Engineering Manager - Remote Leadership Role

About the Role

We are looking for an Engineering Manager remote to join our team at Typeform. As an Engineering Manager, you will lead, develop, and empower your engineering team, fostering a high-performance culture while ensuring fast-paced, high-quality delivery. Our tech stack includes Go, Node.js, React, and Next.js, running on AWS with Kubernetes, and we leverage Kafka for messaging and Datadog for observability.

What You'll Do

• Lead & Mentor: Build, manage, and support one or more engineering teams (5-8 engineers per team), fostering growth and technical excellence.
• Drive Delivery: Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to define roadmaps, break down complex projects, and ensure timely, predictable execution.
• Engineering Excellence: Establish and refine software development best practices, balancing technical innovation with legacy system management.
• Scale & Optimize: Identify opportunities for cross-team collaboration, architectural improvements, and process optimizations.
• Hands-On Leadership: While this is not a coding-heavy role, you should be comfortable reviewing technical designs and providing guidance.
• Stakeholder Communication: Represent engineering needs to non-technical stakeholders and align teams with broader company objectives.
• Culture & Collaboration: Cultivate an inclusive, high-trust engineering culture where teams thrive.

Requirements

• Strong track record of managing engineering teams (5-8 engineers each) in a SaaS or PLG environment.
• Experience working with cloud-based, long-lived products, including managing and modernizing legacy code.
• Ability to balance bottom-up technical innovation with business needs, ensuring engineering efforts align with company goals.
• Expertise in breaking down large, complex projects into clear, iterative milestones for multiple teams.
• Deep understanding of engineering best practices, delivery methodologies, and process optimization.
• Comfortable working with distributed teams across multiple geographies.
• Strong communication skills to align stakeholders, engage leadership, and represent Typeform externally.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Go, React, Node.js, Python, relational & NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, and modern observability tools.
• Experience leading engineering teams in startups or high-growth companies.
• A Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible remote work environment.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture.
• Commitment to work-life balance.