Senior Manager, Software Engineering

About Beautiful.ai
Beautiful.ai is changing the way the world presents by building fast, foolproof tools that enable anyone to tell visual stories that win. The Beautiful.ai team is a playful, driven, and passionate group of pet-lovers, video-gamers, and pickleball enthusiasts. With a globally-distributed remote team and a San Francisco-based office, we find unique opportunities to get to know each other personally, while delivering on our goals. Data-driven decision making and an outcomes-focused mindset are core to our way of working.

Today, Beautiful.ai equips 100,000+ happy paying customers, from start-ups to multinational Fortune 500 corporations, with a leading presentation software solution. Companies like SAP, HP, Rakuten, LIV Golf and more trust Beautiful.ai to tell their stories. We are a Series B company and have raised capital from prominent investors including Shasta Ventures, Trinity Ventures and First Round Capital and are led by our CTO/Founder, Mitch Grasso, who is a second-time founder in the presentation space.

About Our Team:

Our small but growing engineering team is looking for an experienced and self-motivated Engineering Manager to help us build Beautiful.ai. The engineering team is creating software that enables even the least design inclined to build beautiful presentations. If you sweat the details, care deeply about everything from quality of code to quality of our users’ experience, and are looking for a team that values collaboration and teamwork, then we want to hear from you.

About the Role:

As our first Engineering Manager, you will oversee a team of six engineers (with plans to grow the team further) and take ownership of the team’s success, growth, and day-to-day operations. You will work closely with product and QA teams to ensure seamless project delivery while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, performance, accountability, and ownership.

What you will be doing:

• People Management: Conduct 1-on-1s, provide regular feedback, and perform performance reviews to help team members grow.
• Project Delivery: Collaborate with product and QA teams daily to prioritize and deliver projects on time and with high quality.
• Team Growth: Drive hiring efforts, onboard new engineers, and build a high-performing team.
• Process Improvement: Assess and enhance engineering processes to improve efficiency and team satisfaction.
• Foster a Collaborative Team: Model and promote effective communication within the team by setting clear expectations, encouraging open communication, promoting transparency, encouraging cross-functional collaboration, providing feedback and recognition, and promoting a positive team culture.
• Technical Leadership: Support engineers in debugging and troubleshooting, and provide technical guidance as needed.
• Ownership: Ensure the success of your team by recognizing and aligning each team member's personal goals and strengths with the team's objectives.

What we expect from you:

• Experience: 10+ years of overall experience, including several years in management roles.
• Technical Depth: Strong expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, React/Node.js, and databases (MongoDB, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL) on GCP. Experience with code reviews is a plus.
• Startup Mindset: Experience in a fast-paced startup environment is preferred, but candidates from larger organizations are welcome.
• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to manage, mentor, and grow engineering teams.
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills and experience working closely with product and QA teams.
• Location: Remote-friendly, with a preference for candidates in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Why Join Us?

• Ownership: You will have the autonomy to shape the team and processes as you see fit.
• Growth Opportunity: This role has the potential to grow into a Director-level position as our team and company scale.
• Supportive Environment: While you will have ownership of the team, you’ll work closely with the VP of Engineering for strategic decisions and support.

Benefits:

• Flexible vacation policy and a fully remote work policy
• 100% Medical/Dental/Vision insurance covered for the employee / 60%-65% covered for dependents
• Comprehensive 401K program
• FSA and Commuter Benefits
• Competitive Equity with a 4 year vesting schedule
• Life / AD&D and Disability Coverage
• Parental leave for birthing or non-birthing parents - specific to each state / 60% coverage under company secondary insurance for birthing parent