Engineering Manager

About BillTrim:

BillTrim uses ML + Human to negotiate and monitor all utility bills such as cable, internet, cell phone, electricity, auto insurance, etc
BillTrim negotiates a better rate and protects our customers from overpaying.
BillTrim is San Francisco-based growing startup funded by well-respected and proven investors.

Why work with us?

BillTrim is here to make history. We are passionate to solve problems.
We deeply care about our customers.
To work on something great, something big not average.
We do not compromise with quality. To make SAAS that customers will love and appreciate.
To witness crazy growth and take your career and take it to new heights.
We believe in one outstanding employee gets more done and costs less than two adequate employees.
Less is better, do not clutter unnecessary text, images, buttons, or even a line of code.
We follow Silicon Valley culture.


Personality traits to become a part of BillTrimmer's famiy:

Go to attitude
Tenacious and hungry to make a name
Willing to learn and adapt
Willing to work on weekends if need be
Filled with curiosity and not afraid to ask questions
Think independently and be open-minded to possibilities

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Why We Need You 

Our current engineering team is growing fast and we’ll need leadership to support a focused team effort across a variety of projects and priorities.

We’re looking for someone who will help us with:

• Manage, mentor, and grow an extremely talented and energetic engineering team
• Define our engineering culture and process broadly as our first management hire
• Work closely with product and design in determining the strategy and direction of your team
• Define the development process of the team to create a constructive and efficient work environment

Your Role:

• Lead the development of APIs, customer/developer experience, and supporting systems
• Be actively involved in our long-term strategic direction, working closely with the CTO/co-founder
• Experience scaling teams and processes in a high growth environment
• Empower the team to achieve a high level of technical productivity
• A strong belief in high engineer agency, responsibility, and accountability
• Own the existing SCRUM & SPRINTS & make sure throughput and DEADLINES are me
• A compassionate but clear and focused approach to leadership
• Ability to ruthlessly prioritize in a chaotic and ambiguous environment

Experience that would help you succeed: (Note, we don't expect you to a spike in all aspects, but to grow there in time)

Growth-minded: You have a keen product sense and an exceptional track record for delivery, as well as examples of innovation and/or influential impact.

Experienced: You will develop our current team, hire additional team members, and empower each member to have an owner mentality within their role. You have a large task ahead and building a high-output team will be your top priority.

Driven: You have experience in the past that lends itself to being able to dive in on tactical problems, while also being able to scale with the company as the needs change.

Technical: You’re able to leverage a strong technical background and have hands-on experience in solving large and difficult technical problems, with the ability to make decisions swiftly and thoughtfully.

Apply only if the answer is yes to all of the following :

• 3+ years of Engineering Manager of team size 10-50 experience
• Proven ability to manage high complexity projects
• Motivated by a fast-paced, high impact environment
• Proactive and comfortable with ambiguity
• Well versed with Hiring as well as Firing
• HAVE worked in a B2C Startup for at least a year?
• CAN join in within 30-45 days?