Localize

Engineering Manager

Localize

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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About the role

  • Lead and manage a remote engineering team with a clear focus on performance, accountability, and delivery
  • Set expectations for execution quality, timelines, and technical standards; hold teams accountable to outcomes
  • Oversee the quality of engineering deliverables, including code, testing, debugging, and deployment
  • Identify performance gaps, technical debt, and delivery risks early and take decisive action to resolve them
  • Drive performance through clear expectations, direct feedback, and technical leadership
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope in a distributed environment
  • Implement pragmatic execution and project management approaches to mitigate risk and maintain momentum
  • Continuously improve engineering efficiency by eliminating friction, unnecessary process, and bottlenecks
  • Lead the design and implementation of scalable, maintainable software solutions; review code and contribute hands-on where necessary to unblock progress
  • Operate with high alignment to leadership priorities, balancing speed, quality, and long-term system health

Requirements

  • Technical engineering leader with 3+ years of people management experience and 5+ years in software engineering
  • Proven ability to lead remote engineering teams with strong execution discipline
  • Track record of driving results, holding teams accountable, and navigating complex technical challenges
  • Able to make and communicate difficult decisions that support delivery execution, product quality, and company objectives.
  • Strong ability to identify roadblocks quickly and take ownership of resolving them
  • Experience setting clear goals, measuring progress, and driving continuous performance improvement
  • Hands-on leader who can dive into architecture, code, and technical decision-making when required
  • Experience hiring, evaluating, and building high-performing engineering teams
  • Confident operating without ego and in close alignment with executive leadership
  • Experience building and scaling SaaS applications or platforms
Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • 401(k) plan + 4% matching
  • 100% company-paid health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Company-paid life insurance and AD&D insurance
  • Work anywhere in North America (we are 100% remote)
  • New Macbook (or computer of your choice)
  • Monthly stipend for home internet costs
  • Generous PTO package
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringcode reviewtestingdebuggingdeploymentarchitectureSaaS applicationstechnical decision-makingperformance improvementproject management
Soft Skills
leadershipaccountabilitycommunicationproblem-solvinggoal settingperformance managementdecision-makingteam buildingexecution disciplinecollaboration