Engineering Manager

About Crunchbase

Crunchbase is a predictive solution that provides intelligence on private companies, powered by live private company data, AI, and market activity from over 80 million users. We predict private market movements that matter to help investors, deal makers, and analysts make the right decisions.

We are committed to fostering a positive, diverse, and inclusive culture by hiring for potential and embracing individuals with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets. We value transparency and openness, believing that an inclusive environment strengthens our teams and enhances our products.

Crunchbase has a remote‑first approach and is open to hiring residents of the following states:
California, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Maine.

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a cross‑functional engineering team responsible for delivering end‑to‑end product functionality. You will guide the team’s execution, grow engineers, and ensure strong technical decision‑making in service of durable product outcomes.

This is a technical people leadership role. Success depends on strong engineering judgment, the ability to guide architecture and delivery, and the ability to build a healthy, high‑performing team. While it does not require ongoing individual ownership of implementation work, we expect you to maintain technical proficiency while in the role.

• Technical Leadership & Execution:
  • Own the team’s technical outcomes by ensuring the right technical discussions happen, risks are surfaced, standards are upheld, and the team is empowered to build what is right for our business and customers.
  • Guide architectural decisions and ensure systems are scalable, reliable, and maintainable as product complexity grows.
  • Establish and uphold standards for performance, quality, and observability across the stack.
  • Lead technical design discussions and code reviews to ensure sound engineering decisions, without requiring direct ownership of implementation.
  • Ensure strong operational practices, including monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement of system reliability.
  • Drive pragmatic tradeoffs between speed, quality, and scope, making risks and constraints explicit.
  • Support AI‑enabled product experiences, partnering with backend and data teams to integrate AI‑driven features into performant, user‑friendly interfaces.
  • Partner with Security and Compliance teams to ensure infrastructure meets regulatory requirements (e.g., SOC 2, GDPR) and internal security standards.
• Team Leadership:
  • Build and lead a high‑performing engineering team, setting clear expectations for ownership, execution, and collaboration.
  • Provide regular, actionable feedback and coaching to support individual growth and strong performance.
  • Hire and retain talented engineers, contributing to a thoughtful and consistent hiring process.
  • Create an environment where engineers can operate with increasing autonomy while maintaining accountability for outcomes.
  • Identify and address performance issues directly and constructively.
  • Foster a team culture that values pragmatic decision‑making, continuous improvement, and shared ownership of results.
• Cross‑Functional Leadership:
  • Partner closely with Product and Design to deliver business outcome, not just execute on requirements.
  • Translate product goals into clear engineering plans, making the tradeoffs between scope, speed, and technical quality explicit.
  • Align stakeholders on priorities and sequencing, ensuring the team is working on the most impactful problems.
  • Take ownership of delivery outcomes, even when dependencies or ambiguity span multiple teams.
  • Collaborate with adjacent engineering teams to manage dependencies and maintain system coherence across the product.
  • Contribute to broader engineering initiatives (e.g., architecture, quality, developer experience) through participation in guilds and working groups.
  • Advocate for the team’s needs and create visibility for the team’s impact across the broader organization.
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