Senior Engineering Manager

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Hi there, I'm Nico, Head of Technology at TestGorilla. We’re excited to share more about the Senior Engineering Manager role and our team.

About TestGorilla

Imagine a world where everyone lands their dream job. TestGorilla is revolutionizing the hiring process through skills-based hiring, empowering one billion people to do just that. Our platform provides scientifically validated tests, enabling companies to hire faster and without bias, based on true skills and potential. We also empower candidates to showcase their abilities and find ideal roles.

At TestGorilla, we stand for diversity, act with integrity, and put talent first. We celebrate individuality and creativity and believe in a workplace where you can make a big impact. Our team works in a flexible, autonomous environment with a focus on well-being and results.

Join us in creating a future where skills matter most, and everyone has the chance to land their dream job.

About the role

As our Senior Engineering Manager , you'll be essential in achieving TestGorilla's vision of helping one billion people land their dream job. You'll lead and inspire one of our product engineering teams, driving technical excellence, strong ownership, and individual growth across the board.

In this role, you'll be responsible for the end-to-end delivery, operation, and evolution of critical product modules that power skills-based hiring for companies around the world. You'll report directly to the VP of Engineering and work closely with cross-functional leaders in Product, Design, and Data to ensure that engineering output directly supports TestGorilla's strategic objectives.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll be expected to foster a high-performance culture, not only through the reliable, scalable software your team builds, but also through the way you shape team collaboration, development practices, and quality standards.

If you're a hands-on leader passionate about growing engineering talent, shipping robust software, and operating with full accountability in a fast-scaling SaaS environment, we’d love to hear from you. Join our driven, remote-first team, and let’s achieve these ambitious goals together.

Responsibilities

In this role, your responsibilities will include but not limited to :

• Uphold TestGorilla's behaviors and foster an inclusive, supportive culture.
• Collaborate effectively with global colleagues across teams and time zones.
• Own delivery of key initiatives, ensuring timely, high-quality outcomes with measurable impact.
• Partner with Product, Design, and other departments to drive alignment, planning, and prioritization.
• Build and continuously improve engineering processes that drive quality, velocity, and team productivity.
• Foster a data-driven culture by leveraging analytics in both your team and cross-functional collaborations.
• Define, track, and report on team health using industry-standard metrics (DORA metrics, cycle time, defect rates).
• Champion a healthy codebase through maintainable, well-tested code that aligns with our established standards.
• Drive the technical vision, architecture decisions, and execution strategy in collaboration with the Head of Technology and VP of Engineering.
• Foster a culture of trust, safety, high performance, ownership, and accountability.
• Actively participate in hiring world-class engineers; grow and retain top talent.
• Coach and mentor engineers, enabling them to grow in scope and impact.

What you'll bring

We're looking for someone who :

We typically expect candidates with at least 5 y. of experience in Engineering Management and at least 10+ years in technical roles to have the skills mentioned above.

We actively seek diversity and encourage applications from everyone. If you're interested in this role but your experience doesn't perfectly match the description, please still apply. Studies show that women and underrepresented groups can be hesitant to apply unless they meet every requirement. If this role excites you and you're confident you can do the job, we encourage you to apply!

While these skills aren’t a requirement, we’d be very interested to hear from you if you have;

What's in it for you?

Please note : Some specifics, particularly around leave, may vary depending on your country of residence. This will be discussed during the hiring process.

Interested?

We believe in using our own product to ensure fair and objective hiring. If this role aligns with your skills and aspirations, we invite you to complete one of our very own assessments. This will give you a first-hand experience of our platform and help us get to know you better. We look forward to hearing from you!

TestGorilla is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that diverse teams are stronger teams, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We understand that some candidates may experience test anxiety, and we want to assure you that accommodations are available and can be requested prior to sitting our assessments. Your request will not negatively impact your application, as we do not factor this into our review process.

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