Engineering Manager

What it officially is

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

O*NET, US Department of Labor · classified as “Architectural and Engineering Managers”

What the work involves

  • Direct, review, or approve project design changes. 60% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to clients. 60% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Confer with management, production, or marketing staff to discuss project specifications or procedures. 60% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Establish scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management. 60% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Direct recruitment, placement, and evaluation of architecture or engineering project staff. 60% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Perform administrative functions, such as reviewing or writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, or purchasing of materials or services. 60% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Develop or implement programs to improve sustainability or reduce the environmental impacts of engineering or architecture activities or operations. 60% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Evaluate the environmental impacts of engineering, architecture, or research and development activities. 60% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects. 59% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications. 59% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Prepare budgets, bids, or contracts. 59% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, or market demand. 59% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Review, recommend, or approve contracts or cost estimates. 59% of people in this occupation report doing this
  • Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for engineering and technical work. 59% of people in this occupation report doing this

What employers actually ask for

Counted from listings on this board. Each line shows how many of that tier's listings for this role carried it — the denominator is the point.

Large employers

  • be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation 3 of 12

Only one tier has enough listings for this role to count from. A share measured over fewer than three listings is not a measurement, so it is not shown.

What they call it

Large employers

  • Golang Engineering Manager, Commercial Systems Canonical
  • Python Engineering Manager, Commercial Systems Canonical
  • Site Reliability Engineering Manager Canonical
  • Software Engineering Manager - Ubuntu Linux Kernel Canonical
  • Cloud Engineering Manager Canonical Ltd.
  • Cloud Professional Services Manager Canonical Ltd.

Startups

  • Engineering Manager | Remote (North America) | $180k-$230k Engineering Manager
  • AREO | Remote (EU) / on-site in Bremen, Germany | Full-Time | Equity | Roles: [Engineering Manager (Ruby on AREO
  • AREO | Remote (EU) | Full-Time | Equity | Roles: [Engineering Manager (Ruby on Rails), Lead Product Engineer (Ruby on Rails)] AREO
  • Ashby | YC 19 | REMOTE | Hiring Engineering Leaders | $200k–$275k Ashby
  • Ashby | YC 19 | REMOTE | Hiring Engineering Manager (Americas) | $200k–$275k Ashby
  • Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Infrastructure Engineering Athelas

Tools the occupation uses

Computer aided design CAD software Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bentley MicroStation, Autodesk VIZ, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk AutoCAD
Content workflow software Atlassian JIRA
Data base management system software Apache Pig, Amazon DynamoDB, Apache Solr, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Apache Cassandra
Data base user interface and query software Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2, Amazon Web Services AWS software, Amazon Redshift
Development environment software C, Apache Kafka, Apache Maven
Document management software Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended, Adobe LifeCycle ES

How well this role is advertised

175listings reviewed
52/100median HR-standards score
83/100median title accuracy

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Official definitions and responsibilities come from public occupational records — O*NET (US Department of Labor) and ESCO (European Commission). The employer half is counted from listings on this board and shown with its denominator. Nothing on this page is written by a language model: the measured half is arithmetic over real postings, and the official half is quoted.