Engineering Manager

Welcome to Archipelago, where we're redefining the landscape of commercial property insurance with our AI-powered data network. We believe in the power of accurate information to drive meaningful business decisions and offer solutions to generate that accurate information as easily and efficiently as possible. By connecting brokers, owners, and insurers, we empower our customers to navigate the complexities of the property insurance and risk management processes with confidence.

Archipelago was founded in 2018 and serves many of the world’s largest property brokers and their clients, representing over 500 of the worlds largest and most dynamic commercial property portfolios to improve their data and better represent their risks. Archipelago has achieved Series B funding from industry-leading investment partners including Scale, Canaan Partners, Ignition Partners, Prologis Ventures, Stone Point Capital, and Zigg Capital.

Join us at Archipelago and be part of a team dedicated to transforming the commercial property insurance industry. We're seeking individuals with a passion for innovation, a commitment to excellence, and a drive to further elevate and empower our customers.

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking company, we invite you to explore our job opportunities and join us on our journey to keep data accurate and workflows seamless.

NOTE: Candidates to be located in New York, NY (hybrid) metro area only. May need to come in office about twice a week as we are looking to build co-located clusters of engineers that can meet in an office for collaboration and design.

Who you are:

Archipelago is seeking an Engineering Manager to join our growing team. As an Engineering Manager you will help lead a distributed team of frontend and backend engineers. We’re a small team distributed around the US & Europe, with headquarters in San Francisco. We iterate quickly, build for the long term, and are looking for smart, independent folks who want to ply their trade with like-minded people.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working collaboratively, across teams & timezones, and helping us define our platform culture. You’ll have a significant impact, since the product & team is in its early stages. You’ll have a full team to support you, from research and design, through planning, development, deployment, delivery, and iteration.

Responsibilities:

Platform

• Develop and extend existing shared common platform services including user mgmt, schema, integrations, and exports.
• Guide architecture, design, and code reviews with the team.
• Monitor and improve platform stability and performance.

Leadership

• Mentor professional development of your direct reports.
• Hire and onboard engineers to grow your team.
• Plan and deliver on quarterly OKR commitments via 2 week iterations.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and customer centricity into your team.
• Collaborate effectively with peers to achieve company Objectives.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of SaaS application development experience
• 4+ years of experience managing a team or technical leadership
• Strong track record of leading and delivering projects
• Experience working on high-performance technical teams and software engineering projects
• Experience designing, building and debugging distributed systems on the Amazon AWS platform
• Familiarity with software engineering standard methodologies (e.g., design patterns, peer code reviews, unit testing)
• Experience writing technical specifications and design documents
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a dynamic start-up environment
• You know how to communicate clearly no matter the medium: on Slack, task trackers, video calls, emails, in person, etc.
• Strong desire to learn about new technologies and systems
• Excellent time management and organizational abilities

Bonus Points:

• Experience building software in the insurance, real estate, or finance industry

Benefits:

We offer benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Company Equity Program
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Flexible Time Off
• Mental Health programs
• Remote office reimbursement

Salary Range in NY: $170,000 to $200,000

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.