Engineering Manager, Portal

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: $215.6K - $253.7K

Hayden AI is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead the development of Hayden Portal, a full-stack web application critical to the company's core business. Portal is used by sales, operations, enforcement agencies, and transit agencies to manage fleets, review video data, and evaluate potential violations. The ideal candidate will guide a remote team of software engineers and act as a bridge between the team, customers, and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 7-10 years of software engineering experience

Responsibilities

• People:
  • Cultivate a high-performing, motivated team.
  • Inspire top performers and coach others to grow.
  • Turn company goals into clear, actionable deliverables for the team.
  • Provide mentorship and support to team members.
• Execution:
  • Design and run a day-to-day development process.
  • Blend elements of Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall as needed.
  • Unblock work and mitigate risks.
  • Maximize team productivity.
• Product:
  • Shape the product and act as a bridge between the team and customers.
  • Represent user needs to engineers and engineering constraints to stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with Product Management and Customer Success.
• Technical:
  • Participate in design discussions and review pull requests.
  • Stay close to the work and set the technical tone.
  • Lead from the front and demonstrate technical expertise.

Application Instructions

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Company Information

About Us: At Hayden AI, we are on a mission to harness the power of computer vision to transform the way transit systems and other government agencies address real-world challenges. From bus lane and bus stop enforcement to transportation optimization technologies and beyond, our innovative mobile perception system empowers our clients to accelerate transit, enhance street safety, and drive toward a sustainable future.

Hayden Portal: Is the full-stack web application at the heart of all Hayden products. Transit agencies rely on Portal to track and manage their fleets and review critical video data. Our Sales team uses it to run customer pilots—an essential driver of our growth. Operations depends on it to deliver exceptional customer support. Enforcement agencies, such as Sheriff’s Departments and Departments of Transportation, use Portal to evaluate potential violations and ensure compliance with the law before citations are issued.

Remote Team: The role involves connecting a fully remote engineering team in Poland with our San Francisco-based technical and non-technical teams, requiring flexible hours, cross-time-zone collaboration, and frequent travel to both Poland and San Francisco.