<h2>About SINAI</h2><p>SINAI is a San Francisco–based climate technology company helping enterprises measure, analyze, and reduce carbon emissions. Our platform supports complex reporting, modeling, and regulatory workflows that enable companies to meet ambitious decarbonization targets.</p><p>We value ownership, collaboration, and pragmatic execution. We look for leaders who care deeply about people, create clarity in ambiguous environments, and help teams deliver reliable software without unnecessary process.</p><h2>The Role</h2><p>We’re hiring a <strong>mid-level Engineering Manager</strong> to support the growth of our Engineering organization. This is a newly created role, designed to split management responsibilities as the team scales.</p><p>You’ll manage a cross-functional team of <strong>Frontend Engineers, Backend Engineers, and Quality Engineers</strong>, with a strong focus on <strong>predictable delivery, team health, and execution quality</strong>. You’ll partner closely with Tech Leads, Product Managers, and the Engineering Director to ensure the team ships reliably while continuing to improve how we work.</p><p>This role is <strong>people-first</strong>, but not hands-off. You’ll spend up to <strong>40% of your time contributing code</strong> in non-critical-path areas (e.g. vulnerability patches, upgrades, maintenance work), and the rest focused on leadership, delivery, and team development.</p><p>This is a fully remote role, hiring <strong>out of Brazil</strong>, and requires strong English communication skills.</p><h2>What You’ll Do</h2><h3>People &amp; Team Leadership</h3><ul><li>Manage and support a team of engineers across frontend, backend, and quality disciplines</li><li>Own hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development for your direct reports</li><li>Foster a healthy, inclusive, and psychologically safe team environment</li><li>Maintain regular 1:1s, provide actionable feedback, and support individual growth</li></ul><h3>Delivery &amp; Execution</h3><ul><li>Own execution and delivery for projects led by your team</li><li>Partner with Tech Leads to ensure plans are realistic, risks are visible, and work is well-sequenced</li><li>Drive predictable delivery while balancing quality, scope, and team sustainability</li><li>Be accountable for team-level <strong>OKRs</strong> and delivery outcomes</li></ul><h3>Technical Contribution (Hands-On)</h3><ul><li>Contribute code up to ~40% of your time, primarily in:<ul><li>Vulnerability updates and dependency upgrades</li><li>Maintenance and system hygiene work</li><li>Non-critical-path production code</li></ul></li><li>Be technically credible and able to review designs and pull requests, without acting as the primary technical decision-maker</li></ul><h3>Cross-Functional Collaboration</h3><ul><li>Work closely with Product Managers on capacity planning, prioritization, and delivery tradeoffs</li><li>Participate in product discovery alongside Product and Design</li><li>Communicate clearly with stakeholders about progress, risks, and timelines</li></ul><h3>Process &amp; Improvement</h3><ul><li>Own and support <strong>SOC 2 compliance activities</strong> relevant to your team</li><li>Identify delivery, quality, or communication challenges and experiment with process improvements</li><li>Evolve team processes pragmatically, in alignment with the Engineering Director</li><li>Help reduce tech debt and improve known friction points in how the team operates</li></ul><h2>Required Qualifications</h2><ul><li>Prior experience as an <strong>Engineering Manager</strong> managing software engineers</li><li>Experience leading <strong>cross-functional engineering teams</strong></li><li>Strong people leadership skills, with a focus on team health and sustainable delivery</li><li>Comfort working in <strong>early-stage or scaling environments</strong> with high ambiguity</li><li>Enough technical depth to contribute code, review work, and partner effectively with Tech Leads</li><li>Experience owning delivery, hiring, and performance management</li><li>Strong written and verbal <strong>English</strong> communication skills</li><li>Experience working effectively with <strong>remote teams</strong></li></ul><h2>Nice to Have</h2><ul><li>Experience managing frontend, backend, and QA roles together</li><li>Experience in SaaS or enterprise software environments</li><li>Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as <strong>SOC 2</strong></li><li>Prior experience scaling teams or reducing manager span of control</li><li>Background as a software engineer before moving into management</li></ul>

<p>SINAI is a San Francisco-based technology company focused on transforming the way companies price, analyze and reduce carbon emissions around the world. We are passionate about technology and the environment, and our mission is to engage companies and governments to include carbon analysis in their entire operations, transforming the way they interact with their own business, their value chain, and the environment.<br /><br />We look for a diversity of ideas, talent, and exceptional individuals who are experienced with customer-facing positions in Saas companies, are proactive, take ownership, and enjoy working in a fast-paced collaborative environment.</p>

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