Engineering Manager

At Workiva we're hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a high-impact team within our Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC) area. This is a key leadership role where you'll guide a skilled full-stack team building critical product features using technologies like TypeScript/React, GraphQL, and Kotlin. Your future team is an agile product development team focused on collaboration, growth, and continuous improvement. In addition to delivering product features, the team also plays a key role in tackling platform integrations and technical unblocking to support broader engineering velocity. In this role, you'll provide technical leadership, nurture a diverse team, and strategically guide efforts to ensure successful product development. You'll play a crucial role in fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where team members feel empowered to learn, experiment, and contribute innovative solutions.

What You'll Do

• Leadership & Coaching: Guide, support, and empower engineers through regular coaching, feedback, and career development. Foster a healthy, collaborative culture while managing engagement and conflict resolution.

• Talent & Planning: Represent team needs, prioritize work based on roadmap and capacity, and collaborate with leaders to define objectives aligned with company goals. Participate in recruiting and onboarding.

• Technical Leadership: Bring strong technical depth to guide architectural decisions, evaluate trade-offs, and ensure sustainable development practices that balance support, scalability, and technical debt.

• Quality & Risk Management: Partner with leaders and ICs to define quality strategies, ensure adherence to standards and best practices, and identify and communicate technical risks.

• Delivery & Representation: Ensure accountability for delivery schedules, represent Workiva Engineering at internal/external events, and actively support recruiting efforts.

What You'll Need

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field

• 4+ years of experience in a related engineering role

• 2+ years of experience in a people management role

Preferred Qualifications

• Due to the scope and complexity of the team, we'd prefer:

  • 6+ years of experience in a related engineering role

  • 3+ years of experience in a people management role

• Progressive experience in software engineering, with a strong understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and its importance to product success

• Practical experience with our core technology stack: TypeScript, Java, Kubernetes, Node.js, React, and GraphQL

• Experience with programming, including a solid foundation in computer science, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

• Experience in accounting or financial reporting

• Strong communication skills, including verbal, listening, and written communication

• High attention to detail

• Proficiency in facilitation and conflict resolution

Travel Requirements & Working Conditions

• This role typically requires no more than 10% travel, supporting a healthy work-life balance

• To thrive in this role, you'll need a reliable internet connection to take advantage of remote work opportunities

How You'll Be Rewarded

A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email talentacquisition@workiva.com.

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Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment.