
Engineering Manager, Product Experience
Istari
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $170,000 - $230,000 per year
Tech Stack
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)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNode.jsPythonGoAI integrationdeveloper toolsweb applicationsperformance testing
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationproduct instinctscustomer engagementmentoringcollaborationexecution practicestechnical insightuser needs translationarchitectural judgment