Engineering Manager

About Apptegy

Apptegy partners with school districts to simplify communication, elevate their brand, and empower every role in their organization. We put our clients front and center in everything we do because it's our clients who are most passionate about education. We build our products and features to make everyone in a school community better communicators. Ask any of our clients about us, and they will tell you that Apptegy’s people are thoughtful and high-performing. Our fast response time and quality support mean school leaders, teachers, and staff always have a partner ready to help provide a solution. Joining Apptegy is your opportunity to be on a high-performing team and contribute to our growth and your own.

We value thoughtfulness and high performance in everyone. That’s how we’ve grown quickly and won (and kept) thousands of school districts across the U.S. Our team is fast-growing and you’ll have the tools, the mentors, and the resources you need to be successful. We ask you to be someone who is internally motivated to do your best work and that you care about others. Apptegy’s Engineering Manager position is your opportunity to join a high-performing team and contribute to our growth and your own.

Why You’ll Love This Job

As an Engineering Manager, you will love working at Apptegy because the company’s values of thoughtfulness and high performance align with what makes great engineering teams thrive. Here’s why:

Thoughtfulness in Leadership & Collaboration

As an engineering manager at Apptegy, you’ll foster a culture where decisions are made with care, balancing speed and quality. You’ll work with thoughtful teammates who prioritize clear communication, problem-solving, and long-term impact over quick fixes.  

High-Performance Culture 

If you thrive in an environment that values excellence, you’ll appreciate working with engineers who are motivated, talented, and driven to push the boundaries of what’s possible. A high-performance culture means you can focus on impactful work rather than micromanagement.

Innovation & Ownership 

At a company that values high performance, engineering managers have the autonomy to build teams, improve processes, and drive technical strategy without excessive bureaucracy. You’ll get to lead meaningful projects while ensuring best practices in engineering.  

Growth Opportunities

Thoughtful leadership extends to career development, meaning engineering managers can grow their skills, mentor others, and be part of a company that invests in continuous learning.  

If you’re passionate about building high-impact teams in a place where quality, collaboration, and execution matter, Apptegy is the place for you!

• Lead teams of talented engineers who like to ship high-quality code and tackle hard engineering problems
• Create a collaborative work environment that fosters autonomy, inclusivity, innovation, learning, respect, and transparency while holding a high bar for craftsmanship
• Contribute to and/or execute on the organization’s vision and standards around security, quality, observability, and clean code
• Share your knowledge with team members by reviewing code, collaborating on design documents, giving technical talks, formal mentorship, JIT feedback and annual reviews
• Collaborate closely with the Design, Product and Project Management teams to ensure that your team has a well-defined roadmap
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to identify, and successfully evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity, code quality, automated testing, security, or other engineering best practices
• Manage hiring for your team and be involved in hiring for other teams as well
• Work closely with Engineering Sr. Leadership on organizational initiatives and report on progress and pacing of those initiatives

• 7+ years of experience designing, building and deploying scalable frontend and backend applications leveraging modern languages and frameworks (Ruby, Rails, and VueJS preferred)
• 2+ years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience
• Experience driving the design and implementation of large-scale initiatives for SaaS products
• Experience working in high growth environments and comfortable balancing tactical and strategic considerations
• Deep understanding of agile methodologies/mindset and experience facilitating agile ceremonies
• Thrives in an environment with a high level of autonomy and responsibility
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a customer focus
• Quality first mindset that focuses on thorough and thoughtful code reviews, limiting defect rates, and system performance

Apptegy will not consider remote candidates from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington for this opening.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

We take our responsibility as a company seriously and aim to make this the best job that you’ve had (and one that sets you up for future success). We want your day at work and your time at home to be a joyful experience that’s why we provide:

--Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage

--Retirement 401(k) with employer match

--Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

--Mental Health Reimbursement

--Unlimited paid time off including seasonal (December) company-wide time off

--Paid parental and medical leave

We value thoughtfulness and high performance in all candidates as we progress through the interview stages. If the challenge of building a rapidly growing company excites you as much as it does us, we hope you’ll consider joining us.

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Apptegy is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.