Engineering Manager, Product

The role

You will lead a team of product engineers creating the core developer experience of the Render platform. You will partner with product managers and designers to translate user needs into scalable systems.

What you will do

• Lead and grow a team of product engineers through mentorship, feedback, and technical guidance.
• Drive execution on key product initiatives from ideation through launch.
• Partner with Product and Design teams to translate customer needs into technical solutions and roadmaps.
• Engage in technical discussions and guide system design decisions.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Break down complex problems into incremental milestones.
• Ensure teams maintain understanding of developer experience and customer impact.
• Partner with product management, customers, and internal teams to align priorities.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years as an Engineer shipping products and/or features with downstream impact on business and product ecosystem
• 2+ years of experience managing people and developing engineers, including hiring, mentorship, and performance management
• Strong technical background with ability to engage in system design, architecture, and engineering tradeoffs
• Product-oriented mindset with experience translating business goals and user needs into engineering roadmaps
• Ability to balance urgency with thoughtful execution
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for team outcomes and long-term system health

Nice to have

• Experience building products for developer platforms, cloud infrastructure, or DevTools
• Background working on highly scalable distributed systems or infrastructure platforms
• Experience improving engineering velocity through tooling, processes, and team practices
• Experience building products used directly by developers or technical users
• Track record of successful collaboration with product, marketing, and customer support teams

Benefits

• 4 weeks of paid vacation
• 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans
• 100% employer-paid medical coverage
• 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for you and a dependent
• FSAs and HSAs available
• Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental health and therapy, hobbies, etc.
• Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy
• Commuter benefits for Renders in the Bay Area
• Home office stipends for remote Renders
• Continuous learning benefits & related support

Before you apply

• Generally not eligible for new visa sponsorship
• Business may sponsor existing visa transfers at Render's discretion
• Applicants who require sponsorship must receive business authorization

About the company

Render is building a modern cloud platform for developers creating AI-native, full-stack, multi-service applications. The platform is trusted by over 7 million developers worldwide.