We9re hiring a Tech Lead / Engineering Manager to lead a small pod and own a key surface area of the product. This is a hands-on, player-coach role on a path to a full EM seat. You9ll write code every week, set technical direction, mentor your pod, and help with hiring. ~70% IC and 30% leadership to start - the hands-on phase is the runway, not the destination. This role is for the engineer who already leads without the title - you mentor other engineers, you drive projects that need coordination across people, you9re who teammates go to before they go to their manager. You want your next chapter to be about growing a team, without having to put the keyboard down on day one. If that9s you, we want to talk. What You9ll Be Doing - Lead a small pod. 3-4 engineers in your surface area. Own technical direction and code review. As the team grows, you9ll pick up 1:1s, growth plans, and performance work. - Stay hands-on. Ship code, review code, debug production issues. You should never get more than a few days away from the codebase. - Develop the engineers around you. Pair, mentor, coach. Help the engineers on your pod grow toward bigger scope and impact. - Be involved in hiring for your team. Help us bring in the next engineers on your pod. - Work directly with customers. Our users are 9-1-1 dispatchers and PSAP administrators. You9ll visit dispatch centers, watch how they use the product, and use that context to drive what your team builds next. - Grow into a full EM seat. As we scale, you9ll move into a fuller Engineering Manager scope - more reports, less code, more strategy. Who We9re Looking For - Leadership spike. 3+ years of software engineering. You9ve already led on your team - formally or informally. You9ve mentored other engineers, owned a project that needed coordination across people, or driven a change that didn9t have a clear owner. - Wants to grow into management. You want the management path - growing other engineers, running a team, eventually owning a full EM seat. - Strong, capable engineer. You can land in our codebase fast and ship. You read code well, reason about architecture, and care about the craft. - High ownership and pragmatic urgency. You see a problem, figure out the right thing to build, and drive it to completion. You take responsibility for outcomes, not just your code. - Clear communicator. You can explain a technical decision to a non-technical stakeholder. You write design docs other people actually read. - Customer empathy. You genuinely like understanding how people use software. You9re energized by customer conversations, not drained by them. Come do the best work of your life and join us in shaping the future of critical technology that truly matters. For Full-Time roles, Aurelian offers a variety of benefits, including: - Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & Life insurance - 401(k) - Unlimited PTO - Company-wide offsites - Equipment stipend - Relocation assistance - Daily delivered lunches (on us) - Office in Seattle - Start-up Equity