Engineering Manager (Application & Check Out)

Role overview

Engineering Manager for Application & Checkout at a partner company, supporting the end-to-end customer application and purchase experience for a life insurance journey (application through policy issuance). You will lead a distributed full-stack team in a high-stakes, revenue-critical environment, balancing delivery speed with technical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a distributed full-stack engineering team delivering customer-facing application and checkout features.
• Partner with product, design, TPMs, and cross-functional stakeholders to define, prioritize, and execute the roadmap.
• Drive end-to-end delivery across frontend, backend, APIs, and data systems for the application-to-issuance lifecycle.
• Contribute to system design, code reviews, architectural decisions, and incident resolution when needed.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices, continuous improvement, and ownership.
• Identify and deliver platform/product improvements to improve performance, scalability, and UX.
• Use data-driven insights and metrics to monitor performance, track SLAs, and guide engineering priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ years software engineering experience, including 1+ year in formal engineering management or team leadership.
• Strong full-stack proficiency across:
  • Frontend: React, Next.js or Remix
  • Backend services: Go and/or Python
  • APIs and databases
• Solid knowledge of the full SDLC: design, development, testing, deployment, and operational support.
• Proven ability to lead high-performing teams and deliver consistently in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to contribute directly to code and engage in architecture discussions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing shifting priorities.

Nice to have

• Experience using GenAI tools to improve engineering workflows and productivity.

Benefits (high level)

• Competitive salary and equity.
• Remote (within the United States).
• Health coverage (medical/dental/vision) with options covering 100% of premiums.
• Flexible paid time off and supportive parental leave.
• Lifestyle stipend.
• Work on high-impact, revenue-critical experiences with an ownership-focused engineering culture.