--- title: 'Engineering Manager at Rootly' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/engineering-manager-rootly-baxzd2kyke36' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-15' --- # Engineering Manager at Rootly - **Company:** Rootly - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-09-25 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15 - **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/rootly/am9icG9zdDqm8Z4g3cQb-tyFWTMorAfN ## Job description ## About Rootly At [Rootly](https://rootly.com/), we are on a mission to be the go-to way companies respond when things go wrong, helping every organization be more reliable. We do this by building an industry-leading incident management platform that allows companies around the world consistently and quickly resolve incidents. We are not simply transforming an industry, we are carving an entirely new +$B segment ourselves and need incredible talent to achieve this ambitious goal together. Customers love Rootly. Some of the fastest growing companies around the world such as NVIDIA, Figma, Canva, Tripadvisor, Squarespace and more rely on Rootly to power their critical incident management process. They obsess over our delightful enterprise-ready platform and unique partnership model. See why our customers have reviewed us [5 stars on G2](https://www.g2.com/products/rootly-manage-incidents-on-slack/reviews). Investors love Rootly. We are backed by some of the most respected funds in the world from Y Combinator to operators like the CTO of Dropbox and GitHub. We'd be happy to disclose our entire funding and profitability picture live during the interview. As a culture we relentlessly put transparency first. We conduct monthly financial reviews as a team so everyone has a pulse on the health of the business and publish what we are building in our [weekly changelog](https://rootly.com/changelog). ## About the Role As an Engineering Manager, you will report directly to the VP of Engineering and play a dual role in both people management and operational execution. Your key responsibility will be building and scaling a high-performing team of engineers, while setting and executing on the technical vision and roadmap. You will mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team, ensuring their success aligns with the success of the product. Looking for a Manager who would thrive on balancing leadership with hands-on technical direction, is eager to have a significant impact on the businesses’ success and thrives in a fast paced startup environment. - Lead and develop a team of Ruby on Rail engineers working remotely in locations across the globe - Lead a team of engineers through a significant feature or product launch in collaboration with Product and Design - Help develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices - Responsible for hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development - Provide leadership and direction to engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability. ## What You'll Need - 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a management or leadership role. - Proven track record of leading and scaling engineering teams in a high-growth startup or SaaS environment. - Deep knowledge of modern software development practices, including agile methodologies, code versioning, testing frameworks, and cloud-based infrastructure. - Technical background with Ruby on Rails a plus - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to break down complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. - Experience in defining and delivering on an engineering roadmap that balances new features, technical debt, and scalability. - A passion for mentoring and developing engineers to reach their full potential. - The ability to navigate ambiguity, make data-driven decisions, and adapt to shifting priorities in a startup environment. - Can empathize with the challenges of incident management and interest in developer-focused products. - Enjoys working and contributing to a high performing team that consistently delivers results. - We don't care about fancy degrees or FAANG experience. Tech Stack - Codebase in Ruby using Rails framework - Turbo, Stimulus and ViewComponents in the frontend - Rails, Postgres and Redis in the backend - Sidekiq for background jobs - AWS - Terraform for IaaC - GitHub, Slack, Notion Why Rootly? We’re not just another startup. We’re building something category-defining and want teammates who crave ownership, love solving hard problems, and thrive in a high-bar, high-impact environment. Here’s what you can expect when you join Rootly: - Competitive compensation and early equity in a fast-growing, venture-backed company. - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. - 3 weeks of vacation, plus unlimited sick and mental health days, and a company-wide end-of-year shutdown to recharge. - $500 stipend for home office setup. - Unlimited token usage and access to AI tools - A fast-moving, high-impact environment where your leadership and ideas directly shape the future of the company. If this sounds like the kind of challenge and opportunity you’re looking for, apply now and let’s build something great together. Rootly is an equal opportunity employer. We aim to create an environment where every team member at Rootly feels like they belong so they can have a greater impact on our business and customers. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. ## About Rootly ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Rootly is an AI-native incident management and on-call platform that helps engineering teams resolve incidents faster, learn continuously, and sleep better. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, raised $15.3M total) - **Headquarters**: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with an office in San Francisco) - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: JJ Tang (CEO) and Quentin Rousseau (CTO/CISO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Software Development / Incident Management / DevOps - **Target customers**: B2B, serving engineering teams at companies ranging from startups to large enterprises (e.g., Dropbox, Lattice, Webflow, Figma, LinkedIn, NVIDIA) - **Mission**: To help every organization become more reliable by bringing clarity and structure to incident response. ## Products & Services - **Incident Response**: End-to-end incident lifecycle management – declare incidents, spin up Slack channels, coordinate responders, track tasks, and automate operational busywork – all within Slack or Microsoft Teams. - **On-Call**: AI-powered scheduling, paging, escalation, and coverage requests with a mobile-first experience designed to reduce alert fatigue. - **AI SRE Agents**: Autonomous agents that connect signals (code changes, telemetry, past incidents) to provide probable root cause analysis, suggested fixes, and reasoning – helping responders move faster. - **Status Pages**: Public and private status pages to keep customers and stakeholders updated during incidents. - **Retrospectives**: Collaborative post-incident reviews with AI-generated timelines, summaries, and action-item tracking to turn incidents into learning. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $1.2M (per LinkedIn); total funding of $15.3M (Seed + Series A) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Y Combinator (S21), XYZ Venture Capital (Seed lead), Renegade Partners (Series A lead) - **Growth Signals**: 58 employees (+33.9% YoY); workforce distributed across 8 countries; active job postings up +1300% year-over-year; used by 100+ companies including Figma, LinkedIn, and NVIDIA. ## Competitive Advantages - **AI-native platform**: Built with AI at the core – automated RCA, AI meeting bot scribing, instant catch-up summaries, and AI-generated retros reduce cognitive load during incidents. - **Deep integrations**: Works seamlessly with Slack, Teams, Jira, Zoom, Terraform, API, and MCP server – allowing teams to operate without leaving their existing tools. - **Purpose-built for modern teams**: Codified from millions of real-world incidents, designed for teams that can’t afford downtime yet simple enough for anyone to use. ## Strategic Focus - **AI-driven reliability**: Continuing to embed AI across the incident lifecycle to automate diagnosis, remediation, and learning. - **Global expansion**: Hiring across US, Canada, Europe, and Singapore; building a distributed workforce to serve a global customer base. - **Product-led growth**: Offering a modular platform (incident response, on-call, AI SRE, status pages, retrospectives) that teams can adopt individually or as a whole. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Fast-moving, high-impact environment where employees own big problems from day one. Transparent interview process including a paid work trial to ensure mutual fit. - **Work policy**: Hybrid – hires across US, Canada, Europe, and Singapore; free lunches at HQ (Toronto); remote-friendly with flexible timezones. - **Perks**: Competitive salary, meaningful equity, 401(k) matching (US employees), top-tier medical/dental/vision/life insurance, flexible PTO, company holidays, team off-sites, year-end shutdown, annual home office stipend, and top-tier hardware. - **Engineering culture**: Obsession with building simple but powerful design, reliability-first infrastructure, and customer-driven iteration. AI is central to how the team builds and evaluates candidates. ## Sources 1. [rootly.com/careers](https://rootly.com/careers) 2. [rootly.com](https://rootly.com/) 3. [ca.linkedin.com/company/rootlyhq](https://ca.linkedin.com/company/rootlyhq) 4. [ycombinator.com/companies/rootly](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/rootly) 5. 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