CivilGrid
SaaS construction tech
SoftwareEngineeringManager
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“Software Engineering Manager at CivilGrid. Skills: engineering leadership, leading high-performing engineering teams, technical skills. Leading and developing a fast-paced engineering team. Providing clear direction, feedback, mentorship, and coaching”
What You'll Achieve.
scales; accelerates decision making; reduces project risk; better project insight retention over time; CivilGrid's next phase of growth
Industry & Context.
running high scale production systems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
minimum 3 years experience in engineering leadership, technical skills, exceptional communication, track record of leading high-performing engineering teams through ambiguity and scale, builders who still know how to code
Nice to Have
BS/MS in Computer Science or similar, Prior startup or founder experience
What You'll Do.
Leading and developing a fast-paced engineering team
Providing clear direction
Owning planning and execution across projects
Helping engineers stay unblocked
Defining and evolving our hiring process
Building the processes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborative SaaS mapping platform; Collaborative features ensure faster information flow and decisioning inside and outside the organization
Communication Scope
exceptional communication; communication skills; verbal and written
Process & Methodology
Owning planning and execution across projects
Full Job Description
Title: Software Engineering Manager Location: Boston, MA Reporting Structure: This role reports to the Head of Product & Engineering Company Description CivilGrid is a venture-backed SaaS construction tech company building the "Google Maps for the Underground." Come help us disrupt a $4.7T US industry segment that desperately needs innovation. This opportunity has tremendous upside as it scales. CivilGrid aggregates public and proprietary utility, geotechnical, environmental, and jurisdictional data. The consolidated information is sold via our collaborative SaaS mapping platform to engineers and developers who need it to make early-stage decisions on real estate and infrastructure projects. Real time data access reduces labor and project delays, accelerates decision making and reduces project risk. Collaborative features ensure faster information flow and decisioning inside and outside the organization and better project insight retention over time. Role summary: As a small team, we all wear many hats and enjoy tackling new challenges. We're seeking an experienced engineering leader who thrives in a hands-on environment who’ll shape the direction of the engineering organization and how we operate as we scale. We don't expect you to have a background in everything we use, but we do expect strong technical skills, exceptional communication, and a track record of leading high-performing engineering teams through ambiguity and scale. We're looking for builders who still know how to code even if it's not part of the day-to-day. You will be responsible for: - Leading and developing a fast-paced engineering team, providing clear direction, feedback, mentorship, and coaching - Owning planning and execution across projects while helping engineers stay unblocked, focused, and aligned - Defining and evolving our hiring process, standards, and team structure as we grow - Building the processes, expectations, and culture that will support CivilGrid's next phase of growth Is thi
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