coach approach. Work side by side with engineering leads while also giving creating space for autonomy and individual ownership
• Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent. Inspire and lead the team to extraordinary outcomes through innovation and close cross functional collaboration
  
  
  

Strategy:

• Become a domain expert in the industry we serve and partner with Product to create maximum value for our customers
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and innovative solutioning to guide technical decisions
• Be a strong and positive influence on testing, code quality, security, scalability, and iterative speed
  
  
  

What You Will Need:

• Player coach mentality
• Proven experience in a early stage leadership role within a software engineering organization, ideally in B2B vertical SaaS
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead lean engineering teams with high velocity and quality
• Strategic thinking and communication skills
• A commitment to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and high performing engineering culture
• Strong knowledge of software architecture and design principles utilizing cloud native technologies
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and etc
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and tools (e.g., Scrum, JIRA)
  
  
  

Benefits

What We Offer:

This is not just a job. This is a career, a chance to make a direct impact. Here's how we help:

• Flextime, recognition, and support for autonomous work:
• Flexible time off with ample learning and development opportunities to continue growing your career
• Health benefits: Company-paid medical, dental, and vision
  
  

Our Mission:

We aim to change the way waste companies run their business. We are a software founded by haulers and built for haulers. We care about the environment and want to play a positive role in the future of the waste industry. Software helps create solutions and we are focused on being the leaders in change.

At CurbWaste we celebrate individuality and uniqueness. We believe that the convergence of fresh perspectives and experiences from all walks of life is what makes our product and culture so great. We strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. We do not discriminate against employees based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, age, disability, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), genetic information, protected military or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.