Engineering Manager
About Pilotbase:
Flight Schedule Pro powers the world’s flight training ecosystem, supporting over 1,400 flight schools and tens of thousands of pilots each year.
We are now building Pilotbase, a connected system that brings together flight schools, pilots, and industry partners into a single, data-driven network. This next phase of growth is focused on expanding within our existing customer base, reaching pilots directly, and creating new revenue streams across the ecosystem.
Job Overview:
As an Engineering Manager, you will be a highly-productive, results oriented, motivated leader who is able to set the technical direction and keep our team in alignment with that vision. This position directs and oversees the software engineering function in developing, releasing, and maintaining our software applications and systems according to business needs. The Engineering Manager also establishes policies and procedures that produce a high-quality software product and service. Most importantly, this role is responsible for creating and maintaining a high performance engineering team.
Responsibilities:
Lead your team to set goals, plan projects, and build timelines
Hire and manage new team members and 3rd party contractors, and establish a culture of accountability
Create and present budgets to upper management
Hold coaching sessions and 1 on 1’s with tech leads
Consistently deliver quality projects on time
Work with your development team to establish and maintain the architectural vision
Interface with the Product team to answer technical feasibility questions
Own technical process and establish quality guidelines
Stay current with industry best practices and determine when to adopt new technologies
Maintain and increase development team velocity
Create and maintain a high performance engineering team
Ownership of the following areas:
Engineering Backlog
Application Performance / Availability
Automated Test Coverage
All Technical Processes (development, deployment, testing)
Application and system security
Infrastructure
Project Level of Effort and Estimation
Qualifications:
REQUIRED:
Bachelor's Degree
Experience as a technical manager
Experience leading a team towards set deliverables
Experience establishing and improving KPI’s
Amazon Web Services experience highly desired
Strong leadership skills in coaching, influencing and delegation
Willingness to continue to learn, adapt, and be coachable
Have high standards and a strong work ethic with a positive attitude
PREFERRED:
AWS
Mongo Realm
Mongo Atlas
Jira Administration
Working with geographically dispersed teams
Aviation Experience
Compensation:
SALARY: $145,000 - $180,000
Benefits:
Full benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k) plan)
Equity Appreciation Plan
Flexible Time Off policy
Seven (7) company-wide paid holidays + two (2) floating holidays
Two (2) wellness days
Employee Assistance Program
Professional Development Stipend
Home Office Stipend
Travel Requirements:
Occasional business travel may be required, up to 10%
Flight Schedule Pro powers the world’s flight training ecosystem, supporting over 1,400 flight schools and tens of thousands of pilots each year.
We are now building Pilotbase, a connected system that brings together flight schools, pilots, and industry partners into a single, data-driven network. This next phase of growth is focused on expanding within our existing customer base, reaching pilots directly, and creating new revenue streams across the ecosystem.
Job Overview:
As an Engineering Manager, you will be a highly-productive, results oriented, motivated leader who is able to set the technical direction and keep our team in alignment with that vision. This position directs and oversees the software engineering function in developing, releasing, and maintaining our software applications and systems according to business needs. The Engineering Manager also establishes policies and procedures that produce a high-quality software product and service. Most importantly, this role is responsible for creating and maintaining a high performance engineering team.
Responsibilities:
Lead your team to set goals, plan projects, and build timelines
Hire and manage new team members and 3rd party contractors, and establish a culture of accountability
Create and present budgets to upper management
Hold coaching sessions and 1 on 1’s with tech leads
Consistently deliver quality projects on time
Work with your development team to establish and maintain the architectural vision
Interface with the Product team to answer technical feasibility questions
Own technical process and establish quality guidelines
Stay current with industry best practices and determine when to adopt new technologies
Maintain and increase development team velocity
Create and maintain a high performance engineering team
Ownership of the following areas:
Engineering Backlog
Application Performance / Availability
Automated Test Coverage
All Technical Processes (development, deployment, testing)
Application and system security
Infrastructure
Project Level of Effort and Estimation
Qualifications:
REQUIRED:
Bachelor's Degree
Experience as a technical manager
Experience leading a team towards set deliverables
Experience establishing and improving KPI’s
Amazon Web Services experience highly desired
Strong leadership skills in coaching, influencing and delegation
Willingness to continue to learn, adapt, and be coachable
Have high standards and a strong work ethic with a positive attitude
PREFERRED:
AWS
Mongo Realm
Mongo Atlas
Jira Administration
Working with geographically dispersed teams
Aviation Experience
Compensation:
SALARY: $145,000 - $180,000
Benefits:
Full benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k) plan)
Equity Appreciation Plan
Flexible Time Off policy
Seven (7) company-wide paid holidays + two (2) floating holidays
Two (2) wellness days
Employee Assistance Program
Professional Development Stipend
Home Office Stipend
Travel Requirements:
Occasional business travel may be required, up to 10%