Senior Engineering Manager

Just Appraised is modernizing local government processes related to real estate and property taxes. Our cutting-edge, AI-powered software, which leverages Natural Language Processing (NLP), replaces manual data entry to eliminate delays, backlogs, and errors. With over 120 government entities in 25 states relying on us, your work will directly help drive essential revenues and provide critical services to society.

Join a high-growth, YC-backed, and fully remote startup. We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to be a pivotal technical and people leader within our expanding Engineering team, reporting to the Director of Engineering.

This is a hands-on role with a strong emphasis on backend and infrastructure engineering. You will lead multiple teams responsible for the core of our platform—from data infrastructure and scalable backend systems to product integrations and developer experience.

You will be a force multiplier: setting clear technical and business direction, contributing to design and code, and fostering a strong, scalable, and reliable technical foundation while championing the professional growth of every engineer.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead and manage multiple engineering teams, including Software Engineers and Team Leads.
• Provide clear technical direction and mentorship to develop strong design, coding, and problem-solving skills across the team.
• Manage team health, set goals, conduct performance reviews, and support individual career development and progression.

Strategic Execution & Delivery

• Partner closely with Product and Design teams to define and execute roadmaps that result in measurable business and customer outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, developer experience, and delivery pipelines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with all leadership, Customer Success, and Operations to align technical initiatives with overall company strategy.

Architectural Guidance & Standards

• Guide critical architectural decisions focused on scalability, performance, and maintainability across our core backend and infrastructure systems.
• Champion and drive high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and overall engineering excellence.
• Contribute to technical designs and write or review code, particularly for complex or high-impact projects.

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering across the stack, preferably Java and/or TypeScript.
• 4+ years of engineering leadership experience, including successfully leading multiple teams or large, multi-quarter initiatives while maintaining technical depth.
• Proven expertise in designing, building, and scaling robust backend services.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and system reliability engineering (SRE) practices.
• A demonstrated ability to successfully balance people leadership with significant technical contribution.
• Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to clearly bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A strong sense of ownership, a bias for action, and a commitment to leading by example and mentoring others.