Engineering Manager, Core UI

SimSpace

Engineering Manager leading Core UI team at SimSpace. Responsible for frontend architecture, team mentorship, and ensuring high-quality user experiences.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $160,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, grow, and develop a team of Design Engineers and Core Frontend Engineers; own hiring, onboarding, 1:1s, performance, and career growth.
Set the team's direction, goals, and priorities, translating platform strategy into a clear roadmap and execution plan.
Foster a culture that values collaboration, inclusion, craft, and creativity.
Mentor Design Engineers and frontend engineers, modeling strong craft, collaboration, and pragmatism.
Own SimSpace's core frontend repositories, design system (e.g., Monorail), component libraries, and overall frontend architecture—treating the platform as a product with a roadmap and measurable quality.
Steward architectural decisions and manage technical and UX debt deliberately, balancing long-term health with delivery needs.
Own the relationship between engineering and UX Design, ensuring alignment between design (Figma) and implementation (code, Storybook).
Partner with Product Management to align frontend work with business objectives and timelines, and maintain the plans and resourcing for predictable delivery.
Champion accessibility (a11y) at the component, system, and organizational level, with WCAG-aligned standards and guidance.
Drive UX quality, polish, responsive design standards, and consistency across the product.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in frontend, UX, or design-adjacent engineering, including 2+ years directly managing or leading engineers.
Proven ability to lead and grow frontend or UX engineering teams, including distributed or hybrid teams.
Strong technical depth in TypeScript and React—modern component patterns and state management—enough to guide architecture and review work credibly.
Experience owning or substantially contributing to design systems or shared UI libraries used by multiple teams.
Solid understanding of accessibility (a11y) standards and how to operationalize them.
Track record of partnering closely with designers, PMs, and engineers across teams.
Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies, paired with strong leadership and communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus savings plans—coverage starts on day one!
Access to company-paid counseling, coaching, and resources for you and your family through Spring Health.
Plan for your future with a 401(k)-retirement savings plan featuring a company match.
Take the time you need with unlimited vacation and dedicated health & wellness days. SimSpace provides flexible solutions to meet the diverse work-life needs of team members.
Paid leave plans to support you and your loved ones during life’s most important moments.
Equity stock options at hire, with annual performance-based grants—become an invested stakeholder in our shared success.
Earn $1,500–$3,500 for every qualified hire through our employee referral program.
Full- and partial- subsidized membership plans and equipment discounts to help you reach your personalized fitness goals.
Access a LinkedIn Learning membership to prioritize your personal and professional development.
Monthly reimbursements for meaningful connections with teammates through our SocialSpace Community.
Legal plan coverage, pet insurance, wellness reimbursements, and more to simplify life’s details.

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptReactAgile MethodologiesFrontend ArchitectureUX DesignComponent LibrariesPerformance ManagementRoadmap DevelopmentTechnical Debt ManagementCollaboration

Soft Skills

MentoringCommunicationCollaborationCreativityPragmatism