Justworks

Technology

EngineeringManager,Onboarding

$175–245k ~AI est. New York, New York, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Manager candidates.

The Brief

“Engineering Manager, Onboarding at Justworks. Skills: Software engineering management, Team leadership, Product strategy. Build and oversee software engineers. Coordinate projects”

What You'll Achieve.

Drive activation rate; Reduce time-to-first-payroll; Improve onboarding completion

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Analyze problems; Assess problems; Identify patterns; Understand risks; Develop mitigation strategies; Take ownership

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years software engineer experience, 1+ year managing engineers, Prioritize, craft, and achieve plans, Grasp and explain complex concepts, High empathy and interpersonal skills, Solid understanding core web technologies

What You'll Do.

Build and oversee software engineers

Create and maintain features

Transform onboarding process

Leverage AI-powered data ingestion

Unify customer onboarding flows

Develop and ship new features

Define and execute team strategy

Set goals and measure progress

Communicate and coordinate with teams

Understand requirements and opportunities

Grow technical skills

Foster technical excellence

Foster continuous learning

Provide technical guidance

Provide non-technical guidance

Drive sound technical decision-making

Lead technical conversations

Instill empathy in team

Create better user experiences

Make workflows easier

Make workflows more efficient

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functionally; With Engineers; With Design; With Product Managers; With other teams

Communication Scope

Grasp complex concepts; Explain complex concepts; Technical audiences; Non-technical audiences

Process & Methodology

Prioritization, Scheduling, Roadmap planning, Goal setting

Full Job Description

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are Not only do you have the broad, extensive knowledge of core software development technologies, but you also have a high level of empathy and the interpersonal skills to work cross-functionally in an organization. You can grasp and communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Being able to see the bigger picture, you bring people together to effectively prioritize, craft, and achieve plans. As an Engineering Manager at Justworks, you will help build and oversee a team of software engineers as a player-coach. You are responsible for coordinating projects, setting priorities, and motivating engineers to create and maintain features for our customers. The role involves a mix of hands-on coding and a strong technical background, with a passion for mentoring and growing teams. What You Will Work On The Onboarding teams transforms a weeks-long, support-heavy onboarding process into a fully self-serve experience, leveraging AI-powered data ingestion and real-time validation to take companies from signed contract to running payroll in a matter of days. A core part of this work is unifying how people join Jus

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