Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CaptivateIQ is transforming how companies plan, manage, and optimize sales performance through its incentive compensation and sales planning platform. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead the engineering team responsible for Incentive Compensation Operations, owning delivery, technical direction, operational excellence, and customer outcomes while driving the transition to AI-native, agent-driven workflows.
Responsibilities
- Hire, inspire, and grow software engineers at every level — from junior to staff — creating a culture of growth that keeps strong engineers doing their best work and builds the next layer of engineering leadership
- Partner with Product, Design, Customer Success, Support, Sales, and other cross-functional teams to set a clear vision, prioritize roadmaps, and shape a long-term strategy that creates value for customers and aligns with the broader organization
- Own delivery, operational excellence, and outcomes of your team's portfolio, ensuring the critical, user-facing systems you're responsible for remain performant, reliable, and secure at scale
- Provide technical leadership by setting architectural guardrails and guiding major technical decisions, without being a hands-on contributor
- Drive the reimagining of incentive compensation operations as AI-native, championing the shift from manual workflows to agent-driven ones
- Manage processes to help engineers work efficiently, effectively, and interface well with the rest of the company
- Lead by example in demonstrating and upholding Captivate's core values
- Contribute to the broader engineering leadership team, partnering with peer EMs on org-wide initiatives beyond your own team
- Participate in an on-call rotation to provide after-hours support, ensuring timely resolution of critical issues and maintaining system uptime
Skills
- - 5+ years of experience managing software engineers, preferably in a remote-first B2B SaaS or startup environment
- - 8+ years of full time software development experience, preferably in product engineering or full stack roles
- - A demonstrated track record of hiring and developing talent, with real investment in helping engineers grow their careers
- - Strong user-focus with a track record of delivering high quality, impactful features across the full product lifecycle
- - Demonstrated technical depth — comfortable diving into complex architectural problems and guiding senior engineers toward sound decisions
- - Genuine enthusiasm for AI-native product development, with experience — or a strong point of view — on using AI and agents to eliminate manual work and transform how users interact with complex systems
- - Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to build trust with cross-functional partners in a remote-first environment
- - High ownership and a growth mindset — collaborative, humble, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
Benefits
- 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision for all FTEs, with roughly 75% coverage for dependents.
- Flexible vacation days plus quarterly mental health days.
- Dedicated annual funds for professional development and caretaking needs.
- Annual work anniversary bonuses that grow with tenure.
- US-only 401(k) plan.
- The latest Apple hardware.
- Active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that celebrate shared identities and support DEI goals.
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