Engineering Manager

At Just Appraised, we’re replacing outdated, manual local government workflows with modern software used by hundreds of government agencies across the United States. Our cutting-edge, AI-powered software, which leverages Natural Language Processing (NLP), replaces manual data entry to eliminate delays, backlogs, and errors. This work directly impacts how communities fund schools, infrastructure, and public services.

Lead the team building the software for modern government!

We’re hiring an Engineering Manager to lead teams responsible for the core products, systems, and infrastructure that power this software.

This role combines technical leadership, architecture, and people development.

This is a hands-on role with a strong emphasis on full-stack product engineering and end-to-end delivery. You will lead teams responsible for everything from user-facing features and modern frontend systems to scalable backend services and critical platform integrations.

You will be a force multiplier: setting clear technical and business direction, contributing to design and code, and fostering a strong, scalable, and reliable technical foundation while championing the professional growth of every engineer.

• →Backend: Java, PostgreSQL
• →Frontend: React, TypeScript
• →Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Terraform
• →Developer Tools: GitHub, Linear, Claude Code, Cursor, CI/CD, automated testing

We understand that engineers may not be an expert in all of these technologies day one. We value engineers with a growth and learning mindset.

• Lead and manage a team of Software Engineers.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to develop strong design, coding, and problem-solving skills across the team.
• Manage team health, set goals, conduct performance reviews, and support individual career development and progression.

• Partner closely with different functional teams to define and execute roadmaps that result in measurable business and customer outcomes.
• Hands-on coding for up to 20% of your weekly time, as team needs require.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, developer experience, and delivery pipelines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with all leadership, Customer Success, and Operations to align technical initiatives with overall company strategy.

• Guide critical architectural decisions focused on scalability, performance, and maintainability across our core backend and infrastructure systems.
• Champion and drive high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and overall engineering excellence.
• Contribute to technical designs and write or review code, particularly for complex or high-impact projects.

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, with strong proficiency in both backend (e.g., Java, Python) and frontend (e.g., React) technologies
• 2+ years of engineering leadership experience, including successfully managing an engineering team or leading multi-quarter initiatives
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality, user-facing product features across the full stack
• Experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and system reliability engineering (SRE) practices
• A demonstrated ability to successfully balance people leadership with significant technical contribution
• Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to clearly bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A strong sense of ownership, a bias for action, and a commitment to leading by example and mentoring others