Engineering Manager, Red Ventures
Growth and Transformation
$162.5-262.5k
More information about location
3-5 days a week in office
Media and publishing company
Be an early applicant
Media and publishing company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$162.5-262.5k
More information about location
3-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To partner with brands in order to connect customers with the products and services they need most.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has strong communication instincts and the desire to grow into an increasingly senior client-facing leadership role over time
- Experience managing and mentoring software engineers, including coaching, delivering feedback, and supporting career growth
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences, including client stakeholders
- Skills in managing team dynamics, navigating conflict constructively, and building a collaborative, psychologically safe environment
- Experience collaborating across functions: design, marketing, data science, and business partners to align on priorities and deliver outcomes
- Comfort operating as a technical lead on client-facing calls and escalations with leadership support
- 3+ years of engineering management experience
- Proficiency in web development languages and frameworks (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML/CSS, React, Node.js)
- Understanding of web application architecture: client-server models, RESTful services, and microservices
- Strong emphasis on code quality: code reviews, testing strategies (unit, integration, end-to-end), and engineering best practices
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and managing delivery through sprints and iterative planning
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment tooling (e.g., Harness, GitHub Actions)
- Demonstrated comfort with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar IDE/CLI integrations)
- Familiarity with agentic workflows or automation frameworks used to streamline engineering, compliance, or operational processes
- A proactive mindset toward identifying opportunities to apply AI and automation to reduce toil and improve outcomes
- Willingness to experiment, evaluate new tooling, and lead a team through adoption of emerging AI capabilities
- Understanding of web analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Mixpanel) and the ability to use data to inform engineering decisions
- Familiarity with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and their integration with web applications
- Knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards and experience implementing accessibility testing practices
- Familiarity with process and controls required in SOC2 operations. Demonstrated experience leading in SOC2 environments preferred
- Understanding of web security principles (OWASP guidelines) and data handling regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), particularly important in a financial services context
What the job involves
- This role reports to the Director of Engineering and will serve as the technical lead on client engagements when needed, with the Director’s support
- Travel to partner locations is an expected component of this role to support relationship management and business objectives
- Lead a team of software engineers responsible for the engineering delivery and site operations of a financial services web platform
- Serve as the technical lead on client calls and escalations, communicating complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Collaborate with designers, customer experience leads, business stakeholders, and leadership to deliver high-quality solutions that strengthen client trust
- Position engineers for success through coaching, mentorship, regular feedback, and personal development planning
- Champion the adoption and effective use of agentic workflows and AI-assisted tooling for coding, ticket management, compliance, and engineering process improvement
- Leverage internally-built automation and AI tooling to increase team efficiency, reduce manual toil, and improve delivery quality
- Partner with business and data science teams to identify and implement AI-driven solutions to operational and client-facing problems
- Stay current with emerging AI/ML tooling for software development (IDE integrations, CLI agents, code review automation) and evaluate their fit for the team
- Drive SRE best practices: observability, incident response, reliability, and operational maturity for client-facing web properties
- Improve engineering processes, CI/CD pipelines, code quality, and testing practices across the team
- Demonstrate project and roadmap planning skills, balancing client commitments with operational health and team investment
Our take
Red Ventures was founded in 2000, shortly before the dot-com bubble burst. It survived the crash, however, and has grown into one of America's biggest digital media companies. Its brands include Lonely Planet, Healthline and TV Guide.
The company was last valued at around $11 billion, which is evidence that its focus on momentum and adaptability has proven successful. Red Ventures is one of the major companies leading the shift towards intent-based media. It has acquired a range of specialist sites and publishing houses that serve the travel, tech and health sectors.
Red Ventures has managed to successfully out-compete rivals by moving away from the more traditional direct sales approach. Instead, it has focused on guiding customers towards purchases on other sites, and then taking a commission. The company's agility and laser-sharp focus on advice and specialty subjects will prove invaluable in the years to come.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2015
$250m
LATE VC
Total funding: $250m
Company benefits
- Hybrid Schedule & Flexible PTO: Take advantage of 3-4 days in-office per week and 1-2 WFH days per week (varying by team), and a robust Paid Time Off program that includes logging off for "Winter Week."
- Family Support, Planning, and Fertility: Our benefit offerings support every unique path to parenthood including fertility, egg freezing, adoption, surrogacy, parental bonding, and more.
- Mentorship Culture: Find a mentor, be a mentor, say yes to something new. This is a place where you’re guaranteed to build connections that extend past your immediate team and even your tenure at RV.
- Purpose & Community: We empower employees to make an impact for causes they care about, and we invest heavily in systemic impact through nonprofits like Road to Hire.
- World-Class Wellness: In addition to the on-site amenities at HQ, our unique wellness benefits include free therapy sessions and counseling for U.S. employees and family members.
Company HQ
Indian Land, SC
Leadership
Ric Elias
(Co-Founder & CEO)Ric co-founded Red Ventures in 2000 and has served as the CEO since.
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