Engineering Manager

Do you love building products that thousands of people rave about? Do you thrive in autonomous, fast-paced environments? Do you want to make a significant impact at a high-growth startup?

At OpenPhone, building simple and delightful experiences is not only our competitive advantage but a value we hold dear. This philosophy applies to everything we do; from the way we work to the look and feel of our product, to the infrastructure it’s running on, our email copy, help articles, and everything else.

As an Engineering Manager, you'll play a key role in building the OpenPhone technical experience. We're looking for an Engineering Leader who is passionate about people growth and organizational development. You'll help build the products and practices that will support OpenPhone's growth over the years to come. You'll reimagine our platform and build highly leveraged products that enable OpenPhone to support the best customers in the world. If you see how incredible people and organizational development products can transform a business, OpenPhone is the place for you.

Here are some things you'll do:

• Lead and grow engineering teams committed to building the innovative products that make OpenPhone the best place in the world to work.
• Work effectively cross-functionally to drive change and influence product and process decisions.
• Help to shape thinking around designing scalable products and business processes/programs to support OpenPhone's rapid growth.
• Be both a deep technical leader and a thoughtful people manager.
• Champion engineering excellence, establishing business metrics, and drive continuous operational improvement.

About you:

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of management experience.
• 3+ years of experience growing and managing multi-team organizations.
• 5+ years hands-on experience in core programming languages such as C++, PHP, Java.
• Experience with JavaScript, Typescript, and browser APIs.
• Experience with React.
• Proven track record of creating and managing high performing teams.
• Interest in people and organizations.
• Demonstrated creative problem solving and analytical skills.

There's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. We're looking for an optimist with grit and determination, who is excited to face the challenges of a growing startup. OpenPhone is the type of company where you can grow, and we encourage you to apply to us even if you don't 100% match the exact candidate description.

About OpenPhone

OpenPhone is a new type of business phone. Our mission is to help people communicate better and be more productive.

We’re backed by Y Combinator and the best venture firms including Slow Ventures, Kindred Ventures, and others. We're serving thousands of businesses around the world and growing quickly. We take a lot of pride in providing an exceptional customer experience and a product people love. Our customers rated us #1 on all possible categories on G2 Crowd.

We're a distributed team working from San Francisco, Seattle, Ottawa, Moscow, Manila, Phoenix, and Sydney.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.