Software Engineering Manager
LIBLAB
Who We Are
liblab is an engineering company, by developers, for developers. Founded in 2022, liblab was created to transform how client libraries are made. Building and maintaining SDKs in multiple languages at the same time is hard to get right. liblab takes care of all of its clients SDK needs and helps them generate, maintain and monitor their SDKs. Our product allows our clients to build developer friendly, human readable SDKs in minutes.
We’re backed by $50 million in venture funding from Insight Partners, Zeev Ventures, Stepstone, Rainfall and Sheva. Plus, we were recently featured in WellFound's top 10 Startup companies to watch in 2023!
Life at liblab
Our core values - Ownership, Agile, Ship It, and Keep it Super Simple (KISS), reflect our commitment to excellence and simplicity in everything we do. At liblab we're not just looking for talented individuals, we prioritize fostering a warm and inclusive environment where colleagues treat each other exceptionally well. The kind of people who are committed to going out of their way to help other liblabers in the short-term and pushing them to improve over the long-term.
If you're fueled by passion and thrive in a developer-centric environment, liblab offers the perfect opportunity for you! Join us and become part of shaping the future of developer tools.
About The Role
liblab is looking for an Engineering Manager who will be responsible for managing a group of 10 engineers from a human and technical perspective. Engineering team leads are expected to be hands-on leaders than can plan projects, review code, and contribute when they have the bandwidth. They will be working across multiple stacks of technologies and will be in charge of building and maintaining the core parts of our platform.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience as a hands-on software engineer as well as with leading engineering teams and driving technical initiatives. We are looking for a leader who is passionate about building innovative technologies, is customer-focused, and is able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
You will collaborate closely with the product team, ensuring that the engineering team is delivering solutions that exceed customer expectations and align with the product roadmap. You will lead a team of talented and motivated engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship while driving continuous improvement in quality, productivity, and performance.
We are currently focusing on hiring folks who live in and around the Austin, Texas area and are open to work in a hybrid environment( 3-day per week in office). Relocation assistance will be provided for US-based applicants only.
What You’ll Be Doing
You will lead a team of productive software engineering
You’ll recruit, interview, and onboard great people to your teams
You will have a high level of autonomy and responsibility
You will encourage a healthy work environment that’s both supportive and challenging
You will help engineers develop new skills and advance in their careers
You lead by example, by setting the right context, and by helping teammates do their best work
You will be technical enough to ask engineers good questions about architecture and product decisions
You will weigh-in on several and often conflicting constraints and make rapid choices in a fast-moving and quickly-growing company
Architecting and road-mapping our core services
Develop engineers on the team, helping them advance in their careers
Empower the engineering team to achieve a high level of technical productivity, reliability and simplicity
Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives as a member of the engineering management team
You’ll Be a Good Fit If you have
You have at least 3 years of experience as an engineering manager, leading and scaling teams of full stack engineers - preferably in a high growth B2B SaaS company
You have experience in Developer tools companies
You have experience leading strategic company initiatives
You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience
Nice To Have
Experience in writing client libraries and SDKs
Familiarity with professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing and operations
The salary range for this role is $150k – $200k for candidates in the United States. This information reflects a base salary range for this position based on current market data, which may be subject to change as new market data becomes available. A candidate's skills, experience, and other relevant factors will determine the exact compensation. This position may also be eligible for additional incentives such as equity awards or short-term incentives. For full-time employees, our benefits include medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, WFH stipend, and PTO. For candidates residing outside of the United States, the compensation will reflect the given geography market value.