Manager of Software Engineering, Centerfield

$135-160k

+ Competitive salary + semi-annual bonus

PHP

React

Wordpress

Next.js

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

More information about location

3+ days a week in office (Playa Vista, CA)

Customer acquisition enablement platform

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Customer acquisition enablement platform

1001+ employees

B2BMarketingSaaSSales

Be an early applicant

$135-160k

+ Competitive salary + semi-annual bonus

PHP

React

Wordpress

Next.js

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

More information about location

3+ days a week in office (Playa Vista, CA)

1001+ employees

B2BMarketingSaaSSales

Company mission

To provide client companies with super-powered customer acquisition tools, boosting sales, profitability, growth, and loyalty.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

3+ years of experience managing 4+ direct reports in an engineering team
Strong background in frontend web development, particularly with React, Next.js, and modern web architecture
Comfortable working in PHP/WordPress and navigating legacy systems when needed, reverse engineering, debugging, etc
Familiarity with A/B testing, conversion rate optimization, and marketing funnels
Strong communication and collaboration skills—you’ll partner closely with business, product, and design
Hands-on mindset: you’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves when needed
High bias for action, driven, and comfortable in a fast-moving environment

What the job involves

You’ll be responsible for managing a team of 6 full-time engineers and 4 offshore contractors, building and maintaining dozens of high-velocity landing pages used in paid media campaigns across social and search
These pages are typically simple, high-impact one-pagers built for speed, scale, and conversion
You'll lead the engineering team that builds them, working closely with product managers, designers, QA, and business stakeholders to ensure our sites meet performance goals and business needs
Manage and grow a team of 10+ engineers (6 FTEs, 4 offshore contractors) across multiple client verticals
Own the delivery process of landing pages from ideation to launch—most pages go live in under a week
Oversee frontend-heavy development using React, Next.js, and legacy PHP/WordPress as we transition to modern frameworks
Work closely with designers, product managers, QA, and stakeholders to scope, build, and test A/B experiments or launch new landing pages
Foster a fast-paced, startup-minded culture with strong ownership and autonomy
Spend ~20% of your time contributing to code (POCs, exploring new tech, debugging)
Support hiring, onboarding, and career development for your team
Conduct regular 1:1s and drive performance through mentorship and feedback
Collaborate with cross-functional leads to set team priorities and ensure timely, high-quality delivery
Collaborate with other engineering teams and technology within Centerfield

Our take

Centerfield supplies an owned and operated web sites and technology platform, Dugout, to automate end-to-end customer acquisition for personalized shopping experiences across business, insurance, residential, and eCommerce.

Specializing in customer acquisition, the company's system measures online interactions and click-to-call performance, tests and reports on customer experiences, and automates ad and bid optimization. Clients enjoy increases to activation rates and productivity, as well as access to new revenue.

Centrefield continues to bolster its offerings through smart acquisitions, that allow it to serve additional industries as it expands. The company has supported a range of different clients including household brands such as AT&T and Macy’s.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

16% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Company

Funding (1 round)

Jan 2017

$156m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Total funding: $156m

Company benefits

Semi-Annual Bonuses
Family Planning Benefits
$500 WFH Stipend
Flexible PTO
Company 401k Match
Fitness Reimbursement
Learning & Development
Mental Health Support
Health, Vision, and Dental Benefits

Company HQ

Playa Vista, Los Angeles, CA

Leadership

Brett Cravatt

(Co-CEO)

They worked as an Attorney as Loeb & Loeb for a year before spending a decade as COO and CEO of Vendare and WebYES! respectively.

Jason Cohen

(Co-CEO)

They started their career as a Sales Executive at DoubleClick before founding and exiting from several successful Performance Marketing companies.

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