Engineering Manager
Payentry
This is a remote role
About the Role
We are looking for an ENGINEERING MANAGER to join our development team. In this role, you will:
Technical Leadership
- Review requirements and validate they meet engineering and quality standards
- Help team members troubleshoot technical issues and unblock complex problems
- Conduct code reviews to maintain code quality, consistency, and best practices
- Contribute to coding efforts as needed to support the team and stay technically engaged
People Leadership & Mentorship
- Provide mentoring and leadership to software and quality engineers at all experience levels
- Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with direct reports to support growth and address blockers
- Lead annual performance reviews, providing clear, constructive, and actionable feedback
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Team & Resource Management
- Determine capacity allocation across teams/projects to balance workload and priorities
- Own the hiring process for the team — sourcing, interviewing, and closing candidates
- Drive team growth planning and structure to scale with business needs
- Make and manage compensation recommendations in line with company guidelines
What Do You Need?
- Proven experience (3+ years) as an Engineering Manager or senior technical lead with direct people-management responsibility
- Strong technical background with the ability to engage in code reviews and hands-on coding when needed
- Demonstrated experience owning hiring, compensation, and performance review processes
- Excellent communication and mentorship skills, with a track record of developing engineers' careers
- Strong judgment in balancing technical rigor with team growth and delivery timelines
- The ability to adapt and persevere through high-pressure situations and deadlines to support the success of the department
- A passion for problem-solving (you are never satisfied with the status quo)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, eliminating the potential for ambiguity
- Strong understanding of both SaaS and the payroll industries (preferred)
- Working experience with the following technologies:
o C#
o ASP.NET Core Web API
o MS SQL
o Azure
o React (preferred)
o C++ (preferred)
o HTML, Javacript, CSS (preferred)
Payentry is an EEO Employer - M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status
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