Engineering Manager

About Karbon Karbon is the global leader in AI-powered practice management software for accounting firms. We provide an award-winning cloud platform that helps tens of thousands of accounting professionals work more efficiently and collaboratively every day. With customers in 40 countries, we have grown into a globally distributed team across the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines. We are well-funded, ranked #1 on G2, growing rapidly, and have a people-first culture that is recognized with Great Place To Work® certification and on Fortune magazine's Best Small Workplaces™ List. Karbon builds practice management software used by accounting firms worldwide, with a collaborative cloud platform and customers in 34+ countries supported by a globally distributed, fast-growing team. We’re hiring an Engineering Manager who grows high-impact teams that balance efficiency with excellence, value autonomy and creativity, and thrive in a collaborative, inclusive environment. You will be responsible for driving delivery and people growth across two of our product focused engineering teams. What you’ll do Build world-class teams : hire exceptionally, onboard well, coach growth, and set clear expectations and feedback loops. Raise the bar on technical excellence : clean boundaries, sound designs, high operational standards. Improve delivery quality & speed : reduce lead time and change failure rate; keep customer impact front and centre. Lead us toward Continuous Delivery (we’re not quite there yet). Own reliability with the team: SLOs/SLIs, observability, system health, and blameless incident reviews. Create autonomy with accountability : align goals and decision rights; foster strong cross-team collaboration. Our tech Frontend: React, TypeScript and Ember . Backend: .NET (C#, .NET Core, Web API) with SQL Server. Systems: distributed systems (messaging, event-driven, consistency). What you’ll bring (must-haves) Previously a Senior+ IC before moving into management. 2+ years experience in Engineering Management. Proven record leading teams to improve quality and speed through technical + process change. Depth in distributed systems and data integrity at scale. Skill planning and delivering sprints with Product and Tech Leads, balancing new work, enhancements, bugs, and maintenance. An attitude that embraces AI and how it can be used to unlock new possibilities plus examples where you have done this yourself. Excellent communication across locations/time zones. Degree in CS or equivalent experience . Nice to have Experience using AI technology to improve the way your teams deliver software. Implementation of large scale technical migrations. Experience transitioning towards continuous delivery. Why Work at Karbon? Gain global experience across the USA, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Canada and the Philippines 4 weeks annual leave plus 5 extra "Karbon Days" off a year Flexible working environment Work with (and learn from) an experienced, high-performing team Be part of a fast-growing company that firmly believes in promoting high performers from within A collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity, invests in development, and provides consistent feedback Generous parental leave Our Engineering Standards Balance Speed and Quality Engineers are expected to balance delivery speed with a strong commitment to quality, meeting agreed timelines while producing reliable, maintainable, and well-tested solutions. Sound judgment in making trade-offs between velocity and long-term sustainability is essential. Collaborate Effectively Engineering is collaborative by default. Team members are expected to contribute constructively in design discussions, reviews, and planning, communicate clearly about progress and risks, and support shared team outcomes in both hybrid and distributed environments. Build and Maintain Systems Engineers are responsible for building new capabilities while maintaining and imp…