Engineering Manager, Consumer (Remote, US)

Who We Are

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Renew Home is on a mission to change how we power the world by making it easier for customers to save energy and money at home as part of the largest residential virtual power plant in North America.

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We partner with industry-leading brands to better manage residential energy for users by prioritizing efficiency, savings, and comfort — and cleaner energy for everyone.

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We are an Equal Opportunity employer striving to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment where everyone feels that they have a voice that is heard.

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We strongly encourage candidates to check out our website at www.renewhome.com to learn more about the world-changing work we are doing.

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Role Summary

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We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of 4-6 software engineers in building, launching and maintaining scalable and robust software. You will oversee the development of systems that support our consumer product experience. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, strategic vision, and strong leadership to guide the team in delivering reliable engineering solutions while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders. As a manager at this level, you will demonstrate proficiency in domain expertise, people management, scope and impact, leadership, communication, and decision-making, aligning with expectations for engineering managers who can handle moderately complex issues and lead small teams effectively.

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What You Will Do

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• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance, career development, and performance feedback to foster a high-performing and collaborative environment, including understanding leadership nuances, contributing to job descriptions, hiring plans, and participating in reviews and performance management actions.
• Guide and oversee the development of user-facing experiences and robust backend services and APIs that power these experiences.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, program management and other cross-functional teams to align technical execution with strategic product roadmaps.
• Manage the team's work across our technology stack, including Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS/GCP services (CDK, ECS/EKS, Redshift, S3, Pub/Sub, etc.), TypeScript, React, Prefect, Git, and Jira.
• Facilitate the team's participation in agile development processes, including stand-up meetings, retrospectives, and one-on-ones, and make routine decisions easily while starting to handle more ambiguous choices.
• Handle resource allocation, project prioritization, hiring, and onboarding to build and maintain a talented software engineering team, familiar with company policies like anti-harassment and employee review cycles.
• Stay abreast of industry trends in software engineering and cloud technologies, championing continuous improvement and innovation within the team, gaining industry-wide knowledge and applying it to refine processes.