Confido

Engineering Manager

NYC Office. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will manage a team of 6–10 engineers and partner with the CTO to define engineering leadership and org design. You will own team delivery, coaching, and hiring as the company scales.

What you will do

  • Directly managing a team of 6–10 engineers through 1:1s, coaching, career growth, and performance
  • Owning delivery for your team's roadmap including planning, prioritization, and unblocking
  • Partnering with the CTO on org design, career ladders, and management practices
  • Joining architecture and design reviews across Rails, TypeScript/React, and Python systems
  • Building and running hiring loops
  • Identifying and growing future leads and managers from within the team

Required qualifications

  • 3+ years managing software engineers directly
  • 5+ years as a hands-on engineer
  • Experience scaling through hyper-growth at an early-stage startup
  • Technical depth to participate in design reviews
  • Track record of managing skeptics
  • Bias toward lightweight process

Nice to have

  • Been a team's first manager or introduced management to a previously flat org
  • Experience as a founder, founding engineer, or early employee
  • Grown ICs into managers and built a leadership bench
  • Familiarity with Ruby on Rails, TypeScript/React, or Python/ML systems
  • Experience in B2B SaaS, fintech, or data-heavy products

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Fully paid health coverage through Aetna
  • Top-tier dental and vision coverage through Guardian
  • Carrot Fertility Pro
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Regular 4-day holiday weekends
  • 401(k) through Vestwell
  • Paid relocation support
  • Fully equipped workspace including laptop, monitor, keyboard, and $200 stipend
  • Catered Friday lunches
  • Team dinners and unlimited coffee + snacks

About the company

Confido is the AI operating system that runs cash application, deductions, trade and planning in one place for CPG brands. They are trusted by 250+ brands managing $30B+ in revenue.