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Engineering Manager

PermitFlow· Engineering
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Hybrid (New York City, NY)$180k - $280kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Engineering Manager to lead and scale the core infrastructure team building PermitFlow’s AI-enabled permitting platform. Owns people leadership and technical execution in a fast-moving, highly technical environment, reporting to the VP of Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team, raising the bar for ownership, quality, and execution speed
  • Build strong engineering culture through clear expectations, 1:1s, feedback loops, and career development
  • Define technical direction across architecture, scalability, reliability, and long-term system evolution
  • Own roadmap planning and execution from definition through delivery and customer impact
  • Partner closely with product, design, and leadership to translate ambiguous real-world problems into scalable systems
  • Drive delivery of critical infrastructure used across thousands of jurisdictions
  • Improve system reliability, observability, performance, and engineering efficiency
  • Play a key role in hiring and developing engineers and future leaders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in software engineering, including 1+ year in engineering leadership
  • Experience building and scaling engineering teams in startup or high-growth environments
  • Strong system design and architecture fundamentals (scalable web or distributed systems)
  • Ability to lead through ambiguity and turn unclear problems into structured execution
  • Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • High standards for engineering quality, reliability, and performance
  • Deep technical fluency - comfortable engaging with code review, architecture, and tradeoffs
  • Bonus: experience in workflow-heavy, enterprise SaaS, or infrastructure products
  • Bonus: exposure to complex regulated environments (construction, logistics, government systems, etc.)

Skills

Required:Leadership and people managementSystem design and architectureRoadmap and program managementCommunication

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth company
  • 100% company-paid base medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees + healthcare FSA
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Unlimited PTO and paid family leave
  • Home office & equipment stipend
  • Daily in-office lunch and dinner provided
  • Commuter benefits (pre-tax transit and parking)
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About PermitFlow

TurboTax for Construction Permitting

Intuitive workflow software that helps general contractors and developers identify the optimal permitting process and needed application forms for a particular project, and then easily fill the relevant paperwork to prepare a robust application package.

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