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Engineering Manager, Revenue Capability

Who We Are

At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.

We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.

We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.

Our Values

If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

Who You Are

Our Revenue Capability team is hiring an Engineering Manager to build the next generation SaaS platform managing financial operations such as Billing, Subscription and Accounts Receivable as part of Justworks’ vision to build a financial ecosystem that levels the playing field for small businesses everywhere.

As Engineering Manager, you'll lead the team that owns the core backend service managing all business revenue and invoicing at Justworks. You will lead technical decision making on a mission critical team and be expected to take initiative in identifying projects that will enable us to meet business goals. We’re looking for people that have a passion for solving real-world problems and will thrive building a growing team.

Your Success Profile

What You Will Work On

Lead the development process and delivery of mission-critical systems that manages the business revenue and invoicing for Justworks internal and external customers
Partner with Product to define and execute the team’s long-term strategy and quarterly roadmap, including setting goals and measuring progress/success towards them
Work cross functionally with teams (within engineering and across Justworks) to understand the requirements and opportunities for improvement
Mentor engineers to help them grow their technical skills by fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning
Define and implement engineering best practices and processes to improve team efficiency and productivity
Conduct code reviews, identify and resolve technical issues, and ensure code quality and scalability
Attract, hire, and retain high-caliber engineers
Help drive sound technical decision-making and lead technical conversations with other teams across Justworks
Perform other related duties as assigned

How You Will Do Your Work

As an Engineering Manager, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:

Good judgement - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome.

Resourcefulness - taking a can-do approach, even in the face of obstacles and constraints by assessing what’s in front of you and effectively and efficiently optimizing what you have, whether it's working on something new or thinking about how to do something better.

Teamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism.

Influence and leadership - fostering a community of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, mentorship, and forward-thinking.

Skills and knowledge - the capacity to actively learn and apply specific domain knowledge, know-how, and best practices to continually enhance and improve.

In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:

Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example.
Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in a Software Engineering role, with a focus on backend and API development
Minimum of 2 years of experience managing or leading a team of engineers that have delivered and supported mission-critical software
Advanced knowledge of a server-side language such as Ruby or Python.
Fluency in at least one SQL dialect and experience in relational database schema design
Strong communication skills with the ability to grasp and explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical people
Understanding of how to build resilient and maintainable systems in complicated business domains at scale
Comfortable with ambiguity: you enjoy figuring out what needs to be done and setting appropriate deadlines and milestones to advance business objectives
Ability to strike the right balance between competing product and engineering priorities to ensure the team delivers the right value to our customers
Thrives in a collaborative environment where the best ideas win and can lead the team to get behind them to achieve the desired outcome
Fosters an engineering culture that distills simple solutions out of complicated problems and uses good judgment to select the right tools for the job
Track record of recruiting and retaining world-class engineers necessary to build high-performing engineering teams.
High levels of empathy and interpersonal skills

Nice-to-Haves

Experience with Ruby on Rails
Experience in FinTech, banking, billing, accounting, or other similar industries

Technologies Used

Ruby / Ruby on Rails / Sorbet / Python
Docker, K8s, CircleCI
MySQL / PostgreSQL / Snowflake
Redis

The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $205,000.00 to $220,000.00 per year.

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Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.

For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks.

Diversity At Justworks

Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at accommodations@justworks.com. Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience.

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What You Should Know About Engineering Manager, Revenue Capability , Justworks

At Justworks, we’re excited to welcome an Engineering Manager to our Revenue Capability team based in New York, New York! In this engaging and dynamic role, you’ll be at the forefront of building our next-generation SaaS platform that manages key financial operations like billing and invoicing. You will lead a passionate team working on mission-critical systems, ensuring our internal and external customers receive top-notch revenue management services. Your responsibilities will include partnering with product teams, mentoring engineers, and implementing best practices to drive technical excellence. With 8+ years of experience in software engineering, particularly backend and API development, you’ll guide our innovative team to define and execute long-term strategies and quarterly roadmaps. If you have a knack for solving real-world problems and enjoy fostering a culture of continuous learning, Justworks is the perfect place for you. You’ll thrive here if you share our values of camaraderie, openness, grit, integrity, and simplicity. Join us in creating a financial ecosystem that empowers small businesses everywhere while leading with empathy and resourcefulness. Your journey at Justworks promises not only professional growth but also a supportive environment filled with opportunities to learn and connect. Are you ready to make an impact and have fun while doing it?

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What does the Engineering Manager role at Justworks involve?

The Engineering Manager at Justworks will lead the Revenue Capability team in building and managing our SaaS platform for financial operations, ensuring systems are efficient and scalable while driving technical decision-making.