Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Counterpart believes in small businesses and is dedicated to helping them do more with less risk. By pairing leading insurance experts with cutting-edge technology, Counterpart empowers small business owners to grow with confidence. Exceptional underwriters, trusted insurance brokers, and prominent insurance carriers come together on the Counterpart platform to support small businesses by providing AI-driven management and professional liability underwriting and claims services. That’s where you come in…

As an Engineering Manager, you will balance being a prolific individual contributor with coordinating a distributed team of developers. You will help bridge the gap with Product & Business while driving the development of our systems. In addition, you will help to set the culture, rituals, and processes that underpin a high-functioning engineering team and the organization more broadly.

AS AN ENGINEERING MANAGER YOU WILL:

• Lead a team of full-stack developers to execute roadmap projects. 
• Break-down product requirements and technical designs into actionable tasks.
• Manage cross-team dependencies
• Alternate between hands-on coding and providing strategic technical guidance (code reviews, technical design evaluations, troubleshooting complex technical challenges, and providing contextual information to ensure team members understand the broader impact of their work). 
• Adapt and refine technical plans as projects evolve to ensure continual alignment with business objectives. 
• Maintain a continuous and transparent dialogue to keep technical efforts aligned with evolving product and business needs.

• Collaborate with Product Managers by providing detailed insights on the level of effort (LOE) and resource requirements to ensure the product roadmap balances business imperatives and technical feasibility. 
• Actively contribute to the project design phase by taking ownership of technical design to ensure it aligns with product requirements, is scalable, and minimizes technical debt. 
• Continuously mentor team members, provide constructive feedback, and conduct performance evaluations to foster professional growth and high performance. 
• Continuously improve existing systems with an eye toward long-term extensibility and maintainability.
• Communicate effectively and transparently with all levels of the organization, ensuring the appropriate level of detail to facilitate understanding and engagement.

WE LOOK FOR TEAMMATES WHO HAVE:

• 10+ years building engaging and high-performance web applications with various frontend, backend, and cloud technologies. (We use Python, Django, AWS, React) 
• 5+ years leading team, demonstrating strong leadership skills and ability to manage and mentor.  
• Proven ability to manage complex projects from start to finish. 
• Passion for taking on new problems as we continue to innovate. 
• Experience working with a worldwide distributed team. 
• Excellent communication skills, including conveying complex technical concepts and decision points in an accessible manner to non-technical stakeholders and providing clear, actionable guidance to the team. 
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to contribute hands-on to code and other technical tasks as needed. 

WHAT WE OFFER

• Unlimited Vacation: We offer flexible time off, allowing you to take time when you need it.
• Work from Anywhere: Counterpart is a fully distributed company, meaning there is no office. We allow employees to work from wherever they do their best work, and invite the team to meet in person a couple times per year.
• Stock Options 
• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Parental Leave
• Home Office Allowance: to set up your home office with the necessary equipment and accessories.
• Book stipend
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• No working birthdays: Take your birthday off, giving you the opportunity to relax, enjoy your special day, and spend time with loved ones.
• Charitable Contribution Matching

COUNTERPART'S VALUES

• Conjoin Expectations - it is the cornerstone of autonomy. Ensure you are aware of what is expected of you and clearly articulate what you expect of others. 
• Speak Boldly & Honestly - the only failure is not learning from mistakes. Don’t cheat yourself and your colleagues of the feedback needed when  expectations aren’t being met. 
• Be Entrepreneurial - control your own destiny.  Embrace action over perfection while navigating any obstacles that stand in the way of your ultimate goal. 
• Practice Omotenashi (“selfless hospitality”) - trust will follow.  Consider every interaction with internal and external partners an opportunity to develop trust by going above and beyond what is expected. 
• Hold Nothing As Sacred - create routines but modify them routinely.  Take the time to reflect on where the business is today, where it needs to  go, and what you have to change in order to get there. 
• Prioritize Wellness - some things should never be sacrificed. We create an environment that stretches everyone to grow and improve, which is fulfilling, but is only one part of a meaningful life.

Our estimated pay range for this role is $190,000 to $220,000. Base salary is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, market data, location, internal equitability, and experience. 

We are committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone. We are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported, and connected at work—regardless of who they are or where they come from. We value and celebrate our differences and believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, rule, or regulation.