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Position Summary:

The Engineering Manager is the heartbeat of the technical organization. You are responsible for the mandates of Organization productivity, Talent Density, and Delivery Predictability. While our Engineering Leads (ELs) own the "Technical Truth" including architecture, performance, reliability, and scalability, you own the "Execution Engine." You will manage the people and the processes that allow weavix to ship high-quality, ruggedized industrial solutions across the entire stack (Firmware, Cloud, Mobile, and Data).

You are the primary partner to the Product Manager (PM), ensuring that roadmap ambitions are translated into realistic, data-driven delivery schedules. You shield the team from distractions while ensuring that every "fire drill" or "injection" is managed with transparency and clear trade-offs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

People Management & Talent Strategy

• Direct Leadership: Manage a team of 8–12 engineers across Cloud, Mobile, and Data pods.
• Performance Excellence: Conduct regular 1:1s, quarterly performance reviews, and handle all administrative duties (career pathing, compensation, and PIPs).
• Talent Growth: Partner with ELs to identify technical skill gaps and create growth plans to elevate engineers from "contributor" to "expert."
• Recruiting & Onboarding: Own the hiring funnel for engineering talent. Define interview rubrics, conduct final culture-fit screens, and ensure new hires are productive within their first 30 days.

Delivery & Operational Excellence

• Process Authority: Own and facilitate the SDLC and all Scrum ceremonies (Stand-ups, Planning, Retros). You ensure the "heartbeat" of the team is consistent across all stacks.
• Jira/Board Integrity: Maintain absolute "Source of Truth" accuracy for the engineering backlog. You provide the data-driven "When" for every feature.
• PM Support & Roadmap Sync: Partner with the PM to turn the "Product Why" into a "Delivery How." You are responsible for identifying resource bottlenecks before they delay a milestone.
• Integrated Release Coordination: Manage the dependencies between the "Walt" Smart Radio firmware releases and the corresponding Cloud/Mobile updates.

Disruption & Maintenance Management

• Injection Gatekeeping: Act as the first line of defense for unplanned requests. Conduct impact analyses for every "injection" and force the explicit trade-off conversation with the CPO and PM.
• Fire Drill Command: Serve as the Operational Lead during P0/P1 incidents. Manage stakeholder communication so ELs can focus exclusively on technical remediation.
• Tech Debt Advocacy: Protect and schedule the "Tech Debt Tax" (15–20% of capacity) to ensure the long-term stability of our HaaS platform.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

Technical Context & Experience

• Management Tenure: 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in a dedicated people-management role (8+ direct reports) within a high-growth startup environment.
• Multi-Stack Exposure: Prior experience in an environment that bridges Hardware and Software. You must understand the lifecycle differences between firmware deployments and cloud-native "push-to-prod" workflows.
• Operational Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Jira or Linear. You must be able to generate velocity charts, burn-down reports, and capacity models that a CPO can use for Series C board reporting.

Leadership Competencies

• The "Clear Path" Facilitator: Proven ability to support a Product Manager by translating technical complexity into business-level risk and timeline data.
• Conflict Resolution: Ability to navigate "brutally honest" trade-off conversations between ELs (who want technical perfection) and PMs (who want roadmap speed).
• Systems Thinking: Ability to visualize dependencies across Cloud, Mobile, and Device pods to prevent "siloed" shipping that breaks integrated features.
• Crisis Management: A "cool head" during fire drills—capable of managing high-stress war rooms without diving into the code yourself.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Industrial/Frontline sectors (Construction, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas).
• Background in HaaS (Hardware-as-a-Service) business models.
• Experience scaling a team from Series B to Series C or beyond.

Why weavix

Being a part of the weavix team is being a part of something bigger. We value the innovators and the risk-takers—the ones who love a challenge. Through our shared values and dedication to our mission to Connect every Disconnected Worker, we’re reshaping the future of work to focus on this world's greatest assets: people.

It's truly amazing what happy, engaged team members can achieve. Our ever-evolving list of benefits means you'll be able to achieve work/life balance, perform impactful work, grow in your role, look after yourself/your family, and invest in your future.

Perks and Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Employee Equity Stock Program
• Competitive Benefits Package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan + Company Match
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Other exciting company benefits

About us

weavix®, the Internet of Workers® platform, revolutionizes frontline communication and productivity at scale. Since its founding, weavix has shaped the future of work by introducing innovative methods to better connect and enable the frontline workforce. weavix transforms enterprise by providing data-driven insights into facilities and teams to maximize productivity and achieve breakthrough results. weavix is the single source of truth for both workers and executives.

Our mission is simple: to connect every disconnected worker through disruptive technology.

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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

weavix is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At weavix, diversity fuels innovation. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where every team member is empowered to contribute to our mission of connecting the disconnected workforce.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement

weavix is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@weavix.com.

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