Software Engineering Manager, Ontra
Product
$176-264k
Eligible for unit-based equity grants
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Contract Automation and Intelligence for asset management firms
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Contract Automation and Intelligence for asset management firms
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$176-264k
Eligible for unit-based equity grants
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To change the way legal services are delivered to enterprises.
Role
Who you are
- If you are a dynamic leader with a proven track record of providing technical leadership on team projects and facilitating process and cultural change across engineering organizations, we'd love to get to know you
- You possess strong organizational and planning skills, excel in strategic thinking and problem solving, and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- As someone who thrives in both team player and leadership roles, you also have a passion for mentoring fellow team members
- Experience: 7+ years in software engineering and 2+ years as an engineering manager, demonstrating a strong foundation in both technical and leadership responsibilities
- Technical Leadership: Proven ability to ideate and perform discovery with Product and UX teams to deliver high-impact solutions, align teams to deliver business value swiftly, and architect scalable solutions
- Organizational Impact: History of identifying and addressing weaknesses in engineering processes across the organization. Experience in articulating process improvements and collaborating with other managers to implement solutions adopted by all teams
- Management Skills: Capable of managing a team effectively, motivating high performers, and addressing low performers
- LLM Familiarity: Must have familiarity with coding assistant LLMs such as CoPilot or Cursor, preferably with experience in integrating LLMs for data extraction and summarization solutions
What the job involves
- Ontra is seeking a Software Engineering Manager reporting to our Director, Engineering
- We’re looking for someone excited to lead a product engineering team, drive technical excellence in software development, and craft innovative solutions to diverse technical challenges, from consumer-facing features to internal scaling, and help level up our product
- Join us in shaping the software development culture at Ontra by establishing best practices and collaborating with engineering leaders
- Team Management: Oversee and lead a team, ensuring smooth operation of the technical aspects of software development at the team level
- Solution Implementation: Plan, design, lead, and implement solutions for various technical challenges, addressing both consumer-facing features and internal scalability
- Cultural Development: Shape and influence the software development culture at Ontra by collaborating with engineering managers and directors to set best practices across the organization
- Stakeholder Alignment: Dedicate 60% of efforts to management, planning, and aligning with stakeholders to ensure project goals and deliverables are met effectively
- Individual Contributions: Allocate 40% of time to direct individual contributions, working hands-on in the development process to drive project success
Our take
High-volume legal work can be a drag for large enterprises, who end up straining their internal resources or their bottom line as they outsource the work. Ontra (previously InCloudCounsel) slides in as a solution to this problem by pairing businesses with a network of freelance corporate lawyers to manage their routine legal work in a more cost-effective way.
In addition to enterprises, the company is an attractive proposition for lawyers who want a more flexible working life than Big Law can usually offer. Ontra attempts to avoid direct confrontation with Big Law by focusing more on routine work and document management tasks.
Following Ontra's healthy investment, the company has made some pretty big strategic moves - mainly driving product growth, onboarding top people onto its Board of Directors team and acquiring smaller companies like FundFormer and Captain to improve its product capabilities.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
81% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2021
$200m
SERIES B
Jan 2019
$40m
SERIES A
Total funding: $240m
Company benefits
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to participate in one of Ontra’s unit-based compensation programs
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance base plans at no additional cost
- Employer-sponsored retirement plans
- Hybrid/remote work flexibility & WFH budget (equivalent of $1K USD)
- Annual professional development stipend (equivalent of $2K USD)
- 4 months of parental leave (52 weeks for UK employees)
- Unlimited vacation
- Twice-weekly lunch perk
- And much more!
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Troy Pospisil
(CEO)Majored in Economics at NYU before joining Deloitte as a Management Consultant. Was an Investment Professional at H.I.G. Capital.
Ben Levi
(COO)Studied at Yale and Harvard Law School, and worked on Obama's 2008 campaign. Was an Associate at Kirkland & Ellis and founded Saas company Tembo.
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