Paperless Post is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and inspire a cross-functional engineering team as we build our best-in-class discovery and events management platform, connecting a global community of over 175 million hosts and receivers. As a key leader, you will oversee and develop a talented group of backend, frontend, full-stack and quality assurance engineers, ensuring the team delivers high-quality, scalable solutions. You’ll partner closely with product managers to define goals, shape the roadmap, and continuously improve the way we work. While you won’t write code, you’ll play an active role in technical discussions, ensuring alignment between product and engineering while fostering an environment of collaboration, creativity, and growth.

A little bit about us
The Paperless Post Engineering team builds and maintains a product millions of people interact with each month. We value creativity, technical depth, and a thoughtful approach to problem-solving. As a primarily Go and React shop, we leverage modern cloud technologies to deliver fast, reliable APIs and rich user experiences.

Our managers play a crucial role in enabling engineers and technical leads to focus on execution while driving alignment with business objectives. We foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, balancing immediate delivery with long-term technical sustainability.

You will:

  • Own team output and delivery: Work closely with the team to ensure timely and high-quality execution of product and technical goals, removing blockers, and improving internal processes to enhance productivity.
  • Be a subject matter expert: Immerse yourself in the domain, gaining deep knowledge of the business, product, and technical landscape to make informed decisions and drive alignment across the team.
  • Partner with product managers: Collaborate to define, prioritize, and deliver a roadmap that balances user needs, business outcomes, and technical sustainability. You’ll work to ensure each engineer on your team has clear goals, alignment, and a shared vision for success.
  • Drive alignment and focus: Advocate for both product and technical priorities, helping to make trade-offs and balance competing needs to ensure optimal outcomes.
  • Ensure team success: Manage the day-to-day operations of the team, monitor sprint health, and resolve cross-functional dependencies to keep projects moving forward.
  • Foster collaboration: Enable your engineers and technical leads to thrive by creating a supportive environment where they can focus on execution, mentorship, and growth.
  • Participate in technical discussions: Understand the architecture and ecosystem, ensuring alignment between technical decisions and the broader goals of the team and organization.
  • Continuously improve processes: Work with your team to identify opportunities for operational improvements, optimizing workflows to enhance efficiency and delivery quality.
  • Develop your team: Provide coaching, feedback, and career growth opportunities through regular one-on-ones and performance reviews.

You have:

  • A track record of leadership: Proven experience managing and mentoring engineers, creating an inclusive and high-performing environment.
  • Full-stack understanding: Strong experience with backend development (statically typed languages such as golang, distributed systems, APIs, cloud infrastructure) as well as experience with frontend technologies (React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks).
  • Product partnership skills: The ability to collaborate deeply with product managers, contribute to roadmap planning, and ensure alignment between technical feasibility and product/business goals.
  • Ownership mindset: A commitment to taking responsibility for team output, holding people accountable, improving processes, and driving measurable impact.
  • Technical depth: While you won’t code, you can effectively participate in technical discussions, ask the right questions, and challenge assumptions to ensure thoughtful decision-making.
  • Strong communication: Clear, empathetic, and collaborative communication skills to work effectively across engineering, product, and design.

Why Paperless Post?
Company-wide, we enjoy an amazing ecosystem of an even gender split and a balance of engineers and designers. Because Paperless Post isn't supported by ad revenue, we can focus our efforts on creating and improving on the ideal version of our platform, product, content, and partnerships for our users. 

We are proud that Paperless Post has helped over 175 million people globally connect in the real world since our inception. Paperless Post exists to help all people celebrate all the moments that matter to them. We believe that having a team reflective of the diverse world around us empowers us to create a product that serves everyone. Women, people of color, trans/genderqueer individuals, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.

The compensation range for the Engineering Manager level is $170,000 - 205,000 USD. 
The compensation range for the Senior Engineering Manager level is $184,000 - 230,000 USD. 

At Paperless Post, compensation is based on a number of factors, including geographic location, job-related skills, years of experience, and internal team banding. All full-time offer packages come with a base salary, equity component, and options for fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits. The range posted here is based on the NYC market and may vary based on candidate location.

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