Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Just Appraised is focused on modernizing local government workflows with AI-powered software. The Engineering Manager will lead teams in building core products and infrastructure, emphasizing full-stack engineering and team development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Software Engineers
• Provide technical guidance 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
• 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
• 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

Skills

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, with strong proficiency in both backend (e.g., Java, Python) and frontend (e.g., React) technologies
• 2+ years of engineering leadership experience, including successfully managing an engineering team or leading multi-quarter initiatives
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality, user-facing product features across the full stack
• Experience with cloud platforms, 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

Benefits

• 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

Company Overview

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