The opportunity
As the EM for Bonfire Squad you’ll lead a passionate full stack team of senior engineers building a high-impact artist promotion tool’s campaign management system and new features for our customers.
What you'll do
Foster strong working relationships among engineers, between engineers and: cross-functional team leads, and between Bonfire and partner teams.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of experienced engineers, encouraging product: thinking, creating clear expectations, growth opportunities, and a healthy, high-performing team environment.
Encourage constructive technical debate, engaging deeply enough with: architecture and implementation to challenge assumptions and identify risks.
Partner closely with Product and Design to shape priorities, scope, and: product direction, bringing an engineering perspective to customer and UX decisions.
Be accountable for healthy delivery, including prioritization, capacity: management, operational health, and reliable execution of complex initiatives.
Build strong relationships with partner teams, proactively managing: dependencies and driving alignment across team boundaries.
What they're looking for
- Good experience managing software engineers and a demonstrated track record: of developing, and managing experienced technical ICs.
- People management is at the core of your craft. You are comfortable giving: clear feedback, navigating disagreement, setting expectations, and addressing team dynamics directly and constructively. You view yourself as your team’s advocate.
- You have a strong background in backend or full-stack engineering, and can: engage credibly in architecture and technical design discussions.
- You leverage your product mindset to challenge assumptions embedded in: product requirements and find engineering solutions that keep the engineering ecosystem healthy.
- You can balance empowering experienced engineers with providing leadership: when the team needs direction or alignment.
- You can manage substantial technical and product dependencies with partner teams.
- You are a player-coach manager: willing and able to contribute hands-on when appropriate while recognizing that your primary responsibility is enabling the team to succeed.
- You are comfortable using AI tools and have a point of view on how AI can improve engineering effectiveness.
