Divergent is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead their growing engineering organization, focusing on improving software delivery processes, establishing technical governance, and developing people to ship high-impact features, set platform-wide technical standards, and reduce operational overhead.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a people‑leadership or engineering‑management role
- Demonstrated success owning and streamlining engineering workflows (code‑review cadence, release coordination, sprint execution) in a fast‑paced environment
- Deep technical knowledge of authentication mechanisms, security best practices, and quality standards across multiple applications
- Strong mentorship track record – experience raising the performance and code quality of junior engineers
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices
- Experience building or evolving engineering standards (security, code quality, API design)
- Proven ability to scale engineering teams from 5 → 20+ members
Responsibilities
- Own the day‑to‑day engineering workflow – Define and maintain the cadence for code‑review cycles, release coordination, sprint planning, and execution across multiple squads.
- Primary technical decision‑maker for cross‑application concerns – Establish and enforce organization‑wide standards for authentication, security, and quality, ensuring consistent, secure, and high‑quality experiences across all products.
- Mentor junior developers – Provide hands‑on coaching, pair‑programming, and constructive feedback to increase junior engineers’ productivity, code quality, and career growth.
- Process optimization – Identify and eliminate waste in stand‑ups, retrospectives, and incident response; implement lean practices that give engineers more “focus time.”
- Technical strategy & governance – Work with senior architects and product leads to embed architectural decision‑making into the workflow, keep technical debt in check, and drive platform‑level roadmap alignment.
- Metrics & accountability – Define, track, and act on key performance indicators (lead time, cycle time, defect leakage, on‑call burden) to drive data‑informed improvements.
- Incident management & reliability – Oversee on‑call rotations, post‑mortems, and reliability initiatives to keep our services stable and performant.
Other
- Team leadership – Coach, motivate, and grow 6‑12 engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and psychological safety.
- Cross‑functional collaboration – Partner with product managers, designers, data scientists, and operations to align technical solutions with business goals and ensure seamless delivery.
- Hiring & scaling – Own the interview process, attract top talent, and expand the team in line with growth targets while preserving Divergent’s culture.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable influencing non‑technical stakeholders and senior leadership
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls
