Engineering Manager
San Francisco, CA - USA
Job Summary
About the Role
Were looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead and grow our engineering team as we scale our AI-powered cloud optimization platform. Youll play a key leadership role in shaping technical strategy building scalable systems and mentoring top-tier engineering talent.
This is an onsite role where youll stay actively involved in architecture and coding while also managing people and processes. Youll work closely with the founding team and cross-functional partners to ensure our engineering organization is aligned with product and business goals.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and scale the engineering team from 10 to 20 engineers including hiring and team structuring
Stay hands-on with architecture and developmentthis is a technical leadership role
Own the delivery of scalable performant systems across AI infrastructure and cloud services
Collaborate with product design and business teams to translate strategy into execution
Mentor and develop engineers at all levels fostering a high-performing inclusive culture
Help shape engineering culture tooling and practices as we grow
Minimum Qualifications
7 years of total engineering experience
5 years in a managerial or technical leadership role
Experience as a CTO Eng Lead or similar role at a company with $5M$30M ARR
Strong backend and infrastructure expertise particularly with AWS GCP or Azure
Solid understanding of AI/ML applications in cloud or infrastructure optimization
Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
Availability to work onsite in San Francisco MondayFriday
Ideal Candidate Profile
Previously managed or scaled engineering teams of 1015 people
Built and scaled backend systems used by thousands of users
Product-minded and data-driven with strong communication skills
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and moving quickly in a startup environment
Experience in a Series A or growth-stage startup a strong plus
Previous founder or early employee experience is a bonus
Benefits (U.S. Full-Time Employees)
Comprehensive healthcare and dental coverage for you
401(k) plan
Generous PTO: 13 accrued days plus company shutdown December 24January 1st
Free lunch & dinner at the office
Annual company-paid retreats
Developmental bonuses: support for professional development opportunities tied to cloud and related fields
- Generous equity
Compensation
$180000 - $250000 USD
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Hospitality Experience
- Go
- Management Experience
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Mechanical Engineering
- Team Management
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Pump uses AI & group buying to automate cloud cost optimization and savings with zero engineering input