This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for an Engineering Manager (Application & Checkout) in the United States.
This role sits at the core of a fast-moving, high-impact engineering organization responsible for the end-to-end customer application and purchase experience. You will lead a full-stack engineering team building and evolving the consumer-facing journey that powers life insurance applications through to policy issuance. Operating in a high-stakes, revenue-critical environment, you will balance delivery speed with technical excellence to ensure a seamless and reliable checkout experience. You will collaborate closely with product, design, TPMs, and other engineering teams to shape roadmap priorities and deliver new customer-facing capabilities. This position combines hands-on technical leadership with people management, requiring active participation in system design, code review, and architectural decisions. It is ideal for a leader who thrives in complex systems, enjoys mentoring engineers, and is motivated by building scalable, real-world impact products. The role is remote within the United States and reports into senior engineering leadership.
Accountabilities- Lead and support a distributed full-stack engineering team responsible for the application and checkout experience, ensuring high-quality delivery of customer-facing features.
- Partner with product, design, TPMs, and cross-functional stakeholders to define, prioritize, and execute the roadmap for key product initiatives.
- Drive end-to-end delivery of features across frontend, backend, APIs, and data systems supporting the application-to-issuance lifecycle.
- Actively participate in system design, code reviews, technical decision-making, and incident resolution when needed.
- Mentor engineers, promote engineering best practices, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and ownership.
- Identify, scope, and deliver platform and product improvements that enhance performance, scalability, and user experience.
- Use data-driven insights and metrics to monitor performance, track SLAs, and guide engineering priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with at least 1+ year in a formal engineering management or team leadership role.
- Strong full-stack technical proficiency, including frontend (React, Next.js or Remix), backend services (Go and/or Python), APIs, and databases.
- Solid understanding of the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and operational support.
- Proven ability to lead high-performing engineering teams and drive consistent delivery in fast-paced environments.
- Strong technical depth with the ability to contribute directly to codebases and engage in architectural discussions.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing priorities in dynamic environments.
- Nice to have: experience leveraging GenAI tools to improve engineering workflows and productivity.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity package aligned with experience and role level.
- Flexible remote work policy within the United States.
- Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision insurance (with 100% premium-covered options).
- Flexible paid time off and supportive parental leave policies promoting work-life balance.
- Lifestyle stipend to support physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
- Opportunity to work on high-impact, revenue-critical product experiences.
- Strong engineering culture with emphasis on ownership, autonomy, and continuous learning.
- Recognition in multiple industry workplace awards for culture and employee experience.
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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