Engineering Manager

Crunchbase is a predictive solution that provides intelligence on private companies, powered by the unique combination of live private company data, AI, and market activity from over 80 million users. We predict private market movements that matter to help investors, dealmakers, and analysts make the right decisions.

We are committed to fostering a positive, diverse, and inclusive culture by hiring for potential and embracing individuals with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets. We value transparency and openness, believing that an inclusive environment strengthens our teams and enhances our products.

Crunchbase has a remote-first approach, and is open to hiring in residents of these states: California, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Maine.

Our inclusive remote-first culture, competitive pay, and employee wellness benefits set us apart!

As an Engineering Manager at Crunchbase, you will lead a cross-functional engineering team responsible for delivering end-to-end product functionality. These teams build and operate the systems and user experiences that power core Crunchbase products and services. Your role is to guide the team’s execution, grow engineers, and ensure strong technical decision-making in service of durable product outcomes.

You will lead a cross-functional team composed of frontend and backend (“platform”) engineers, responsible for delivering end-to-end product functionality. While this role benefits from strong technical depth, you are accountable for the overall technical execution and delivery of the team across the stack.

This is a technical people leadership role. Success in the role depends on strong engineering judgment, the ability to guide architecture and delivery, and the ability to build a healthy, high-performing team. While it does not require ongoing individual ownership of implementation work, we’ve observed a strong correlation between technical proficiency and success in this role, so we expect you to maintain your technical chops while in the role.

• Technical Leadership & Execution:

  • Own the team’s technical outcomes by ensuring the right technical discussions happen, risks are surfaced, standards are upheld, and the team is empowered to build what is right for our business and customers

  • Guide architectural decisions and ensure systems are scalable, reliable, and maintainable as product complexity grows

  • Establish and uphold standards for performance, quality, and observability across the stack

  • Lead technical design discussions and code reviews to ensure sound engineering decisions, without requiring direct ownership of implementation

  • Ensure strong operational practices, including monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement of system reliability

  • Drive pragmatic tradeoffs between speed, quality, and scope, making risks and constraints explicit

  • Support AI-enabled product experiences, partnering with backend and data teams to integrate AI-driven features into performant, user-friendly interfaces.

  • Partner with Security and Compliance teams to ensure infrastructure meets regulatory requirements (e.g., SOC 2, GDPR) and internal security standards.

• Team Leadership:

  • Build and lead a high-performing engineering team, setting clear expectations for ownership, execution, and collaboration

  • Provide regular, actionable feedback and coaching to support individual growth and strong performance

  • Hire and retain talented engineers, contributing to a thoughtful and consistent hiring process

  • Create an environment where engineers can operate with increasing autonomy while maintaining accountability for outcomes

  • Identify and address performance issues directly and constructively

  • Foster a team culture that values pragmatic decision-making, continuous improvement, and shared ownership of results

• Cross-Functional Leadership:

  • Partner closely with Product and Design to deliver business outcome, not just execute on requirements

  • Translate product goals into clear engineering plans, making the tradeoffs between scope, speed, and technical quality explicit

  • Align stakeholders on priorities and sequencing, ensuring the team is working on the most impactful problems

  • Take ownership of delivery outcomes, even when dependencies or ambiguity span multiple teams

  • Collaborate with adjacent engineering teams to manage dependencies and maintain system coherence across the product

  • Contribute to broader engineering initiatives (e.g., architecture, quality, developer experience) through participation in guilds and working groups

  • Advocate for the team’s needs and create visibility for the team’s impact across the broader organization

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• 4+ years of experience in senior or staff Engineering roles.

• 1+ year in management position.

• Experience leading engineering teams responsible for delivering production SaaS products

• Strong technical background with the ability to guide architectural decisions and evaluate tradeoffs across frontend and backend systems

• Proven ability to drive execution and deliver outcomes in a cross-functional product environment

• Experience working closely with Product and Design to define and deliver user-facing features

• Demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain high-performing engineers

• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments and make pragmatic decisions

• Experience building or operating complex, customer-facing web applications

• Familiarity with modern frontend architectures and performance considerations

• Experience contributing to shared platform components, developer tooling, or design systems

• Experience integrating data-driven or AI-enabled features into product experiences

• Experience working in fast-paced, product-driven organizations
  

The salary range is $215,000 - $240,000. We also offer equity in the form of stock options on top of that as the total compensation package.

At Crunchbase, we’re building a culture where talented people can grow, innovate, and make an impact. We invest in our team so everyone has the support, tools, and trust to do meaningful work and thrive — personally and professionally.
Here’s what you can expect:

• Competitive compensation and equity — rewarding you for your contributions and ownership mindset

• Remote-first flexibility — work primarily from home within our list of approved states, with opportunities for in-person collaboration

• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family, including medical, dental, and vision coverage (PPO, HDHP, and HMO options)

• Continuous learning support through generous reimbursement for professional development and skills growth

• 401(k) and Roth plans with an annual financial adviser check-in to help you plan your future

• Wellness resources — including a monthly stipend to support physical and mental health

• Work-from-home enablement — internet stipend and home office setup allowance

• Charitable giving match through our Town Hall awards and community impact initiatives

• A mission-driven, transparent team of creative thinkers and builders passionate about helping companies connect and grow

At Crunchbase, we value team members who are passionate and enthusiastic about what we're building here. We believe there is no "perfect" candidate, and want to encourage applying even if all the requirements listed aren’t met. If you're passionate about Crunchbase and looking to learn and grow, then we look forward to reviewing your application!

Crunchbase does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, veteran status, military obligations, or marital status. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Every day our team is honored to work with entrepreneurs and innovators from every corner of the globe, and we aim to build a team that reflects the diversity of our customers. Each individual at Crunchbase brings their own perspectives, work experiences, lifestyles, and cultures with them, and we believe that a more diverse team creates more innovative products, provides a better service to its customers, and helps us all grow and learn as individuals.

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