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Senior Engineering Manager

GiveCampus

hybridseniorpermanentengineering-managementbackend Washington, DC 84 days ago via LinkedIn

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Engineering ManagementEngineering PodsAgileProduct RoadmapArchitecturePR ReviewHiringOnboardingPerformance ManagementNonprofit Education Tech

About the role

Role overview

GiveCampus is hiring a Senior Engineering Manager (remote-first, U.S.-based) to lead engineering delivery through two or more engineering pods. You’ll join a growing team of 30+ engineers and serve as one of two Engineering/Dev Managers, reporting to the VP of Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Pod & people management: ensure pods run effectively with clear goals, strong interactions/scheduling, and healthy delivery rhythm.
  • Performance, onboarding, and growth: lead hiring, onboarding, performance management, retention, and professional development for your teams.
  • Unblock and multiply impact: act as a multiplier to help pods build features end-to-end (back end to front end).
  • Partner on planning & delivery: collaborate with Tech Leads and Product Managers to define/refine projects, including architecture input, work breakdown, scheduling, and release planning.
  • Executive communication: provide status and progress updates against delivery objectives to senior management.
  • Agile leadership: work with teammates in an agile environment and help reinforce and improve Agile practices.
  • Engineering contribution: contribute to architecture and PR reviews, and maintain shared documentation.
  • Mentorship: mentor junior and mid/senior staff to grow their craft.

Requirements

  • Strong technical focus with the ability to make technical and staffing decisions that shape engineering direction.
  • Experience managing engineering teams/pods and delivering on product roadmaps.
  • Ability to partner effectively with Tech Leads and Product Managers.
  • Proven capability in agile execution and continuous improvement.

Nice to have

  • Experience building and scaling a product/platform end-to-end (back end through front end).

About GiveCampus

GiveCampus provides a fundraising platform for nonprofit educational institutions, trusted by millions of donors and 1,300+ colleges, universities, and K-12 schools. The company’s mission is to improve the quality, affordability, and accessibility of education, and it has demonstrated rapid growth and profitability. GiveCampus is backed by leading investors and continues to invest heavily in areas like AI product development.

Scraped 7/1/2026