C
$260,000 – $320,000
Listed on Confido’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
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. The full posting is on their site.
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What they ask for
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