Engineering Manager - Remote

Overview

Instinct Science is an animal health software company that helps the world’s leading veterinary practices enhance patient care, improve staff efficiency, and minimize burnout. Our easy-to-use platform acts as the nerve center for veterinarians, veterinary nurses, and support staff alike, fostering seamless collaboration across teams. With our January 2024 acquisition of VetMedux, a trusted education (Clinician’s Brief) and point-of-care information (Plumb’s Veterinary Drugs) company for veterinarians, Instinct has strengthened our commitment to delivering the mission-critical tools veterinary practices need to care for their patients at the highest level and with the best outcomes!

In Short

• Manage a team of 5-7 senior software engineers specializing in React/Typescript, GraphQL, Elixir, and AWS.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and career development support to team members.
• Conduct regular 1:1 meetings to discuss performance, goals, and career growth.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, promoting knowledge sharing and open communication.
• Champion our remote-first culture, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across distributed team members.
• Collaborate with product managers and other stakeholders to define project scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Identify and implement technical and process improvements to enhance team efficiency and productivity.
• Participate in the hiring process for engineering roles, including interviewing candidates.
• Onboard new team members and provide them with the resources and support they need to succeed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience managing remote software engineering teams.
• 5+ years of experience as a full-stack software engineer, preferably with experience in our technology stack (React/Typescript, GraphQL, Elixir, AWS).
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and motivate engineering teams.
• Comfortable providing constructive feedback and celebrating success.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in a remote-first environment.
• Passion for building high-quality software and fostering a positive team culture.

Benefits

• We offer a supportive and caring work environment.
• We are transparent, open, honest, and empathic, both internally and externally.
• We pay our team well.
• We offer medical, dental and vision benefits and 401K with match.
• We give our team owner-like flexibility over work and time-off, including time to innovate and Flow State Fridays.
• We offer a generous stipend that can be used for almost anything to allow you to bring your best self to work.
• We offer a rewarding employee stock plan so that you share in our success.
• We provide all-expense-paid time throughout the year together, including at our annual retreat.