Software Engineering Manager

Ontra is a remote-first company, with access to coworking spaces and offices in a few key cities for employees who may prefer in-person working options. We value connection, investing in opportunities for in-person and virtual gatherings with your Ontra colleagues.
We currently are able to hire exclusively in the locations listed below. Select jobs may have more specific location requirements due to business needs.
United States
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APAC
Hong Kong, Singapore
EMEA
United Kingdom
For this job we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States.
About the opportunity
Ontra is seeking a Software Engineering Manager reporting to one of our Engineering Directors.
The role is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being hands-on while leading a team of software engineers. If you are interested in not only designing solutions but also shaping the software development culture for a growing team, this role would be a great fit.
If you have a proven track record of leading successful software development projects, developing high performance teams and systems, and you thrive in a highly collaborative environment, we'd love to get to know you!
What you'll do

• Plan: Work with our Product and UX teams to understand customer needs and plan highly iterative, lean approaches to address those needs
• Scale: Guide the team to overcome all of the challenges that come with rapidly scaling a company, from technical scaling challenges to human growth scaling challenges
• Collaborate: Partner with other roles such as Product,UX, Architecture, ML, and DevOps to rapidly deliver solutions to our customers that also serve our long-term business objectives
• Inspire: Lead and motivate the team to embrace a high-performance culture where we all aspire to greatness

What you'll bring

• Experience: 7+ years of experience as an individual contributor and 2+ years of technical leadership in a high growth, scaling company managing senior engineers
• Technical Leadership: A history of delivering scalable technical solutions that solve customer problems and scale as the business grows.
• Team player: Ability to lead a team as well as work alongside them
• Soft skills: Great communication skills, an empathetic approach to teamwork, and the ability to prioritize tasks in a high performance development environment

About Ontra
Ontra is the global leader in Contract Automation and Intelligence for private asset management firms. The Ontra platform combines AI-enabled software with a worldwide network of highly trained lawyers to modernize recurring legal workflows. Ontra's solutions improve all aspects of the contract lifecycle - from negotiating and processing routine contracts to tracking obligations in complex agreements. Ultimately, Ontra reduces the time, expense, and risk associated with contract management, freeing its customers to focus on other strategic priorities.
Our benefits

• Opportunity to participate in Ontra's unit-based compensation program
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance base plans at no additional cost
• Employer-sponsored retirement plans
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement (equivalent of $100 USD)
• Annual professional development reimbursement (equivalent of $2K USD)
• 4 months (16 weeks) of parental leave
• Unlimited paid time off
• Twice-weekly lunch perk

Inclusivity
Ontra is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Ontra will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].
Pay transparency
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