Engineering Manager - Remote Eligible

Engineering Manager

As an Engineering Manager at Brightscout, you'll transition from a hands-on technical role into a strategic leadership position focused on team growth, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration.

You will be responsible for building and evolving the engineering team structure, nurturing a culture of ownership and innovation, and guiding technical execution to ensure the delivery of high-quality digital solutions. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams—including design, strategy, and client partners—you'll help shape project success from early discovery through launch. Your leadership will not only empower engineers to do their best work, but also help position Brightscout as a trusted technical partner to our clients.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the engineering strategy aligned with Brightscout's long-term vision.
• Oversee technical execution across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring best practices, scalability, and innovation.
• Own and continuously improve engineering processes including sprint planning, QA, deployment, and documentation.
• Manage, mentor, and coach engineers of all levels—fostering career growth, skill development, and a high-performance culture.
• Build and scale the engineering team by hiring, onboarding, and developing technical talent.
• Foster strong team dynamics through regular 1:1s, feedback, and transparent career paths.
• Act as the senior engineering representative in client meetings—translating technical complexity into clear, business-aligned insights.
• Support technical discovery, estimation, and architecture decisions for new and existing projects.
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless collaboration and delivery excellence.
• Guide the architecture of robust, secure, and scalable cloud-native solutions using modern tech stacks (AWS, Node.js, Go, React, Next.js, etc.).
• Enforce engineering standards (code reviews, testing, CI/CD) to maintain product quality.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies to continually elevate our engineering capabilities.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2–3 years in engineering or team management.
• Proven ability to grow, lead, and inspire development teams in an agency or professional services setting.
• Strong technical background in both frontend (Typescript, React, Next.js, etc.) and backend (Node.js, Golang, Python, etc.) technologies.
• Solid understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure (especially AWS), and scalable systems architecture.
• Exceptional project leadership, organizational, and time management skills.
• Excellent communication, empathy, and stakeholder management—able to navigate technical and business conversations with confidence.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project-based work.
• Commitment to high standards of quality, collaboration, and delivery.
• A bias for action, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Our Values

• Lead with Heart: We build honest, trusting relationships and care for each other.
• Break Convention: We seek bold ideas, we transform fearless creativity into tangible results.
• Bring Order to the Chaos: We transform complexity into clarity.
• Be a Champion: We strive for excellence.

Why Us

• Unlimited PTO: Enjoy a truly flexible work-life balance with our unlimited paid time off policy. Take the time you need to recharge and perform at your best.
• Remote Work: Work from anywhere! We embrace remote work, giving you the freedom to choose your ideal work environment.
• Flexible Schedule Tied To Project Needs: We understand that life happens. Our flexible schedules, aligned with project milestones, allow you to manage your time effectively and achieve your best results.
• Salary in USD: Receive competitive compensation in USD.

Interview Process

• Resume Review.
• Screening Interview by Talent Team.
• Interview w/ Co-Founder
• Interview w/ Tech Lead + Senior Team Members
• Interview w/ Leadership Team
• Final Selection and Offer.

Ready to Elevate your Career at Brightscout? At Brightscout, we value more than skills and experience; we seek individuals who embody kindness, empathy, and collaboration in their work. We believe these qualities contribute to the team and the company's overall success.

Brightscout is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and encourage all qualified candidates to apply.