Engineering Manager

Location: Boulder, CO; CA; FL; TX; UT; CO; NJ; NY; MA; MI; Canada

Department: Engineering

About the role: Were hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the team behind Respondologys most technically ambitious work within platform infrastructure and the Respond product (LLM-powered social responses). This is a role built for someone who can step in, establish clarity quickly, and drive a small, high-output team to ship consistently.

Youll manage five engineers across multiple domains, with headcount growth planned before you start. You dont need to be the deepest expert in every area, but you do need to earn trust fast, build team rhythm where its missing, and be a strong partner to Product. The VP of Engineering will work closely with you; your job is to multiply the teams output, not shadow it.

What youll do:

• Own sprint planning, backlog refinement, and delivery accountability across your teams
• Coach engineers on craft, ownership, and growth with direct, specific feedback
• Be the primary engineering voice in planning and roadmap conversations with Product
• Provide light hands-on support for prototypes, bug fixes, and performance work when the team needs a boost
• Surface and resolve blockers fast; escalate the ones that require VP-level involvement
• Reduce single points of failure and knowledge silos as the team grows

What were looking for:

• 4+ years of engineering management experience with a track record of on-time, high-quality delivery
• Experience managing engineers working on production AI/ML or LLM-integrated systems
• Strong prioritization instincts, be comfortable making calls with incomplete information
• Clear, direct communicator across written, verbal, async, and sync contexts
• Demonstrated ability to build productive, trusted relationships with Product counterparts
• Enough technical depth to understand what your team is building, ask the right questions, and spot when somethings off
• Startup experience with high ownership expectations is a strong plus

What we offer:

• Competitive salary + equity
• 100% remote, with optional access to our Boulder, CO office
• Flex PTO, generous holidays, and a full week off between Christmas and New Years
• Multiple healthcare options including FSA/HSA plans
• 401k (traditional and Roth) with company match, immediately vested
• Fully paid family and parental leave (12 weeks per year)
• Twice-yearly team offsites

Compensation: 

$175,000-$225,000 DOE + bonus + equity

What to expect:

This is a startup. The pace is fast and the playbook is still being written. If you do your best work inside a fully built structure, this probably isnt the right fit. If the idea of building that structure sounds exciting, wed love to meet you.

What matters:

We recognize the value in how different backgrounds and unique experiences shape our ways of thinking. These perspectives spark the conversations that enrich our culture and, in turn, improve our products. We invite anyone who feels they are qualified to apply and join a team united by the drive to build something that matters.

About the Company

Who we are:

Respondology is the AI-powered social engagement platform that modernizes how social marketers moderate, listen to, and respond to comments at scale. 

The world’s top brands rely on Respondology to transform comment sections into community, commerce, and competitive intelligence. Fast to deploy and easy to use, our customers engage with over 2 billion collective followers every month.