# Engineering Manager

Hiring organization: [Confido](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/confido)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7c075d1f-0296-47b6-9593-5afe41a0ec64

Listed on Confido's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Manager
- Location: New York, NY
- Salary: 260000 – 320000 USD per year

## Summary

Confido is hiring their first Engineering Manager to lead a 6–10 person engineering team as the company scales from 20 to 50+ engineers. This role suits someone with startup scaling experience who can build lightweight management practices and earn trust from strong engineers without adding unnecessary process.

_Our summary, not Confido's wording._

## Skills named

Python, React, Ruby on Rails, TypeScript

## Required

- 3+ years managing software engineers directly
- 5+ years as a hands-on engineer
- Experience scaling through hyper-growth at early-stage startup (Series A/B through Series C/D or beyond)
- Technical depth to participate in design reviews and engage with senior engineers
- Track record of earning trust through competence and outcomes rather than authority
- Preference for lightweight process and structured approach only when demonstrably needed

## Nice to have

- Been a team's first manager or introduced management to a flat organization
- Experience as founder, founding engineer, or early employee (first ~15)
- Track record growing individual contributors into managers
- Familiarity with Ruby on Rails, TypeScript/React, or Python/ML systems
- Experience in B2B SaaS, fintech, or data-heavy products

Apply on Confido's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/confido/10fbb497-7893-422f-bca5-1c72084faddc/application