About the RoleWe are looking for an Engineering Manager who thrives by balancing hands-on coding, thoughtful team management, and strategic technical leadership. You'll drive projects with clarity, care, and intensity, supporting your team members' growth and leading by example.
What you'll do- Demonstrated experience managing and growing engineering teams while actively contributing to codebases.
- Strong technical chops: comfortable coding, reviewing code, and architecting systems at scale.
- Proven ability to drive clarity and alignment around complex technical decisions and challenges.
- Empathetic leader who supports team growth and champions best practices in software engineering.
What we're looking for- Industry experience building high-quality software products
- An ability to identify problems, build alignment, and implement solutions autonomously
- Comfortable working with and designing abstractions and frameworks which increase developer velocity
Life at Graphite- Competitive comp: ($220-250k base + substantial equity). We're backed by some of the best investors and excited to offer competitive compensation packages.
- Role trajectory. We're excited to build a team whose responsibilities and comp to grow as we do.
- Benefits. Top-tier health, dental, and vision coverage and 16 weeks paid parental leave.
- Time to decompress. We ask that our team take 4 weeks of vacation a year to unplug and unwind.
- Relocation expenses. We're an building an in-person, SF-based office, and we're happy to help with your relocation expenses!
- The team that eats together. Company-paid lunch, snacks, and coffee during workdays.
- Commuter perks. Ride around SF with an unlimited transit card on us.
As a team, we're very aware of the systemic structural issues that have created inequalities for many communities, especially in the tech industry. We recognize that women and underrepresented minorities are statistically less likely to apply for a role that they feel unqualified for. If you are interested in this role but you're concerned about not meeting all requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway - we'd love to get to know you and see if there's a place for you here at Graphite!
