About the TeamOur engineering teams build the software school districts run on every day. Nutrition management and the cafeteria line, payroll and finance, and the tools families actually log into. The ERP team owns payroll for teachers and school staff across 22 states, so when we get something wrong, people don't get paid on time. That's not a hypothetical stake, it's the one we work under.
We're modernizing a system districts have depended on for years while it keeps running for them, which is the harder version of the problem and a more interesting one. This team knows the domain as well as anyone in the company. As we take on larger districts, the opportunity in front of this role is to build the engineering practice that scales with them: test automation, release confidence, and delivery that holds up as the customer base grows.
You'll manage six full-time engineers directly and lead delivery across our offshore and nearshore pods, 13 people in total.
About the RoleWe are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead one or more engineering teams responsible for delivering high-quality software across LINQ's product platform. You'll partner closely with the Director of Engineering, senior engineers on your team, and Product leadership to ship software where reliability, data accuracy, and operational rigor are non-negotiable. This is a player/coach role that leans coach - roughly 80% of your time goes to leading people, with the remainder spent where a manager's technical time pays off most: architecture and design review, high-stakes code review, and pairing on hard problems.
What You'll Be Doing- Lead and grow a team of engineers across a blended FTE and contractor model - running meaningful 1:1s, writing growth plans, managing performance honestly, and giving direct, kind, actionable feedback.
- Own delivery outcomes for your team's product area, partnering with Product to shape the work rather than just receive it, and drive predictable, high-quality execution.
- Partner with the Director of Engineering and your engineers to shape and execute the technical roadmap, balancing new product capabilities, infrastructure modernization, and platform reliability.
- Keep operational excellence front and center - system reliability, data integrity, and graceful handling of third-party dependencies are baseline expectations, not stretch goals.
- Raise the hiring bar and own the hiring loop for your team: sourcing, interview calibration, and closing talent.
- Contribute as a technical leader in ADRs, design reviews, and high-stakes code reviews, weighing in on tradeoffs with enough depth that your technical voice sharpens the work.
- Drive healthy engineering practices: testing discipline, CI/CD, DORA and flow metrics, and incident response, using evidence to guide improvement rather than opinion alone.
- Enable the team to adopt AI-assisted development tooling effectively and responsibly, modeling the practices yourself.
- Cultivate a culture where engineers are confident to change code, and communicate clearly in writing - up, across, and down - on roadmaps, status, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions.
What We're Looking For- 3+ years managing software engineering teams, with a track record of shipping production software at quality.
- Experience managing mixed FTE and contractor teams, with a clear sense of where those management approaches converge and diverge.
- Strong technical background in .NET, C#, and modern ASP.NET service development - able to contribute credibly in design and code reviews.
- Comfortable working in an established codebase that includes legacy VB alongside modern C#, and pragmatic about modernizing it incrementally.
- Working familiarity with Angular, enough to review front-end work and reason about full-stack tradeoffs.
- Experience building observability into how a team operates - logging, monitoring, and alerting that catch issues before a customer reports them.
- Evidence-based management approach, familiar with DORA, SPACE, or equivalent frameworks.
- Production experience in AWS environments, comfortable reasoning about container-based deployment (ECS/EKS), serverless services, and managed databases.
- Experience leading teams through infrastructure modernization without disrupting delivery.
- Hands-on user of Claude Code, Cursor, or similar AI-assisted coding environments, able to coach a team on effective, responsible use of AI tooling.
- Coaching-first instinct, direct communication style, and fluency in Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
What Will Make You Stand Out- Experience in K-12 EdTech, SaaS, or other mission-driven software environments.
- Background managing teams that operate high-reliability, high-transaction-volume systems.
- Experience running blended onshore/offshore or FTE/contractor engineering teams at scale.
- Experience splitting or merging teams as organizational scope evolves.
- Contributions to engineering excellence programs, management communities of practice, or internal leadership development.
EducationBachelor's degree in any field, or equivalent practical experience. Domain expertise and demonstrated craft carry more weight than academic background.
Travel RequirementsLess than 10%
CompensationWe offer a competitive salary of $130,000-$150,000 + a 8% annual bonus.
Why You'll Love Working With UsPlanning Your Future: Our 401(k) plan comes with a 4% employer match on total earnings (not just your base salary).
Performance Pays Off: Whether it's a company bonus or target sales commission, your hard work doesn't go unnoticed.
Vacation Your Way: Our flexible Open Paid Time Off Plan lets you take the time you need, when you need it.
Paid Parental Leave: Take the time you need to welcome your new addition - We've got you covered!
Ten Paid Corporate Holidays: Enjoy a little extra downtime to relax and recharge with the ten paid holidays each year.
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Giving Back: Feel good while doing good - 16 paid volunteer hours to support the causes that matter most to you. #LINQCares
Benefits That Have Your Back (And Teeth, Too!): Rock-solid medical, dental and vision coverage. Pick your vibe: a low deductible PPO and pair with an FSA or a HDHP with a sweet HSA - with contributions from LINQ. Dental perks that even cover braces for the kiddos.
Wellness Perks: Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Basic Life, and AD&D insurance. Gym reimbursements and tons of extra savings on travel assistance, employee assistance, and even pet insurance options.
Rewards For Referrals: Got an amazing candidate in your network? Send them our way and earn a referral bonus when they join the team!
