Lead and mentor engineers while driving technical direction and fostering a high-ownership culture in a fast-paced startup environment.
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What you'll build
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Role intensity
10% coding — mostly leadership/strategy
Requirements
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
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The Engineering Manager at Aspora leads and mentors a team of engineers, setting the technical direction while fostering a culture of ownership and growth. This role requires a blend of hands-on technical skills and leadership experience, with a focus on driving execution and maintaining high engineering standards. Ideal candidates have 6 to 9 years in software engineering and thrive in fast-paced startup environments. Aspora emphasizes collaboration across teams, making this position pivotal for aligning technical efforts with business goals.
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Team & Technical Leadership
Lead, mentor, and support engineers while setting clear technical direction for the pod.
Build a high-ownership, growth-oriented culture through effective feedback, coaching, and collaboration.
Contribute to key architectural discussions, technical decisions, and hands-on problem-solving with senior engineers.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with Product to challenge requirements, drive clarity, and ensure alignment on priorities.
Partner with Support & Operations to understand customer issues and operational realities, feeding these insights into planning and improvements.
Communicate progress, risks, and decisions transparently with stakeholders and leadership.
Execution, Delivery & Ownership
Drive end-to-end execution by planning, prioritising, and tracking engineering work.
Maintain strong development velocity by removing blockers and enabling smooth workflows.
Uphold high engineering standards and ensure the pod builds reliable, well-tested, and operationally sound systems.
Own pod-level metrics (e.g., latency, success rates, efficiency) and use data-driven insights to continuously refine execution and delivery.
6–9 years of experience in software engineering.
Proven track record of transitioning from individual contributor to people manager.
Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth startup environments.
Combines hands-on technical expertise with effective team leadership and mentorship.
You excel at making decisions that serve business goals while nurturing the development of your people.
We are language-agnostic and value strong engineering fundamentals over specific tech stacks.
Lead some of the most critical pods with direct impact on customer trust and business growth.
Blend hands-on engineering with leadership—ideal for someone who enjoys both building and shaping teams.
High ownership, autonomy, and the opportunity to define engineering culture from the ground up.
Work in a fast-paced environment with sharp cross-functional partners and supportive leadership.
Competitive compensation and equity, aligned with experience, impact and market standards.
Learning & development support, including professional development budgets and learning stipends.
Wellness and team engagement programs to support work-life integration and collaboration.
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