Engineering Manager (Hands-on, Node & React, Headless API)

Profile Overview

We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager / CTO who will own critical parts of our technical landscape and set the direction for the future. As a strong individual contributor with some people leadership, you’ll code daily, guide architecture, and ensure our systems remain stable and scalable.

You’ll work closely with our CEO and a small senior engineering team. Our platform is highly stable (near-100% uptime), developer-first, and headless API–driven, used by engineers worldwide.

The role also carries potential CTO scope/title depending on your background and aspirations.

Your immediate impact in the first 3-6 months will be:

• Launch our first Ads integration as part of the core product.
• Integrate with AI development/coding platforms (e.g., vibe coding tools) to expand product capabilities.
• Drive ongoing improvements to the core platform, preserving our near-100% uptime and developer-first quality.

Your responsibilities

• Code daily while leading by example, shipping features with production-quality standards.
• Lead the design and development of scalable, fault-tolerant systems and APIs.
• Own technical direction, architecture, and system reliability.
• Make pragmatic, risk-aware decisions that balance innovation with uptime.
• Collaborate with the CEO to translate product strategy into execution.
• Dive into customer issues when needed
• Mentor and grow a small engineering team (2–4 engineers over time).

What You Bring to the Table

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with proven impact at senior levels.
• Strong expertise in software design architecture, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems.
• Hands-on coding skills in NodeJS, React, Firebase, and APIs.
• Deep understanding of software quality practices (testing, CI/CD, documentation).
• Experience mentoring and leveling up other engineers.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills in a remote-first, async environment.
• Pragmatic problem-solver: you balance speed with quality and know when to optimize.

What’s in it for you

• Ultimate flexibility: We’re 100% remote. Work from anywhere, anytime.
• Freedom and autonomy: A high-trust team with space to experiment and deliver impact.
• Minimum bureaucracy: We keep processes lean so you can focus on building.
• Small friendly team: Supportive peers, knowledge-sharing, and humor included.
• A global SaaS community: Access to 350+ SaaS professionals across 21 brands, exchanging expertise and learning.
• Flexible time off: Recharge when you need to.

What is saas.group?

Think of us as the driving catalyst behind your favorite software success stories. saas.group, established in 2017, is on a mission to turbocharge promising B2B SaaS ventures, unlocking their full potential. As a Software-as-a-Service portfolio powerhouse, we specialize in acquiring small software treasures and polishing them into industry stars. With a dynamic, fully remote team of nearly 350+ colleagues spanning 50+ countries we are truly global and we are rewriting the playbook on SaaS innovation and collaboration. We grow 21 exciting brands under our umbrella. Feel free to explore our Candidate's Hub to get an insider's view, dive into our culture, gain valuable insights into our teams and how we work.

Also, don’t forget to follow saas.group on LinkedIn to stay up-to-date on our job openings, podcast episodes, and with all things happening at our company.

We don’t just simply offer you to “take a job with us” but rather to “join us on this journey” to build the world's largest platform of independent SaaS companies.

Sounds like something you’re up for? Feel free to apply even if you don’t check all these boxes. We believe in the power of diversity and fresh perspectives to spice up our team. Your application might just be the missing ingredient!