[Remote] Engineering Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SERHANT. is a real estate brand that innovates through media, content creation, and technology to deliver results for buyers, sellers, and developers. The Engineering Manager will lead the day-to-day work, growth, and delivery of internal and partner engineering teams while serving as the technical arm of the product team and the number two to the head of engineering.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day work of engineers across internal and partner team -assigning work, unblocking, and tracking delivery
• Own the ticket assignment process in Linear: route clear work directly, keep the queue stocked with fully scoped tickets, and escalate larger project fit to engineering leadership
• Act as the technical arm of the product team: take product direction from PMs, shape technical direction with engineers, and sign off before work begins
• Balance workloads to individual capacity and working styles, including engineers working across timezones
• Run 1:1s, give performance feedback, and build growth plans for your engineers
• Coordinate delivery across separate teams while managing shared workstreams like bug fixes
• Partner with engineering leadership on hiring, process, and team structure
• Champion spec-driven development and AI-assisted engineering practices across the team
• *The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time

Skills

• 6+ years in software engineering, including 3+ years directly managing engineers
• A deliberate choice of the management track—you find your leverage in people, process, and clarity
• Experience managing distributed teams, including offshore or partner/vendor engineers across timezones
• Enough technical depth to pressure-test technical direction and sign off on scoping in a TypeScript/Python stack
• Fluency with modern delivery tooling (Linear or similar) and Kanban-style flow
• A strong track record partnering with product managers to turn requirements into well-scoped, buildable work
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and how they change team workflows
• Excellent written communication—your tickets, feedback, and updates create clarity
• A people manager by choice - you get energy from unblocking others, not from being the hero contributor
• Calm and organized - nothing falls through the cracks on your watch
• High agency - you don't wait for permission or detailed instructions; you figure things out and drive forward
• Adaptive - you manage each engineer as an individual, adjusting for capacity, style, and timezone
• This position is remote eligible for candidates based in the United States area
• Candidates must live within the United States
• Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship now or in the future
• Prop tech or real estate background
• Experience managing a mix of in-house and agency/vendor teams
• Prior experience as a tech lead before moving into management

Benefits

• Remote eligible for candidates based in the United States area

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