Engineering Manager

Traba is using AI and the internet to modernize the light industrial industry. Today, we're using our marketplace to connect manufacturing and distribution facilities throughout the US with reliable and hard working temp labor. This creates more profitable and productive businesses, and better career opportunities for our workers. We’re proud to be backed by the world’s best investors: Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst.

We are seeking a driven Engineering Manager to join our founding team and lead the development of our products and platform. As the first manager on the Engineering team, you will work closely with our CTO, making key architectural and product decisions, and driving the technical vision and execution of your team.

About You:

• Emerging Leader: You have at least one year of experience managing a team, coaching them to achieve high performance, and navigating both successes and challenges.

• Technically Proficient: You have hands-on experience in developing APIs, data modeling, and scaling distributed systems, and can lead by example.

• Customer-Focused: You bring a customer-centric mindset, understanding that customer satisfaction is at the heart of building great products.

• Clear Communicator: You emphasize clear communication, documented planning, and regular, transparent feedback.

You Will:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing engineers.

• Architect and oversee the development of applications, APIs, and distributed systems.

• Own architectural decisions for the tech platform, advising on key product and infrastructure strategies.

• Be hands-on with the codebase 50-70% of the time, providing technical guidance and support.

• Develop and maintain analytics, monitoring, and logging infrastructure to improve user experience and system health.

• Collaborate across Product, Design, Sales, Marketing, and Operations to deliver a top-notch service and product experience.

• Contribute in many other ways to our agile founding team, building the future of flexible light industrial staffing.

You Have:

• 7+ years of software engineering experience building scalable solutions, with 1+ year managing high-performing teams

• Experience with distributed systems, API design, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, GCP, or equivalent technologies.

• Strong communication and analytical skills to drive impactful decisions.

• Experience working in a fast-paced, early-stage environment, with the ability to thrive amid ambiguity.

• A passion for helping people find meaningful work that suits their needs.

Benefits:

• 📈 Start-up equity

• 💰 Competitive Salary

• 🩺 100% Paid health, dental & vision coverage

• 🍽️ Dinner Provided via Grubhub & stocked kitchen for NY employees

• 🚍 Commuter benefit

• 🎤 Team building events

• 🏋🏽 Gympass Benefit

• 🌴 Flexible PTO

• ✚✚ Additional: One Medical Membership, Gympass, HSA via Optum, Talkspace, Health Advocate, Teledoc Health

Salary Range Details

The compensation range for this position is set between $170,000 and $200,000, reflecting our market analysis and other relevant considerations. However, exceptions may be made for candidates with qualifications that significantly differ from those outlined in the job description.

Our Values

Dream BIG - We are on a path to change the world for the better. We create and communicate a bold direction that inspires a life-changing vision. We don’t sacrifice long-term value for short-term results.

Olympian’s Work Ethic - Changing the world never comes easy. We work harder, longer, and smarter, not just two out of three. We put everything we have on the field.

Growth Mindset - We confront the toughest challenges head-on and persevere. Sometimes we fail, but we brush ourselves off, adapt, learn, and push forward with resilience.

Customer Obsession - We go the extra mile for our workers and businesses. We remain focused on delivering high-quality products and services that solve these often overlooked communities’ problems.

What is light industrial labor?

Light industrial flexible staffing is a $40B labor market that encompasses entry-level jobs in warehouses & distribution centers. These workers pack boxes, load trucks, and manage warehouse operations to keep supply chains running at peak efficiency.