Software Engineering Manager II

Hi there, we’re Article. 👋  Since 2013, we have been redefining the furniture industry one sofa at a time, it’s not easy — it requires solving challenging, meaningful problems. This is where you come in. As a Software Engineering Manager II, you will empower high-performing, micro-sized engineering squads to rapidly build, scale, and maintain the technology powering Article's operations.

In Application Engineering, we operate with maximum agility. Our engineers rotate across projects and own delivery end-to-end—spanning frontend, backend, data engineering, and cloud infrastructure. We leverage modern AI tools like Claude AI as a force multiplier so engineers can query systems in natural language and spend less time wading through legacy documentation.

Because our projects, processes, and team compositions vary significantly depending on business needs, we need an Engineering Manager who is pragmatic, flexible, and highly adaptable. Our operating model thrives on fluidity—dogmatic approaches or rigid frameworks will break this system. You will meet our teams and systems where they are, adapting your management style and delivery practices to fit the unique needs of each initiative while building flexible, high-impact systems quickly.

Within your first few months, you’ll take ownership of capacity planning, establish clear delivery standards across active project squads, and guide engineer project rotations smoothly. In a year, you’ll be proud to say you’ve streamlined squad operations, reduced ongoing maintenance overhead, and coached a high-performing, highly adaptable engineering team that consistently delivers business outcomes.

As a Particle (people of Article), you will have a high level of autonomy to solve challenging, meaningful problems the best way you can. That means you’re trusted to explore solutions you believe will work best (you’re the expert, after all). You’ll do all this while growing your skills within a company that is redefining the furniture industry.

We are a modern, adaptable engineering organization built around micro-sized squads (typically 1–2 engineers) with full-stack ownership. We use Claude AI to understand complex codebases fast and skip dense documentation. Instead of sitting in traditional code reviews, our managers act as Delivery Managers and partner with Staff Engineers on sprint execution, resource planning, and stakeholder alignment.

We are a hybrid team—you'll be in the office at our Vancouver HQ 3 days per week.