Empirical - Engineering Manager

IMPORTANT: Only considering candidates located in Latin America. Please do not apply if you are outside of LATAM.

Empirical empowers early and growth-stage tech companies to create the right products in the right way by providing two pivotal services:

Product & Technology Leadership: Our clients entrust critical decisions to our network of top-tier US-based CTOs and CPOs. We provide fractional, project-based, or advisory support, combining highly experienced talent with a flexible approach.

Product Development Teams: We provide our clients with high-performing, senior product development talent through a scalable staff augmentation model. We focus on Latin America to find exceptional talent with time zone and cultural compatibility.

We're proud to be a people-first company where meaningful, long-lasting human connections come first, across both clients and internal teams. Our foundation is rooted in diversity, empathy, and talent. That's how we help create great products people love.

• Care about people first

• Strive to add value always

• Lead with integrity

• Have fun every step of the way

We're looking for a full-time Engineering Manager to join Empirical and help lead our distributed contractor network, support our clients as a technical partner, and champion AI-driven innovation across the organization.

Unlike traditional Engineering Manager roles tied to a single team or product, this position spans across all our staff augmentation efforts. You'll work at the intersection of client delivery, technical hiring, contractor success, and business development — ensuring that each engineer Empirical places is set up for success and every client has a trusted, strategic technical point of contact.

1. Operational & Client Support

• Help optimize team delivery and client engagement across multiple projects

• Serve as the technical point of contact for clients post-hiring, joining regular check-ins to track engineering progress, identify new needs, and align on technical expectations

• Understand each client's product, stack, roadmap, and delivery context, and help ensure Empirical contractors are set up to contribute effectively

• Maintain regular 1:1s or check-ins with contractors assigned to client projects to ensure satisfaction, alignment, and address any challenges

• Act as a bridge between contractors and clients, solving for mismatches in expectations or performance, and advocating for growth opportunities when appropriate

• Coach and mentor engineers on adopting Gen AI tools into their day-to-day workflows —

  leading by example and helping the team work smarter, faster, and more effectively through

  AI

2. Support Talent Acquisition

• Collaborate with our hiring team and clients to define hiring needs and ideal profiles

• Lead technical interview strategy and participate in candidate evaluations

• Lead and mentor our network of technical interviewers to ensure quality and consistency in

  evaluations

• Leverage AI tools and develop automation to make hiring processes more efficient — from sourcing and screening to assessments and structured feedback

• Continually improve our technical hiring processes with data-driven insights and scalable

  tooling

3. Technical Business Development

• Partner with leadership during new project and client discovery to assess technical fit, scope complexity, and staffing needs

• Lead or contribute to the planning, estimation, and proposal process for new opportunity — developing POCs, technical artifacts, and scoping documents that help Empirical win and onboard new clients and projects

• Support smooth project onboarding by translating client context into clear technical briefs and ramp-up plans for incoming contractors

• Identify opportunities to expand engagements with existing clients based on evolving product and technical needs

• Represent Empirical's technical credibility and expertise throughout the sales and onboarding cycle

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering

• Experience leading teams as Tech Lead or Engineering Manager, including mentoring engineers and supporting their professional growth

• Strong expertise in JavaScript, Node, Python, and related frameworks

• Proven background in scalable software architecture and cloud infrastructure

• Experience managing client relationships and leading technical discovery sessions

• Experience designing and leading technical hiring processes, including technical interviews, assessments, and onboarding workflows

• Strong written and spoken English communication skills, as all our clients are US-based

• Passionate and hands-on experience with Gen AI tools and their real-world application

• Track record of speaking at meetups, sharing knowledge, or contributing to tech

  communities

• Deep alignment with our values: care for people, act with integrity, and seek to add value in every interaction

• A collaborative mindset with the confidence to work independently and make decisions

• Empathy and clarity in communication: with clients, engineers, and internal teammates

• Comfort navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities across multiple projects

• A passion for building strong engineering cultures, not just writing great code

• A mindset of thoughtful action, creative problem-solving, and continuous improvement

• A sense of curiosity, joy, and ownership in your work — we believe building great teams should also be fun

• Remote and flexible work

• Competitive USD compensation

• Access to a community of top-tier LATAM engineers and global leaders

• Opportunities for paid training and mentorship

• Paid referrals program