The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  StartupSphere is hiring a Engineering Manager in Salem, OR.

• Role description

  StartupSphere is scaling its technology platform across OR, and the Engineering Manager we hire becomes one of its load-bearing decisions. Sized right for 6 years of Cypress, this OR role pays $117,000 - $184,000 and opens a path you actually want to walk.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Slice the deeply collaborative technology monolith into Prioritization services Salem, OR can deploy alone
  • Translate technology compliance rules into Team Leadership guardrails baked into the build
  • Reach into legacy Redis modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
  • Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability
  • Harden StartupSphere's Prioritization auth so the OR audit comes back clean
  • Refine and maintain microservices that support StartupSphere customers in Salem, OR

  What You'll Bring

  • Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
  • Demonstrated knack for making the impact-driven feel manageable
  • Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
  • A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
  • Manager mastery of Prioritization, validated by people who'd hire you again
  • Resilience measured across 6 years of technology cycles

  StartupSphere treats Salem, OR as both home and laboratory, prototyping nimble technology ideas no larger rival would risk. Burnout is treated as a system bug at StartupSphere, not a badge of craft-focused honor.

  This Salem, OR role comes with $117,000 - $184,000, hybrid work, paid learning days, and a mentor focused on your GitLab CI growth.

  We are actively reviewing applications for this Engineering Manager role this week.

  We read every application that lands, so make yours count and tell us why Engineering Manager is your fit.

• Required skills

  • Express.js
  • Flask
  • GitLab CI
  • Python
  • Ansible
  • Redis
  • RabbitMQ
  • Kafka
  • JavaScript
  • Cypress
  • Self-Motivation
  • Prioritization
  • Team Leadership

• Benefits & perks

  • Personal Days
  • Internet Reimbursement
  • Gym Membership
  • Weight management programs
  • Annual salary reviews
  • Team Building Events

• Apply before 2026-08-31

  Submit your application for this Temporary technology position.