Istari

Engineering Manager, Product Experience

Istari

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $170,000 - $230,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Own frontend and developer tooling architecture across our platform.
  • Drive best practices in JavaScript/TypeScript (React, Node.js, testing, performance, build systems).
  • Guide integration of AI capabilities (LLMs, retrieval systems, copilots, workflow automation).
  • Ensure systems are secure, scalable, and operable in constrained or air-gapped environments.
  • Work closely with Product, Design, and customers to translate real user workflows into product capabilities.
  • Contribute to product discovery by participating in customer conversations, demos, and feedback sessions.
  • Help shape product direction by combining technical insight with customer needs and platform strategy.
  • Ensure engineering decisions support long-term product usability, adoption, and value.
  • Lead, mentor, and hire engineers focused on frontend, DX, and AI-enabled workflows.
  • Establish strong execution practices that balance speed, quality, and reliability.
  • Translate product goals into clear technical plans and milestones.
  • Collaborate closely with Product and Design to deliver elegant, technically complex tools.
  • Engage directly with customers to understand engineering workflows, constraints, and unmet needs.
  • Represent engineering in product discussions and help align roadmap decisions with technical realities.

Requirements

  • 8+ years in software engineering; 3+ years leading teams.
  • Experience working directly with customers or end users to shape product direction.
  • Strong product instincts and ability to translate user needs into technical solutions.
  • Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems (React, Node.js).
  • Experience with back-end services in Python or Go.
  • Experience building developer tools, platforms, or complex web applications.
  • Practical experience integrating AI into products (LLMs, embeddings, AI-assisted UX).
  • Strong architectural judgment in secure or regulated environments.
  • Clear communicator comfortable engaging with customers, product teams, and engineering leaders.
Benefits
  • Medical/Dental/Vision
  • Employee Premiums are 100% Company Paid
  • Life Insurance
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) with federal government holidays
  • Competitive Compensation
  • 401k
  • Company Stock Options
  • Home Office Setup Budget
  • Reimbursement for approved trainings and subscriptions
  • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNode.jsPythonGoAI integrationdeveloper toolsweb applicationsperformance testing
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationproduct instinctscustomer engagementmentoringcollaborationexecution practicestechnical insightuser needs translationarchitectural judgment