Engineering Manager

Role Summary

• •Lead and mentor a small, high ownership full stack team focused on NYC market features and platform reliability.
• •Contribute hands-on code about 30% of the time while promoting best practices and clean architecture.
• •Collaborate closely with product managers and cross-functional teams to shape requirements and prioritize work.
• •Balance reactive inbound requests with strategic roadmap projects in a fast-moving environment.
• •Drive improvements in engineering processes, code quality, and release readiness while expanding product scope.

About the Company

• •Perchwell is a venture-backed real estate technology platform focused on modernizing residential listings.
• •The company emphasizes AI-powered features and mobile-first design tailored for real estate agents.
• •Backed by top investors like Lux Capital and Founders Fund, it combines deep industry alignment with innovation.
• •Perchwell operates in a high-growth, fast-paced environment with a focus on transforming a multi-trillion dollar market.
• •The company culture values collaboration, customer obsession, and disciplined engineering craftsmanship.

What You Should Know

• •This role offers the chance to grow engineering leadership skills while remaining technically hands-on.
• •Candidates should be comfortable working in a high ambiguity, fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.
• •Strong product instincts and ability to partner effectively with non-engineering teams are critical.
• •The position involves managing a high-impact team focused on a key geographic market (NYC).
• •There is opportunity to influence internal tooling and expand product areas as the team matures.

Key Required Skills