Engineering Manager
Beam Dental
Software Engineering, Other Engineering
Columbus, OH, USA · Remote
Posted on Dec 14, 2024
About Beam:
Beam was founded in 2012 by three engineers who saw the opportunity to modernize the dental benefits industry using technology. Today, Beam Benefits is a digitally-led employee benefits company that offers dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health coverage. The company simplifies and modernizes the $100+ billion ancillary benefits industry through its leading dental insurance product, breadth of ancillary benefits, AI-powered underwriting, diversified distribution channels, and next generation benefits administration technologically-driven customer experience.
The Role:
Beam is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager who is passionate about building and leading high-performing, collaborative teams. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll oversee a team of 5–8 engineers, guiding them in delivering high-quality solutions while fostering a culture of innovation and growth.
You will work closely with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to drive projects, refine technical direction, and contribute to Beam’s success. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll balance technical expertise, people management, and execution to ensure the team delivers impactful results.
Joining Beam Benefits Means:
- Working in a complex and dynamic business, simultaneously serving customers across employee benefits insurance product lines and growth and service channels
- Collaborating with a diversely skilled team to continuously improve
- Being empowered as an owner and expert
- Being motivated by improving how people access employee benefits
What You Will Do:
- Lead and manage a team of engineers, providing mentorship and support to help them grow in their roles and careers
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement
- Collaborate with Product and Design partners to align on priorities and ensure successful project delivery
- Drive the execution of technical projects, ensuring they are completed on time and meet quality standards
- Provide technical guidance and contribute to design discussions, helping the team solve complex problems
- Balance short-term project needs with long-term technical goals to maintain a scalable and reliable tech stack
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing updates on project progress, risks, and opportunitiesIdentify and hire talented engineers who will contribute to Beam’s product and technical ecosystem
What You Will Bring:
- 5–8 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 1–2 years in a management or technical leadership role
- A strong foundation in software development, with the ability to guide and review technical work
- Excellent people management skills, with experience coaching and mentoring engineers
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- A passion for fostering a team culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and high performance
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities and drive projects to completion in a fast-paced environment
Technical Skills and Experience Needed to Be Successful:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 5–8 years of experience in software engineering, including delivering full-stack solutions
- Familiarity with modern programming languages and frameworks like Ruby on Rails, React, or similar technologies
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and microservices architecture
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining complex multi-tiered web applications and peripheral microservices
- Familiarity with automation testing concepts and platforms like Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, cucumber etc.
- Ability to inspire pizza pie sized engineers towards a quality and security-first product development methodology Familiarity with agile development methodologies, ceremonies and project management tools such as Jira
- Experience in the insurance or financial services industry
- A track record of hiring and growing diverse, high-performing engineering teams
- Experience collaborating with Product and Design partners to align on roadmaps and priorities
Compensation and Benefits:
Beam offers a competitive base salary paired with an attractive variable compensation structure.
Employees benefit from performance-based bonuses and incentives, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance. Additionally, Beam provides a 401(k) plan with company matching, flexible time off, and the opportunity to participate in the equity program.