Manager, Engineering

Octave

Location:
United States

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

153100.00 - 188100.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Octave is looking for an Engineering Manager with demonstrated success leading a team of engineers at a startup. You will lead our Provider Experience team This team supports the tools and systems used by providers, as well as the provider payment processing. The ideal candidate for this role is a proactive, growth-minded, and people-focused leader.

Job Responsibility:

Ensures a safe, secure, and compliant work environment
Accomplishes staff results by communicating job expectations
planning, monitoring, and appraising job results
Build and manage a high-performing team, including hiring, training, and development
Provide leadership to the team, including setting goals, providing guidance, and ensuring the team's overall success
Set performance expectations and goals for team members
Conduct regular performance evaluations, provide feedback, and address performance issues
Identify skill gaps within the team and develop strategies for filling those gaps
Support employee development through training, mentoring, and coaching
Identify high-potential employees and create succession plans
Help set your team up to thrive at Octave
Regularly meet with your team via one-on-ones
Understand what is/isn’t working and help them problem solve therein
Support areas of growth and career development
Collaborate with product, design, technical leadership, and other cross-functional stakeholders to define our product strategy and architectural vision
Help ensure smooth and incremental delivery of high-quality user experiences, and operational automation in a predictable manner
Make informed decisions based on data
Help refine and drive our hiring efforts

Requirements:

1+ years of experience managing a team (or teams) of software engineers at a startup
5+ years of experience as a software engineer working on web based technologies
Preferably in one or more of our technologies (Python, Django, TypeScript, React)
Experience building products from the ground up as well as improving existing products
Empathy & perspective for end-users and stakeholders with strong verbal and written communication
Curious and teachable
a growth mindset
Willingness to be a servant leader
Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future

Nice to have:

growth experience
experience in healthcare
experience working in other regulated fields (education, security)

What we offer:

company sponsored life insurance, disability and AD&D plans
Voluntary benefits such as 401k retirement, medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, dependent care and commuter/parking options
Octave offers generous Paid Time Off as well as paid parental leave benefits
equity in the form of stock options

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 10, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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