Elicit

Engineering Manager

• Build and grow a high-performing engineering team
• Directly manage a team of up to 8 software engineers.
• Coach engineers through technical growth, career development, and increasing ownership.
• Build a culture of high standards, rapid iteration, and thoughtful execution.
• Help identify, hire, onboard, and develop exceptional engineers.
• Partner closely with product, designers, and fellow engineers to prioritize tactical and strategic goals into an audacious roadmap.
• Own the execution of a significant portion of Elicit’s roadmap.
• Balance shipping quickly against building systems that remain maintainable as Elicit grows.
• Remove execution bottlenecks and ensure the team consistently delivers high-quality work.
• Participate in architectural discussions and technical planning.
• Review code and provide thoughtful technical feedback.
• Help engineers make strong engineering tradeoffs around performance, reliability, scalability, and simplicity.
• Actively improve engineering processes, tooling, and team effectiveness.
• Develop engineers into increasingly independent technical leaders.
• Give actionable feedback through regular coaching and performance management.
• Foster a collaborative environment where engineers learn from one another and continuously improve.
• Guide the team towards wise use of coding agents: pushing for ambitious use while staying honest about what's actually saving time. Ensure that your team develops the skills to grow into this new way of working rather than being diminished by it.