Senior Engineering Manager (Remote)

Remote, United States

Job Details

Role Type: Full-Time

Location: Fully Remote (You can be based anywhere in the United States!)

Reports To: VP of Engineering

About This Role

Are you ready to make a difference? Parallel is seeking a talented Senior Engineering Manager to lead our engineering team in an early-stage startup environment! The ideal candidate will have worked in fast-paced, agile startup environments, and possess a strong technical background. You’ll have an opportunity to drive the development of our products and services, lead technical direction, and help grow a first-class engineering team. 

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to:

• Make an impact
• Help transform an antiquated industry
• Work somewhere mission-driven
• Work somewhere flexible, supportive, and collaborative
• Work somewhere with unparalleled opportunities for growth
• Join a female-led and DEI-focused organization
• Work somewhere that is team-oriented and where people are equipped to succeed
• Join a fast-growing startup, backed by top VCs, on the ground floor

Our Stack

• We build all of our tools on top of Google Cloud Platform
• We’re big believers in Typescript and Javascript. We hope you are too
• Python is used for our data extraction and our multi-tool
• React is our front end of choice. We use Tailwind to keep the UI looking sharp

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage a small team of engineers
• Develop and maintain engineering processes and standards to improve productivity and code quality in a lean startup environment
• Collaborate with product management and other key stakeholders to deliver products on time and meet business objectives
• Manage project timelines and budgets, ensuring that projects are completed within scope and on time, with a focus on iterating and shipping quickly
• Provide technical guidance and support to the engineering team, including code reviews and technical design/decision making
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize engineering processes and practices
• Actively participate in the recruitment and hiring of excellent engineering talent fit for a fast-paced startup environment

What You’ll Need 

This position is perfect for someone with management experience working with early-stage startups. Ideal candidates will also have healthcare and telehealth/RTC. In addition, you’ll need:

• 5-8 years of experience in software engineering, with 3+ years in a management role
• Experience working with early-stage startups is a plus, but not required
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Proven track record of delivering products within scope and on time
• Experience in Agile methodologies, with a strong bias toward action
• Experience in recruiting and hiring engineering talent for startups, with a focus on identifying candidates who are a good fit for a fast-paced startup environment
• Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript (We use React)
• Able to cover NYC hours give or take 1 timezone
• High energy, self-direction, stamina, and possessing a strong work ethic
• Ability to build small, tolerate tech debt, and move fast.
• Must be authorized to work in the US
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Bonus points if you know Google Cloud Platform and have worked with big data, event streaming, and lambda architectures. Also if you’ve worked with WebRTC!

*The annual base salary range for this role is $180,000 - $200,000, and offers would include competitive equity.

👋 About Us

Parallel is the first tech-forward provider of care for learning and thinking differences across the United States. We believe learning differences are parallel ways of thinking that should be celebrated! Our mission is to provide students with the resources and encouragement to succeed in the classroom and beyond. To us, this means helping them build confidence in their unique strengths and create strategies to work around their challenges. 

Parallel simplifies the process of getting support for learning differences by consolidating providers and resources on a single platform. We connect students with qualified professionals while significantly reducing waiting times, costs, and confusion. We provide a variety of services, including:

• Psychological Assessment & Therapy
• Counseling
• Speech-Language Therapy
• Special Education
• And more!

Want to know what it's like working here? Check out our Glassdoor reviews!