Engineering Manager

Join Compass as an Engineering Manager, where you'll lead high-performing teams to build tools that power daily workflows for real estate agents. You'll manage a lean, agile squad, translate business needs into technical requirements, and ensure high-quality development practices. This role requires a strong technical background, people management experience, and excellent communication skills.

• Lead the day-to-day agile development processes of your engineering squad, successfully prioritizing deliverables, managing sprint planning, and resolving blockers to maintain high team velocity.
• Directly manage, mentor, and grow a hybrid team of full-time software engineers and contractors, providing clear performance standards, supporting technical skill development, and guiding career growth.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and corporate departments to deeply understand user workflows, translating ambiguous operational requests into clear, structured, and phased technical specifications.
• Domain Familiarity: Practical experience building applications within SaaS, workflow tools, CRM, transactional systems, or large-scale enterprise software products
• Technical Background: 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a solid understanding of software design patterns, APIs, and modern cloud backend architectures
• Security & Compliance Awareness: Solid understanding of data security concepts, specifically managing secure IAM permissions, protecting data privacy, and shielding PII
• People Management Experience: 3+ years of experience directly managing software engineering teams, with a proven track record of hiring, developing, and motivating engineering talent
• 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
• 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
• 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