Lead a team of engineers in building AI-native music experiences, ensuring quality delivery, managing sprint execution, and developing team skills.
Why FMG?
We’re not just another tech company—we’re shaping how businesses connect with their audiences through the power of music. At FMG, you’ll join a team of passionate, forward-thinking professionals who love what they do and care deeply about getting results.
Ready to drive innovation at the intersection of music and technology? Join FMG today.
Overview
We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a small, focused engineering team building licensed music experiences for top fitness, retail, and consumer brands. This is a people-first role for someone who takes delivery seriously, holds a high bar for quality, and knows how to get the best out of engineers.
You'll manage a team of 7 and be responsible for managing sprint execution, driving release quality, and building a team culture where engineers thrive. You'll lead the team’s transition to AI-native development including building a training program, establishing standards, and working alongside engineers until new workflows become second nature
What you'll do
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of a team of 7 engineers comprised of full stack, data, and QA, helping each person grow technically and professionally through regular 1:1s, actionable feedback, and genuine investment in their development.
- Own sprint health and delivery consistency creating the conditions for the team to plan well, execute reliably, and ship with confidence.
- Establish and maintain engineering performance standards, including code review practices, testing expectations, and release readiness criteria.
- Lead the engineering team's transition to AI-first development by building a training program, establishing best practices, and working alongside engineers until new workflows become second nature.
- Serve as a key stakeholder in shaping company-wide AI policies and best practices, bringing an engineering perspective to how AI tools are adopted responsibly and effectively across the organization.
- Guide technical discussions, surface risks, and ensure architectural decisions are sound.
- Actively participate in code reviews and contribute to technical solutions when needed. You’re a hands-on manager who can engage with the codebase.
- Partner closely with Product to translate roadmap priorities into well-scoped, executable engineering work.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, CX, Sales, Marketing, and Music Affairs.
- Be able to thrive in a startup environment: love dealing with fast pace, changing needs, and limited resources.
Our stack
Our infrastructure is hosted on AWS. Our backend is a GraphQL API built on Node.js services backed by MySQL, Elasticsearch, and S3. Our web frontend is functional React with TypeScript. We publish SDKs for iOS (Objective-C), Android (Kotlin), web (TypeScript), and React Native (JavaScript). Our deployment pipeline runs on GitHub Actions.
What you bring
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in an engineering management role.
- A proven coach and mentor. You’re passionate about helping engineers grow and have a track record of developing strong teams.
- Experience leading a team through AI tool adoption, including building standards and onboarding team members to new workflows.
- A track record of improving team delivery and raising the bar on engineering quality.
- Hands-on technical ability. You can engage with the codebase, participate in design discussions, and earn credibility with engineers.
- Bias toward action, highly collaborative. Comfortable working with the product team to assess solutions to user problems with the goal of balancing impact, efficacy, feasibility, and complexity.
- Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders on features and technical strategy.
- Strong communication skills: you write clearly, give direct feedback, and can translate technical context for non-technical stakeholders.
- Comfort operating in a startup environment where priorities shift and resources are finite.
Benefits
- Remote company
- Competitive salary
- Equity
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision and disability insurance along with a 401k matching plan. Full details here.
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