Engineering Manager

Atticus is a platform connecting people with disabilities to government benefits and helping victims of accidents, misconduct, and violence get compensation from insurance. As an Engineering Manager, you will own one of the product pods, report directly to the VP of Engineering, be accountable for team health and growth, and act as a hands-on leader involved in technical work, culture, and career development.

Responsibilities

Own one of our product pods, reporting directly to the VP of Engineering; Be accountable for the health and growth of your team and what it delivers; Shape an ambitious roadmap and directly drive the work; Shape your team's culture and processes; Have an active hand in developing the careers of the people you manage; Be actively involved in the day-to-day technical work your team ships; Review PRs, weigh in on architecture, and dive into details alongside teammates.

Requirements

You've managed a team of at least three engineers for more than a year; You've grown engineers, including senior ICs and people early in their careers, and you are able to have hard performance conversations when someone isn't meeting expectations; You've worked in a high-performing product organization, with strong PMs and designers, and you know what it means for engineers to own product outcomes; You've operated with ambiguity and limited resources, either at a startup like ours or by carving that out inside a larger company; You've been using AI coding tools seriously in your own work over the past year, and have a view on where they help and how to get the most out of them without shipping slop; You're hands-on. You write code, review it, and have opinions about how systems get built.

Nice to have

Experience hiring and leading engineers through periods of rapid headcount growth; Hands-on proficiency with our core stack: Go, TypeScript and Next.js, Temporal, or GCP; Background in an industry with complex professional workflows, such as legal, healthcare, or financial services.

Benefits

Competitive pay with equity for all employees; Medical and dental insurance with 100% of premiums covered for employees and their families; 15 vacation days and ~20 paid holidays each year; Free membership to OneMedical; $600/year internet stipend; $1,000/year reimbursable stipend for education and training outside of work; Up to $1,200/year student loan repayment assistance; 401(k) and optional HSA/FSA; Humble, thoughtful, smart, fun colleagues; Remote work with travel to LA on the company dime as needed.