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Sr. Engineering Manager
Full-Time W2
Location: Remote within the United States, must be local to Philadelphia or NYC
WHO WE ARE
Inspire is the largest repository of patient-created content on the internet. We empower patients to come together for information and support throughout their health journey. Life sciences companies and academic researchers come to us to engage with and learn directly from patients.
WHAT THE TEAM IS SEEKING
Our team is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager who can build, scale, and empower high-performing engineering teams while delivering reliable, high-impact product solutions. This role is ideal for someone who is equally passionate about people leadership and technical excellence—and who knows how to translate business and product strategy into strong execution.
As a Sr. Engineering Manager, you’ll play a critical role in shaping team culture, improving engineering processes, and ensuring we consistently ship high-quality software that solves real user problems.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
Reporting directly to the VP, Engineering & Product, the Sr. Engineering Manager will lead one or more engineering teams responsible for designing, building, and maintaining core product capabilities. You’ll partner closely with product managers, designers, and cross-functional stakeholders to plan roadmaps, prioritize work, and deliver against business goals. At the same time, you’ll coach engineers, strengthen technical practices, and continuously improve how teams operate and collaborate.
This is a hands-on leadership role with a strong emphasis on people management, delivery, and technical decision-making.
WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
- Leading and managing engineering teams, including hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, and career development.
- Partnering with Product and Design to translate product vision and requirements into technical plans, milestones, and deliverables.
- Owning delivery outcomes for your teams, ensuring projects ship on time, with high quality, and with clear communication of risks and tradeoffs.
- Driving strong engineering practices, including code quality, testing, documentation, observability, and operational excellence.
- Providing technical guidance and architectural input, while empowering your engineers to make sound design decisions.
- Identifying and addressing process inefficiencies, improving team workflows, and scaling agile practices as teams and scope grow.
- Collaborating cross-functionally with infrastructure, data, security, and other engineering leaders to ensure alignment and shared standards.
WHAT WE NEED
- People Leader – Proven experience managing and developing engineers at multiple levels, with a strong focus on coaching, feedback, and career growth.
- Technically Grounded – Solid technical background with the ability to understand system design, review architectural decisions, and guide teams toward scalable, maintainable solutions.
- Delivery-Focused – Demonstrated success owning execution and delivery in complex environments, balancing speed, quality, and long-term technical health.
- Product-Minded – Strong partnership skills with product and design, with an ability to connect technical decisions to user impact and business outcomes.
- Operationally Excellent – Experience improving engineering processes, agile practices, and team rituals to increase predictability, transparency, and effectiveness.
- Communicative – Clear and thoughtful communicator who can align stakeholders, surface risks early, and explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Adaptable – Demonstrated flexibility and strong time-management skills in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; able to manage multiple priorities and adjust to changing business needs.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
KEY TEAM ATTRIBUTES
- GENUINE: We are genuine in connection and collaboration.
- EMPATHETIC: We are empathetic to others and value diversity.
- HONEST: We are direct with respect.
- TRANSPARENT: We operate with integrity and clarity.
- ACCOUNTABLE: We are accountable to the company’s success and strive to create meaningful change.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
- Competitive salary plus a discretionary bonus tied to performance
- Flexible Paid Time Off to recharge when you need it
- Stock Options at hire so you share in the company’s growth
- A choice of multiple health plans, plus dental and vision coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Fully remote work environment within the U.S.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters
while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made. This job is
performed in a home office setting using standard office equipment. This position may require work outside
normal business hours.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those required to perform the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made. Work may require prolonged periods at
a computer. Vision requirements may include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception,
and focus adjustment.
Disclaimers
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties or responsibilities and may be updated
at any time with or without notice.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment decisions are based on
qualifications, merit, and business needs.