Engineering Manager

About the role

Caribou is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of ten engineers responsible for our core LOS/CRM platform. This role is instrumental in developing agentic orchestration to automate high-volume refinance steps, allowing our human team to focus on complex cases. You will also guide the team's adoption of AI engineering practices.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Manage a team of ten engineers, overseeing hiring, performance, and career development.
• Provide technical guidance and architectural input, ensuring the health and maintainability of the codebase.
• Champion the team's adoption of agentic engineering and AI integration, fostering skill growth.
• Ensure production readiness and operational excellence for the team's services, including on-call responsibilities and incident management.
• Oversee the secure software development lifecycle, including vulnerability management and audit readiness.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Security, and Data teams to translate roadmaps into technical execution.
• Contribute to the broader engineering strategy and practices at Caribou.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing engineers who build and operate production back-end systems.
• Demonstrated success in guiding teams to adopt agentic engineering or integrate AI for business impact.
• A people-first leadership approach, prioritizing context and collaboration.
• Experience managing distributed teams across different time zones, including nearshore or offshore members.
• A comprehensive understanding of production software systems, from infrastructure to application layers.
• A commitment to continuous learning and leadership development.

Nice to have

• Experience with Ruby on Rails monoliths.
• Familiarity with Python monorepos.
• Knowledge of Google ADK Agents.

Skills & tools

• Agentic Orchestration
• AI Engineering
• Ruby on Rails
• Python
• Google ADK Agents
• Claude Code

Practical notes

• Compensation: $174,000 - $217,000 annually.
• Benefits include equity options, 401k, generous paid time off, 100% paid parental leave, and company-paid health, dental, vision, mental health, disability, and life insurance.
• Professional development budget of up to $1,000 per year.
• Interview process includes a recruiter screen, technical assessment, hiring manager interview, and a final interview loop.
• This role is eligible for remote work in AZ, CO, IL, MD, TX, VA. Additional states may be considered with approval.
• Caribou is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations.
• A pre-employment background check is required.