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Associate Engineering Manager

OpenSesame is a remote-first learning platform focused on upskilling workforces through a large catalog of courses and growing channel partnerships. They seek an Associate Engineering Manager to lead a distributed team of engineers focused on Identity and Access Management (IAM), improving delivery predictability, coaching engineers, and partnering with product and stakeholders to drive reliable, secure IAM outcomes.

Skills

  • Engineering leadership and people management
  • Identity and Access Management domain knowledge
  • Product partnership and backlog prioritization
  • Systems thinking and delivery forecasting
  • Codebase familiarity and technical decision review
  • Mentoring and career development
  • Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration
  • Experience with distributed/remote teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support a distributed team of engineers focused on IAM, including regular 1:1s, career development, and hiring as needed
  • Partner with Product to align on backlog priorities, grooming, planning, and delivery predictability
  • Shield the team from unproductive interruptions and act as primary engineering stakeholder contact
  • Review codebase and architecture to identify technical investment, debt, and resilience improvements
  • Establish and improve team processes, definition of done, forecasting, and developer experience
  • Apply systems thinking to surface and resolve cross-team and organizational constraints
  • Provide coaching, mentoring, and mediation to improve team dynamics and individual growth
  • Drive cross-team collaboration and contribute to engineering-wide improvement initiatives

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
  • Willingness to engage in ongoing professional development and leadership training

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Incentive stock options (ISOs)
  • Bonus eligible compensation
  • Paid time off and remote-first flexibility
  • Professional development support
  • Mandatory all-company meetings and limited required travel (up to ~15 days/year)
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