--- title: 'Senior Manager, Software Engineering at Engine' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-manager-software-engineering-engine-united-states-k4jndss3hrpa' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-28' --- # Senior Manager, Software Engineering at Engine - **Company:** Engine - **Location:** United States - **Compensation:** $225k–$265k - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-16 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/engine/jobs/8002479003 ## Job description ## About Engine Engine is the AI-native platform for intelligent travel. For a decade, Engine has built the proprietary technology and supply behind modern business travel, serving over 40,000 customers and nearly 2 million travelers, along with leading travel and AI companies that build on Engine's infrastructure. One system powers business travel, group travel, human agents, and AI agents. That work has earned Engine recognition as TravelTech's Reservation Platform of the Year (2026), a spot on Inc.'s Power Partners list (2026), and one of Built In's Best Places to Work (2020–2026). We're looking for bold, ambitious people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel. Working here, you can expect exponential growth, an ambitious pace, full ownership, and high-caliber colleagues who push you to do the best work of your career. Every hire raises the bar. Come outpace the ordinary and build the future of travel with us. ## About the Role We’re looking for an Engineering Manager responsible for driving customer activation, engagement, and expansion across Engine’s full travel marketplace, including Flights and Partner Hub. In this role, you’ll lead a high-performing team focused on rapid development, continuous improvement, and building stronger experimentation practices into how the team ships and learns. You’ll partner closely with product, data, and design to identify opportunities to increase time-to-value, improve stickiness, and encourage broader product adoption across the platform through thoughtful testing, learning, and iteration. ## Your Mission As part of the Engine team, you’ll play a vital role in an environment where innovation meets collaboration. Here’s what you’ll take charge of: - Lead a high-performing engineering team by fostering a culture of technical excellence, extreme ownership, and rapid execution. You will raise the talent bar, empowering builders to solve complex marketplace challenges while ensuring growth and accountability. - Manage the end-to-end development lifecycle of engineering projects by pioneering AI-driven practices that accelerate quality and delivery. You will leverage cutting-edge strategies to make speed-to-market a byproduct of your team's velocity, ensuring every initiative meets our high bar for security, scalability, and excellence. - Drive efficiency through agile methodologies and engineering best practices, leveraging intelligent automation and advanced workflows to redefine the ceiling for team velocity. You will continuously refine processes and tools to optimize productivity, ensuring rapid delivery and high-caliber output are the standard for every project. - Act as the bridge between engineering and other teams, ensuring clear communication and alignment on priorities. Translate complex technical concepts into actionable insights for business stakeholders and leadership. - Champion a customer-obsessed engineering culture by building data-driven, consumer-grade solutions that anticipate traveler needs. You will integrate emerging technologies and innovative strategies to enhance product depth, ensuring every technical decision scales efficiently while directly fueling business growth and long-term technical success. ## What You’ll Bring to Engine We’re looking for someone who’s ready to make an impact and grow alongside us: - Experience: 5+ years of experience in engineering, with at least 5 years in a management role. Proven track record of successfully leading engineering teams and delivering complex projects. - Skills: Exceptional leadership with a focus on driving high-velocity results and a culture of performance. You are a decisive problem-solver who leverages an AI-first mindset to manage complex priorities and streamline communication, ensuring the team remains agile and ahead of schedule. - Tech-Savvy: Proven technical foundation in some or all of our core stack—Node.js, Ruby on Rails, React, AWS (Lambda/Terraform), and Datadog. You are a modern builder who leverages tools like Claude and Cursor to accelerate delivery and maintain a high bar for performance and observability. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred), or equivalent professional experience. Mindset: Deep understanding of agile software development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.). A strategic and results-driven approach to engineering and team leadership. Adaptability and a continuous improvement mindset. ## Compensation Our compensation packages are based on several factors, including your experience, expertise, and location. In addition to a competitive base salary, all roles receive equity. Depending on the role, total compensation may also include an annual bonus. Your recruiter will share your complete compensation package as you move through the process. Base Pay Range $225,000—$265,000 USD The Engine Edge: Perks & Compensation We believe in rewarding great work with great benefits: - Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with equity for all employees. Some roles are also eligible for bonuses or commissions. - Benefits: Check out our full list at [engine.com/culture](https://engine.com/culture) - Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we'll make sure you have what you need to succeed. Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more ## About Engine ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Engine (formerly Hotel Engine) provides an all-in-one travel management platform that lets businesses book flights, hotels, and cars, with exclusive rates and no booking fees. - **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage: Series C, 2024) - **Headquarters**: Denver, Colorado, USA (implied by job locations and history) - **Founded**: 2018 (as Hotel Engine, spun off from Travelers Haven) - **Founders**: Elia (full name not provided in search results; CEO Elia stepped down from Travelers Haven to focus on Hotel Engine in 2021) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Business travel management / Travel technology (SaaS platform) - **Target customers**: B2B – small to large businesses, groups, event teams, crews; also serves individual business travelers - **Mission statement**: “To make travel effortless and give businesses, big and small, the opportunity to enjoy the journey again.” ## Products & Services - **[Engine Platform]**: All-in-one booking platform for flights, hotels, and cars. Includes consolidated billing (DirectBill), flexible cancellation (FlexPro), spend controls (Engine X virtual cards), and reporting/insights. Free to use with no contracts; revenue from commissions and premium features. - **[Engine Rewards]**: Loyalty program that stacks with hotel loyalty points, offering up to 10% back. - **[Engine X]**: Corporate card and spend management solution integrated with the booking platform. - **[Partner Hub / Groups]**: Tools for group travel coordination and partner integrations. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Triple-digit growth; trusted by over 1,000,000 travelers and 20,000+ businesses; average travel savings of up to 60%. - **Notable Investors**: Blackstone, Elefund, Telescope Partners, Permira (industry-leading investors) - **Growth Signals**: Rebranded from Hotel Engine to Engine in 2024, expanding beyond hotels into flights and cars. Added 100+ new features in recent period. New executive leadership team. Remote-first hiring across US and LATAM. ## Competitive Advantages - **Exclusive rates and no fees**: No booking fees, no contracts – saves businesses up to 60% on travel. - **All-in-one platform**: Combines booking, expense management, and reporting in a single solution. - **Flexibility**: FlexPro allows free changes/cancellations; DirectBill simplifies invoicing. - **Scale and trust**: Over 1 million travelers and 20k+ businesses use the platform. ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Continued platform expansion (flights, cars, groups), deepening integrations (ERP, HR, workplace tools), and scaling the sales and engineering teams. Emphasis on data-driven insights and automation to simplify trip management. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: High-agency, ownership-driven environment. Core values: “Drivers, not Passengers,” “Customer Obsessed,” “Speed with Precision,” “Deliver Results.” Described as electric, with a bias for action and high standards. - **Remote/Hybrid**: Fully remote roles for US and LATAM (some sales roles in Chicago, Denver, Tempe). Remote-first culture. - **Benefits**: Unlimited PTO, stock options for all full-time employees, 401(k) with company match, medical/dental/vision, mental health support, family leave, global lodging discounts, paid volunteer time. - **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on innovation, high standards, and moving fast without cutting corners. Open roles include senior and staff engineers, data scientists, product managers. ## Sources 1. [engine.com](https://engine.com/) – Company homepage with product details 2. [engine.com/about-us](https://engine.com/about-us) – Company history, mission, investors 3. [engine.com/careers](https://engine.com/careers) – Careers page with open positions and benefits 4. [engine.com/culture](https://engine.com/culture) – Culture memo, operating principles, DNA 5. 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