OverviewAugment is building AI teammates - not tools - that work alongside operations, logistics, and customer support teams to automate complex workflows. We're growing quickly and are looking for an Engineering Manager to help lead and scale one of our core engineering teams as we build the future of autonomous operations.
In this role, you'll manage a team of engineers, stay hands-on with technical decisions, and work closely with Product and cross-functional partners to ship impactful, reliable systems. You'll help shape both the people and the technical direction of the team as we continue to grow.
What You'll Do- Manage and grow a high-performing team of engineers through coaching, feedback, and career development
- Drive technical execution on key product and platform initiatives, ensuring the team ships high-quality, reliable systems
- Stay hands-on when needed - participate in architecture reviews, write production code occasionally, and support critical decision-making
- Partner closely with Product, AI, and Ops to define roadmaps, clarify requirements, and align priorities
- Experience building 01 products, with a willingness to stay hands-on while scaling and shaping the engineering function.
- Improve engineering processes, rituals, and on-call practices to help the team move faster with increasing quality
- Create clarity through strong communication - ensuring teams understand goals, trade-offs, and success criteria
- Collaborate with other engineering managers to shape engineering culture, standards, and best practices
- Participate in hiring and onboarding to help scale our engineering organization, including building and leading our new Customer Support product team.
What We're Looking For- 6+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in engineering leadership or people management
- Strong technical foundation in building distributed systems and backend services using TypeScript, Node.js, or Python
- Experience leading teams in fast-moving, high-growth environments
- Ability to balance hands-on technical involvement with team leadership and execution oversight
- Strong communicator who can explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Comfortable working through ambiguity and helping teams break down complex projects into deliverable milestones
- Excited to work in a hybrid capacity from our office in San Francisco help continue to build a collaborative, high-energy engineering hub.
Bonus Points For:- Experience at early- or growth-stage startups
- Experience working with AI agents, LLMs, or agentic architectures
- Background in logistics, freight, or related industries
- Experience scaling engineering teams or working across multiple offices
- Open-source contributions, technical writing, or mentorship experience
Why Join Us?- Competitive Salary + Stock Options
- Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Benefits
- Flexible PTO
- On-site Gym
- Monthly stipend
