Engineering Manager

We're seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead our AI transform engineering team. This is a unique opportunity to balance technical leadership with people management, driving both technical excellence and team growth. You'll spend some of your time coding while architecting solutions and mentoring and developing a talented engineering team.

Location:

San Jose, CA office - 3 days per week on-site (hybrid)

• Design and architect scalable, resilient platform services
• Conduct code reviews and establish engineering best practices
• Make key technical decisions on frameworks, tools, and architecture
• Lead technical initiatives and drive platform modernization efforts
• Participate in on-call rotation and troubleshoot production issues
• Write production code and contribute to critical platform components

• Lead, mentor, and grow a teams of 5-8 engineers
• Conduct 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations
• Build a high-performing, collaborative team culture
• Recruit, interview, and hire top engineering talent
• Champion continuous learning and technical growth
• Remove blockers and create an environment where engineers thrive

• Partner with Product and Design to define technical roadmaps
• Collaborate with other engineering teams on platform initiatives
• Communicate technical vision and progress to stakeholders
• Balance business needs with technical excellence

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with modern tech stacks
• 2+ years of engineering management experience leading high-performing teams
• Strong hands-on coding skills (Python, Java, Go, or similar)
• Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Proven track record building scalable distributed systems
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD
• Strong understanding of system design, microservices, and APIs
• Excellent communication skills and ability to mentor engineers
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Experience with platform or infrastructure engineering
• Background in Fin Tech or SaaS companies
• Familiarity with data pipelines and processing frameworks
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and Dev Ops practices
• Track record of technical innovation and driving engineering culture
• Experience with AI technologies such as langgraph, langchain, mcp

Base pay range: $144,000 - $216,000

Flo Qast values our Total Rewards and offers a competitive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Family Forming benefits, Life & Disability Insurance, and Unlimited Vacation.

About Flo Qast:
Flo Qast is the leading Accounting Transformation Platform in accounting workflow automation created by actual former accountants for accountants. By streamlining and modernizing daily accounting tasks, Flo Qast helps teams collaborate more effectively and complete their work with greater efficiency and precision. This cloud-based, AI-powered software is trusted by over 3,000 accounting teams, including those at Snowflake, Twilio, Instacart, and The Golden State Warriors—and continues to grow.

Our mission is to continuously elevate the accounting profession, enhancing both its practice and perception.

Is Equal Opportunity Employer :
Flo Qast, Inc is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We aim to recruit the right people for the jobs we have to offer, and to assess applications on the basis of relevant skills, education, and experience.

We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to provide a professional and welcoming workplace for all employees.