Engineering Manager at Spark Advisors

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About Spark Advisors We're building healthcare tech for a system that desperately needs it. Each year, millions of Americans deal with confusing changes to their Medicare plans that impact their prescriptions, access to care, and pocketbooks. These aren’t just inconveniences – they are potentially life-altering changes that leave seniors medically and financially vulnerable. Independent Medicare advisors play a crucial role in guiding seniors through this complexity and helping them find the right coverage for their needs. But their ability to be effective healthcare advocates has long been hamstrung by broken tools and outdated systems. Spark is fixing that. We’re the fastest-growing Medicare platform in the country, combining AI, an industry-leading CRM, and client services to transform how 10,000+ brokers acquire, enroll, and support clients in their local communities. Join a talent-dense team from Square, Ramp, Yext, Oscar, and Cedar — backed by Primary Ventures and Viewpoint Ventures — that is serious about building technology to expand access to quality healthcare. We offer remote work, sabbaticals, company retreats, and other generous benefits that earned us recognition as one of Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces of 2025 Healthcare is overdue for innovation. Let’s redefine what its future looks like — together. Summary Spark is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the team behind our broker productivity product. Our web-based broker platform is the best in the industry, and our customer base is growing fast. You'll make sure the platform keeps up with that growth and stays reliable, scalable and easy to maintain. This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll own engineering for your squad from start to finish. You'll partner with Product and Design to understand how our services and workflows run today and find ways to improve them. You'll coach and guide a team of software engineers as they design and ship full-stack solutions. You'll also work with other engineering leaders to grow our technical foundation and keep quality and performance high. This is a fully remote position. What You'll Do Build and guide the development of new product features to enable a frictionless broker experience Architect and design elegant technical solutions with a focus on impact Review code and specs and guide the technical direction of the team Support the development and prioritization of our tech infrastructure roadmap Provide mentorship and career coaching to direct reports, meeting individuals where they are Balance hands-on work with higher level technical guidance Coordinate with product to drive planning, prioritization, and execution of the roadmap Sequence and scope projects to align with business goals Manage team processes and productivity to ensure alignment and timely delivery of projects What We're Looking For 5-8+ years in full stack software engineering in a startup environment Strong technical foundation in developing software with Python and Django or similar Experience architecting and owning production systems and complex frameworks Experience using javascript frameworks such as Vue or React 1+ years in leading engineering teams in a management capacity Player/coach leadership style, balancing hands-on work with team management Experience hiring, growing and managing software engineers Ability to collaborate directly with product, design, data and cross-functional stakeholders Ability to understand complex business problems and scope and develop elegant technical solutions Strong project management, planning and prioritization skills with a focus on delivery Strong communication skills More about our stack and the role Our stack is Python, Django, Celery, Vue, Redis and Postgres We run on AWS and use modern tools for version control, continuous deployment, testing and observability You'll manage a team of 3+ engineers Compensation Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our company’s size and industry, and are one part of the total compensation package that also includes equity, benefits, and other opportunities at Spark. In accordance with New York City, Colorado, California, and other applicable laws, Spark is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, geography, and balancing internal equity. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is listed below . We expect most candidates to fall in the middle of the range. We also believe that your personal needs and preferences should be taken into consideration, so we allow some choice between equity and cash. Base Salary $200,000 — $230,000 USD Why you should join our team By joining Spark, you will get in on the ground floor of a fast-moving, well-funded, and mission-driven startup where you will have a profound impact on the brokers and beneficiaries we serve. And you'll learn, grow, be challenged, and have fun with your team while doing it. We strive to help you and your family thrive. We're committed to supporting your happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing a comprehensive benefits program. In addition to your base salary, we also offer: Equity compensation Health care, including dental and vision Flexible work location; co-working available 401k Paid Time Off Monthly Remote Work Stipend (help cover costs of home-office needs) Paid Parental Leave Up to 14 weeks for birthing parents Up to 8 weeks for non-birth parents 11 paid holidays 2 week sabbatical at 5 years of employment Wellbeing Perks through SpringHealth, Calm, and more! Compliance Spark is a proud participant in E-Verify. As part of our commitment to compliance, we use the E-Verify program to confirm the employment eligibility of all employees working in the United States. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov . Furthermore, for security and compliance requirements, we’re unable to accommodate international remote work. While we fully support travel and time off, all work must be conducted from an approved location within the U.S. At Spark, we are committed to hiring the best team to serve our clients regardless of their background. We need diverse perspectives to reflect the diversity of our problems and the population we serve. We look to hire people from a variety of backgrounds, including, but not limited to, race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, disability, and veteran status. AI Notice: We may use AI-enabled tools to assist with certain aspects of our hiring process. These tools do not replace human decision-making, and all employment decisions are made by qualified team members in compliance with applicable laws.

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Build and guide the development of new product features to enable a frictionless broker experience
Architect and design elegant technical solutions with a focus on impact
Review code and specs and guide the technical direction of the team
Support the development and prioritization of our tech infrastructure roadmap
Provide mentorship and career coaching to direct reports, meeting individuals where they are
Balance hands-on work with higher level technical guidance
Coordinate with product to drive planning, prioritization, and execution of the roadmap
Sequence and scope projects to align with business goals
Manage team processes and productivity to ensure alignment and timely delivery of projects
5-8+ years in full stack software engineering in a startup environment
Strong technical foundation in developing software with Python and Django or similar
Experience architecting and owning production systems and complex frameworks
Experience using javascript frameworks such as Vue or React
1+ years in leading engineering teams in a management capacity
Player/coach leadership style, balancing hands-on work with team management
Experience hiring, growing and managing software engineers
Ability to collaborate directly with product, design, data and cross-functional stakeholders
Ability to understand complex business problems and scope and develop elegant technical solutions
Strong project management, planning and prioritization skills with a focus on delivery
Strong communication skills
More about our stack and the role
Our stack is Python, Django, Celery, Vue, Redis and Postgres
We run on AWS and use modern tools for version control, continuous deployment, testing and observability
You'll manage a team of 3+ engineers

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