Senior Engineering Manager

At Just Appraised, we’re replacing outdated, manual local government workflows with modern software used by hundreds of government agencies across the United States. Our cutting-edge, AI-powered software, which leverages Natural Language Processing (NLP), replaces manual data entry to eliminate delays, backlogs, and errors. This work directly impacts how communities fund schools, infrastructure, and public services.

Lead the team building the infrastructure behind modern government!

We’re hiring a Senior Engineering Manager to lead teams responsible for the core platform, backend systems, and infrastructure that power this software.

This role combines technical leadership, architecture, and people development.

You’ll help scale both the platform and the engineering organization.

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.

Examples of problems our engineers tackle:

• Scaling backend services that process large volumes of property data
• Designing infrastructure that supports hundreds of government deployments
• Improving developer productivity and engineering velocity
• Building reliable data pipelines and integrations
• Designing systems that support AI-driven automation features
• Scaling the engineering organization while maintaining high talent density

Tech Stack

• Backend: Java, PostgreSQL
• Frontend: React, TypeScript
• Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Terraform
• Developer Tools: GitHub, Linear, Claude Code, Cursor, CI/CD, automated testing

Your Role

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 different functional teams to define and execute roadmaps that result in measurable business and customer outcomes.
• Hands-on coding for up to 20% of your weekly time, as team needs require.
• 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, with strong proficiency in Java programming
• 4+ years of engineering leadership experience, including successfully leading engineering 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

• Competitive compensation and stock equity plan
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Company sponsored pre-tax retirement savings program (401k)
• A flexible work environment that supports working from home
• Flexible PTO
• Parental Leave
• Home office stipend