Senior Engineering Manager

$211,000 - $260,000/Yr

Formation Bio - New York City, NY

Full-time - Senior

New York City, NY

About the position

As a Senior Engineering Manager on our Product Engineering teams, you will be accountable for Engineering strategy, design, development, and implementation of one or more of our teams that are responsible for building innovative software products leveraging emerging technologies. Engineering leaders at Formation Bio operate along three dimensions to support business outcomes: * Product * Partner with Product to align vision, strategy, and roadmap for your teams * Drive the execution of the roadmap by working closely with cross-functional teams * Ensure that products are built to be reliable and easy to maintain * Identify and mitigate technical risks and make sound decisions to ensure that the product is delivered on time and within budget * People * Mentor, grow, and lead engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning * Partner with senior leadership to evolve organizational structure * Attract, retain & grow top technical talent * Process * Develop and implement best practices that drive efficiency, quality, and innovation within your teams * Optimize Engineering processes to achieve high levels of productivity and quality while reducing cycle time and technical debt for your squad and TrialSpark's data users. * Work with other teams such as Data Platform & Site Reliability Engineering to establish and improve the software development and deployment lifecycle * Partner with senior engineering leadership to align vision and strategy for the Engineering org The ideal candidate is passionate about developing quality products, enabling their team to be the best version of themselves, and committed to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for Engineering strategy, design, development, and implementation of software products.
• Partner with Product to align vision, strategy, and roadmap for teams.
• Drive execution of the roadmap by working closely with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure products are reliable and easy to maintain.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks to ensure timely and budget-compliant product delivery.
• Mentor, grow, and lead engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.
• Partner with senior leadership to evolve organizational structure.
• Attract, retain, and grow top technical talent.
• Develop and implement best practices for efficiency, quality, and innovation.
• Optimize Engineering processes to enhance productivity and reduce technical debt.
• Work with Data Platform & Site Reliability Engineering to improve software development and deployment lifecycle.
• Align vision and strategy for the Engineering organization with senior leadership.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in leading & growing software engineering teams.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in building products in the software industry using modern technologies.
• Proven ability to thrive in ambiguous and rapidly-changing environments.
• Track record of contributing significantly to the successful launch and scaling of new products, especially in a 0-1 setting.
• Proven ability to coach and grow engineers at different levels.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills to engage stakeholders from diverse disciplines.
• Experience with AI technologies, particularly in LLMs and machine learning.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern software deployment processes.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation relative to the New York City market.
• Equity options.
• Generous perks and location flexibility.
• Comprehensive benefits package.