As the Engineering Manager, you’ll lead a small team, currently two engineers and growing, while staying close to the technical work. We’re shifting our integration work toward a development-focused engineering practice, and you’ll lead that transition. You’re technically strong, make clear tradeoffs, and help the team deliver consistently through structure without adding unnecessary process.
Lead the Team and Improve Delivery:
- Lead, mentor, and grow a small team of engineers, including hiring and onboarding future teammates.
- Own sprint planning, code reviews, technical standards, and day-to-day delivery, and help build a healthy engineering culture.
- Partner with Business, Data & Systems, and Operations to set priorities and deliver work for technical and business stakeholders like our advisors.
Set Technical Direction and Modernize the Platform
Set technical direction for the tools data team, advisors, and other business user rely on, including SQL databases, custodian data synchronization, and other downstream advisor systems.
Modernize our integration platform and patterns, partnering with the Cloud & Platform Engineer on CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and deployment automation.
Make build-versus-buy calls and clearly explain the tradeoffs to technical and business partners.
Stay Hands-On Where It Matters
Write code and contribute directly to architecture, complex problem solving, and key builds.
Simplify systems, reduce technical debt, and improve reliability and security.
Build with security, data protection, and recordkeeping in mind. We’re a registered investment adviser, so these requirements shape how we design and ship.
What You Bring:
8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in technical leadership.
Strong hands-on depth in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and cloud-native services.
Experience building integrations with APIs, event-driven architecture, and ETL/ELT patterns.
Hands-on cloud experience. Azure is preferred since we’re aligned with Microsoft 365, but AWS or GCP is also relevant.
Experience leading small teams in shared-service environments that support multiple internal customers and competing priorities.
Clear communicator who can explain tradeoffs to technical and business partners and make sound decisions when requirements aren’t fully defined.
Nice to have: Salesforce experience (Financial Services Cloud, Apex, or integrations) or AI-enabled application work (LLM integrations, retrieval-augmented generation, or agent frameworks).
- This role is an in-office, full-time, and exempt position. We are a work from office culture with a lot of flexibility.
The Opportunity:
Build a modern engineering function on a strong foundation
Direct influence on AI, automation, and digital worker initiatives
Hands-on technical leadership with executive visibility
Greenfield to shape engineering practices, standards, and culture
Strong growth runway as the function scales
Compensation:
- Targeted base salary range is $150,000 - $175,000 per year.
- Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
- 401(k) with 100% match up to 3% of annual compensation
- Equity ownership opportunities for every employee
- New Business Incentive Program
- Generous employee referral bonus
- Cell phone data reimbursement
- Financial planning services discount for employees and immediate family members
- Minimum 3 weeks PTO starting Day 1
- Winter Break, Summer Friday flex-days, and 10 paid holidays
- Unlimited Volunteer Time Off plus company grant matching
- Heavily subsidized transit
- 100% reimbursement for required training, certifications, licensing, and dues
- Personal career development plans
- Richer Life Business Partner (coaching for all employees)
- Mindful Emotional & Social Intelligence training
- Annual professional & personal wellbeing stipend
- Quarterly team-building events
- Regular social events
- Employee-led book clubs, committees, and affinity groups
- Paid Parental leave (13 weeks for birthing parent and 6 weeks for non-birthing parent)
- Adoption benefits
- Anniversary milestone celebrations, including a 3-month paid sabbatical at 10 years
Brighton Jones Seattle, Washington, USA Office
2030 1st Avenue, 3rd Floor,, Seattle, WA, United States, 98121
Similar Jobs
What you need to know about the Seattle Tech Scene
Key Facts About Seattle Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 287,000; 13% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Google
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, software, biotechnology, game development
- Funding Landscape: $3.1 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Madrona, Fuse, Tola, Maveron
- Research Centers and Universities: University of Washington, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
