EasyLlama is seeking an Engineering Manager or Director to lead their web development team, scale their SaaS products, and integrate cutting-edge AI technologies to enhance user experience and operational efficiency in the HR compliance industry.
Requirements
- Skilled in modern web development technologies, including Ruby on Rails, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern CI/CD workflows.
- Have a deep understanding of software architecture, AI/ML, API design, and scalable systems.
- Have proven experience driving complex engineering projects from idea to execution.
- You have a strong portfolio of shipped web applications with significant AI-driven features or tooling.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical direction across web development initiatives using technologies such as Ruby (on Rails), JavaScript, React, and other modern web stacks.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, QA, and other stakeholders to deliver high-impact, scalable solutions under tight startup timelines.
- Spearhead efforts to build and ship innovative features powered by artificial intelligence.
- Guide the team in prototyping, evaluating, and implementing AI-driven enhancements that improve user experience and operational efficiency.
- Own the full software development lifecycle—from design and requirements gathering to development, testing, deployment, and post-launch support.
- Ensure best practices in Agile/Scrum methodologies, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and cross-functional coordination.
- Set clear engineering KPIs and ensure on-time delivery without compromising code quality or system reliability.
Other
- Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed team of 5+ talented web engineers.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, ownership, and high-performance.
- Drive employee engagement, motivation, and career development through regular feedback and coaching.
- Recruit top-tier talent and help shape the engineering culture of a fast-paced startup.
- You have 10+ years of professional experience building and launching production-grade software in SaaS or similar high-scale industries.
- You bring proven experience working in high-growth startup environments.
- You have demonstrated success managing remote teams (5+ engineers) in dynamic, international, and fast-moving environments.
- You excel at communication and have a knack for cross-functional collaboration.
- This role is open to permanent residents or citizens of the United States or Canada.
