Engineering Manager

Hello, we’re Knoetic (<-rhymes with “poetic” 😊) and we've raised over $50MM from EQT, Menlo, Accel, and 100s of angels (like Adam Grant) to shape the future of people analytics by building a “new brain” for Chief People Officers. Here’s how!
 
When these two sides come together, CPOs and their People Teams get a holistic view of what drives their people to come, stay, and feel valued at work. We’re building a platform unlike any other.
That’s where you come in!
We’re building a diverse team of people who can thrive in our culture. If you're motivated to improve the work lives of millions of people as part of a deeply curious, ambitious, and collaborative team, we'd love for you to join us on this ride!
About the Role
As an Engineering Manager, you will help define and take the lead on executing towards our visionary product roadmap. You will be responsible for people, processes, and products.
What you'll do
Overall you will:

 
Drive the mission and direction, while building elegant, scalable solutions to make the people analytics experience for CPOs, people leaders, and entire organizations 100x more efficient
 
Ensure that each team member grows and feels confident in delivery
 
Empower your team by offering clear ownership of technical challenges.
 
Set expectations for team and individual success and take action when appropriate
 
Foster an inclusive environment through empathy, not just inside engineering, but across all the teams in Knoetic!
 
Advise the leadership team on key technical considerations related to the future of people analytics
 
Partner with Product Management and Design to find the best blend of quality, agility, and user experience.

Within your first week, you will:

 
Onboard and learn more about the company’s mission, culture, and values. 
 
Understand Knoetic's tech infrastructure at a very high level. We will pair you up with an onboarding buddy to help you get up to speed
 
Deploy your first Pull Request to the production. We move fast! :)

Within your first month, you will:

 
Participate in road mapping and architecture discussions
 
Pair the program with talented, ambitious engineers in a highly-collaborative team
 
Collaborate with the team which includes our product manager and product designer to deliver a low/medium-sized project

In three months, you'll be fully ramped! You will:

 
Lead a complex project from inception to deployment that will immediately provide value to our users
 
Identify, evaluate, and define improvements to the existing infrastructure and product
 
Lead performance review conversations and be mentoring and upleveling team members

What we're looking for

 
BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
 
6+ years working in large codebases - we currently have 30 repositories working with 4 programming languages
 
2+ years leading complex projects from start to finish
 
1+ years leading a team of 4+ Engineers
 
Familiarity with building modern web applications using our tech stack (NodeJS, Go, ReactJS, AWS, Kubernetes, SQL) but generally tech agnostic
 
You pride yourself on being able to identify and address issues before they become problems, and are skilled at finding signals in the noise
 
After each interaction with you, you have efficiently transferred information and we definitely understand your insights, plans, or thoughts


The key attributes we value in teammates: 

 
You like to win. You don’t want a trophy for effort, you want it for first place.
 
You’re high IQ, intellectually curious, and intellectually humble. You’re not afraid to say, “I don’t know - but I’ll figure it out, fast.”
 
You never say, “that’s not my job” - you take full ownership and responsibility over outcomes. You’re a force of nature that gets the job done no matter what it takes.
 
You make everyone else on the team better. Your presence, positivity, and drive inspires others to step up their game. You put the company above your own wants.
 
You’re known for your work ethic. You pride yourself on being one of the hardest-working person most people know.
 
You’re constantly improving. You know there’s no such thing as perfection, and you’re always pushing yourself (and our company) to be better than you were yesterday.
 
You’re just good: You’re honest, principled, smart, open to giving/receiving feedback, and focused on doing right for the company and doing right for the customer

Why Knoetic?

 
You want to join an incredibly ambitious team to build the #1 company in this space, without exception.
 
You’re looking for an exciting opportunity at a rapidly scaling startup.
 
Benefits (full medical/dental/vision insurance, learning budget, WFH stipend, 401k, etc.)
 
We’re remote-friendly with a global team!
 
Check out our careers page for the full rundown.

Knoetic cultural values
Written by our founder in 2020.
Intellectual curiosity: I want to surround myself with people who are endlessly curious, who are always asking questions, who are fascinated with understanding others and the world around them. We’re the kids who grew up always asking “Why?”
Intellectual humility: I want to work with people who embrace the scientific method, who go into conversations with an open mind and ear, who are looking for ways to sharpen their thinking, who are delighted to find out when they’re wrong rather than invested in defending why they’re right.
Relentless resourcefulness: Our company should be full of people who will run through walls to get to their goals, who will bring more solutions than problems to others, who will figure out a way to succeed no matter what.
Winning: We are ambitious, and we want to win. We don’t want a trophy for effort or for “good enough” - we want it for first place
Positive impact on others: There are people, who by the very virtue of their presence, make everyone else around them a better person. It could be because they have unwaveringly high standards. Or are incredible givers that inspire generosity. Or are teachers of their peers. However they do it, they push others upwards. They are culture accretive; their very presence makes everyone else step up their game.
Speed: We’re a team with a bias for action (paired with good judgment), a desire to get more done faster, because we know it’s the only way we’ll win.
Positivity: You know it when you see it - can-do, optimistic. That doesn’t mean everyone doesn’t have down moments - it just means on balance, you walk away from your interactions with them energized and charged up to do more with your life.
Continuous improvement: We’re always making ourselves better. Stasis is the enemy… if you’re not going forwards, you’re going backwards. Everything is a work-in-progress in perpetuity - yourself included.
Note - even if you don’t check every box in the job description, we still encourage you to apply!
In compliance with New York City Pay Transparency Law, the base salary range for this role, adjusted for level, is between $180,000-$200,000 in New York City. When determining a candidate’s compensation, we consider a number of factors including level, skillset, experience, job scope, location, and current market data. This range is not inclusive of our competitive equity package.
Knoetic is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace, and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, or any legally protected status. If you’re missing a few qualifications or don’t have the exact experience listed above, you may still be the next right candidate for this role or another role we have open at Knoetic!
We look forward to hopefully meeting you soon!