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Engineering Manager
Compass · Boston, United States
About The Role
Join Compass as an Engineering Manager, where you'll lead high-performing teams in building tools that power daily workflows for real estate agents. You'll manage a lean, agile squad of engineers and contractors, translate business needs into technical requirements, and ensure high-quality development practices. This role requires a strong technical background, experience in people management, and a passion for solving real business problems with software solutions.
- Lead and manage a high-performing engineering team, ensuring successful execution of agile development processes, prioritization of deliverables, and resolution of blockers.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and corporate departments to understand user workflows and translate operational requests into clear technical specifications.
- Enforce high-quality development practices on your team, including rigorous code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and comprehensive system documentation.
- Experience with Hybrid Team Models: Demonstrated capability in directing and reviewing the work of both internal FTEs and external agency contractors, ensuring quality standards remain high
- Technical Background: 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a solid understanding of software design patterns, APIs, and modern cloud backend architectures
- Domain Familiarity: Practical experience building applications within SaaS, workflow tools, CRM, transactional systems, or large-scale enterprise software products
- Strong Communication & Stakeholder Empathy: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to translate complex technical constraints into clear business terms for stakeholders
- Operational Execution Skills: Proven ability to manage a team's backlog, protect developers from over-commitment, make resource trade-offs, and predictably ship high-quality software
- People Management Experience: 3+ years of experience directly managing software engineering teams, with a proven track record of hiring, developing, and motivating engineering talent
- Security & Compliance Awareness: Solid understanding of data security concepts, specifically managing secure IAM permissions, protecting data privacy, and shielding PII
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