Engineering Manager / Tech Project Manager

Engineering Manager / Technical Project Manager

Core Job to be Done

Enable the CTO to focus on strategic product/engineering decisions and special projects by managing execution, coordinating technical teams, and handling operational overhead

Technical Delivery Requirements

Product & Engineering Coordination

• Own product roadmap tracking: monitor progress across all Q4 2025 - Q2 2026 deliverables
• Coordinate sprint planning and retrospectives with engineering team
• Track technical debt and prioritize with CTO
• Manage cross-team dependencies: Frontend, Backend, AI/ML, DevOps
• Run weekly engineering sync and maintain action items
• Identify blockers and escalate before they impact delivery timelines

Special Projects Support

• Research new technologies, tools, and AI models for evaluation
• Build prototypes and POCs for strategic initiatives
• Coordinate with vendors and partners on technical integrations
• Manage evaluation of new ERP/CLM connectors
• Support AI experimentation: new models, fine-tuning approaches
• Document findings and recommendations for CTO review

Technical Program Management

• Coordinate 9 customer implementations with Implementation Specialists
• Track technical milestones for Series A readiness
• Manage SOC 2 compliance preparation with Platform Engineer
• Coordinate technical due diligence for fundraising
• Maintain engineering documentation: architecture diagrams, runbooks
• Manage technical hiring pipeline: screen candidates, coordinate interviews

Engineering Operations

• Maintain engineering metrics dashboard: velocity, cycle time, deployment frequency
• Coordinate on-call rotation and incident response with Platform Engineer
• Track infrastructure costs and optimize with Platform Engineer
• Manage engineering tools and licenses
• Coordinate team training and knowledge sharing sessions
• Handle vendor communications for technical tooling

CTO Executive Support

• Prepare materials for board meetings and investor updates (technical sections)
• Draft technical content: architecture docs, API documentation, RFP responses
• Manage CTO calendar and prioritize time allocation
• Act as technical point of contact when CTO is unavailable
• Handle ad-hoc requests: "Can you research X? ", "Can you prototype Y? "

Required Skills

• Technical depth: Software engineering background, can code and review architecture
• Full-stack familiarity: Python/TypeScript, AWS, databases, APIs
• AI/ML knowledge: Understand LLMs, fine-tuning, RAG, vector databases
• Project management: Experience managing technical initiatives in fast-paced environments
• Tools: GitHub, Linear/JIRA, Notion, Datadog, CI/CD pipelines
• Communication: Translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Startup experience: Comfortable with ambiguity, context-switching, wearing multiple hats
• Execution-oriented: Bias for action, gets things done without hand-holding