Engineering Manager

ABOUT BESTOWBestow is a leading insurance technology platform serving some of the world's largest and most innovative life insurers. We are on a mission to increase financial stability for everyone. Bestow is a team of mission-driven, results-oriented individuals. We offer all employees a remote (contiguous 48 only)/hybrid workplace, meaningful benefits, substantial growth opportunities, and equity.Bestow participates in the E-Verify Program.ABOUT THE TEAMThe Frontend Platform team is responsible for all frontend applications, libraries, tooling, and infrastructure for Bestow and the Bestow Platform. We serve employees, consumers, and enterprise customers. In addition to building software, we integrate and manage many third-party products used by employees and as part of the platform.Within Bestow Engineering, our major functional teams are product engineering, infrastructure, IT, data and analytics, martech, and program management. Frontend Platform works closely with upstream engineering teams, experience design, and product management to define and prioritize the product roadmap.We are looking for an Engineering Manager to join our team.This role will report to our Director of Engineering and is open to Remote (US).#LI-REMOTEWHAT YOU'LL DOWork directly with other engineering teams, product, design, TPM, and external stakeholders to introduce new customer-facing platform features and support/evolve existing products.Work with a distributed team of engineers–mentoring and driving engineering best practices.Assist in setting the roadmap for team deliverables in a dynamic environment.Drive delivery of high-quality product initiatives and engineering improvements.Work with the team to identify, scope, and schedule improvements to the frontend platform.Communicate effectively, excelling at explaining complex systems and requirements to non-technical cross-functional partners.Be very technical and willing to participate in system design, code reviews, incident investigations, and directly contribute code towards team initiatives.Be data-driven in their engineering management practices, fostering continuous improvement.WHO YOU AREBachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required5+ years experience developing software, with at least 1 year of prior management experience.Highly proficient in modern frontend technologies such as React, NextJS/Remix, Node.js, and unit/E2E testing frameworksDeep understanding of the entire software development lifecycle, including feature inception, GenAI developer tooling, continuous delivery, and release strategies.Ability to track key metrics and consistently meet established Service Level Agreements (SLAs)Ability to understand complex technical problems and identify areas of risk.Ability to ‘go deep’ technically when necessary. You should be able to contribute changes to the team’s codebases at any time.Highly organized and detail-oriented.Proven track record of building and retaining high-performing teams)TOTAL REWARDSAt Bestow, we’re proud to be awarded for our team members, innovative products, and culture. Our standard benefits include:Competitive salary and equity based on rolePolicies and managers that support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave programs 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insuranceLifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeingFlexible work-from-home policy and open to remoteRemote and WFH options, as well as a beautiful, state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum, for those who prefer an office settingEmployee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiativesRecent Employer Awards include:Best Place for Working Parents 2023Great Place to Work Certified, 2022 + 2023 + 2024Built In Best Places to Work, 2022 + 2023Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Texas 2022 + 2023Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance 2022 + 2023We value diversity at Bestow. The company will recruit, hire, and promote regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We understand the importance of creating a safe and comfortable work environment and encourage individualism and authenticity in every team member. Thanks for considering a career at Bestow!

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