Engineering Manager, International
JustworksNew York, New York$220k – $242kPosted 27 March 2026
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Job Description
Who We Are
At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.
We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.
Our Values
If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.
Who You Are
Not only do you have the broad, extensive knowledge of core software development technologies, but you also have a high level of empathy and the interpersonal skills to work cross-functionally in an organization. You can grasp and communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Being able to see the bigger picture, you bring people together to effectively prioritize, craft, and achieve plans.
As an Engineering Manager at Justworks, you will help build and oversee a team of software engineers as a player-coach. You are responsible for coordinating projects, setting priorities, and motivating engineers to create and maintain features for our customers. The role involves a mix of hands-on coding and a strong technical background, with a passion for mentoring and growing teams.
What You Will Work On
The International (INTL) team at Justworks is responsible for building a set of cutting-edge payroll and hiring products that help small, ambitious businesses expand their talent base globally. By helping these companies navigate international employment practices and taking care of regulatory burden, they make it possible for these businesses to grow and thrive, and for talented professionals everywhere to gain access to better employment opportunities.
Work with the Engineers, Design, and Product Managers to prioritize, schedule and execute projects so we can quickly develop and ship new features
Partner with Product to define and execute the team’s long-term strategy and quarterly roadmap, including setting goals and measuring progress/success towards them
Communicate and coordinate with other teams (inside and outside of engineering) to understand the requirements and opportunities for improvement
Mentor engineers to help them grow their technical skills by fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation and continuous learning
Provide guidance, both technical and non-technical, to direct reports
Attract, hire, develop, and retain a high-performing team of engineers
Help drive sound technical decision-making and lead technical conversations with other teams across Justworks
Instill a sense of empathy in the team for our internal stakeholders to create better user experiences with an eye towards making workflows easier and more efficient
Perform other related duties as assigned
How You Will Do Your Work
As an Engineering Manager, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:
Good judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome.
Resourcefulness - taking a can-do approach, even in the face of obstacles and constraints by assessing what’s in front of you and effectively and efficiently optimizing what you have, whether it's working on somethi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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