Senior Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

As an Engineering Manager at Stepful, you’ll lead a team of Product Engineers building the end-to-end experiences that help our students succeed—from enrollment and program completion to landing their first healthcare job. This is a hands‑on management role where you will stay close to the codebase (roughly 20% of your time) while shaping what we build and leading engineers to do the best work of their careers.

• Team Leadership & Development:
• Product Delivery &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  
• Technical Excellence (Hands‑on):

• 5+ years of direct experience managing software engineers.
• 6+ years of experience building software products, with a strong full‑stack engineering background.
• A "builder" mentality—you are eager to go deep in code reviews, ask technical questions, and stay involved in architecture.
• Proven experience partnering with Product and Design teams through the full discovery, planning, and execution lifecycle.
• A genuine love for developing others and seeing engineers grow in their careers.

• You have experience at a high‑growth startup (B2C, B2B2C, EdTech, or Health Tech).
• You have a track record of improving engineering systems (CI/CD, developer experience, velocity).
• You have experience building and maintaining happy, high‑performing engineering teams during periods of rapid scale.

• Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plan options
• 401(k)
• FSA, HSA and commuter benefits
• Open vacation policy, including:

New Hire Base Salary Bands:
Engineering Manager - $172,000-$218,000
Senior Manager - $188,000-$238,000

Please note we do not have a bonus structure at this time so all cash compensation will come in the form of base salary. The total compensation package will also include our benefits package and an equity (ISOs) package.

Compensation for this role will fall within the pay range listed and will be determined based on job‑related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications as well as interview evaluation. Ranges are market‑dependent and may be modified in the future.

Stepful is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.