Software Engineering Manager (Hands-On, Frontend)

About the role

Are you an experienced Software Engineer who loves writing code, solving complex technical problems and helping other engineers become better at what they do?

At Pigment, our Engineering Managers are engineers first.

Unlike traditional Engineering Manager positions, this role is designed for someone who wants to remain deeply involved in building software while taking on meaningful people-management responsibilities.

You'll spend approximately 80% of your time designing, coding and shipping production features, with the remaining 20% dedicated to coaching engineers, running regular 1:1s, providing feedback and supporting their development.

We're particularly interested in Senior Software Engineers who have naturally taken on coaching, mentoring or technical leadership responsibilities and are ready to develop further as people managers.

You don't necessarily need to have held an Engineering Manager title before. What matters most is your technical ability, your experience helping others grow and your motivation to combine engineering with people leadership.

You'll join Pigment's Reporting & Collaboration community, building sophisticated frontend experiences that help customers interact with complex data, configure workflows and make better business decisions.

You'll probably love this role if

• You enjoy writing code more than spending your day in management meetings.

• You're a strong Senior Engineer who wants to help others grow.

• You want to develop people-management skills without moving away from engineering.

• You enjoy the challenge of balancing meaningful individual contributions with coaching responsibilities.

What you will get

Competitive salary
Equity
The best health insurance with Alan Blue is entirely free for you and your family 💙
Trust and flexible working hours
Brand new offices in the heart of Paris, London, New York, and, Toronto
Remote-friendly environment

Who we're looking for

You're an engineer first, with a genuine interest in developing people.

• You have substantial professional software-engineering experience and are technically operating at a strong Senior Engineer level.

• You're currently hands-on with production code and want coding to remain the majority of your working week.

• You have strong frontend development experience with React, TypeScript and JavaScript.

• You've built complex, scalable applications, ideally within B2B SaaS, enterprise software, analytics or data-intensive environments.

• You have experience coaching, mentoring or supporting other engineers through code reviews, pairing, technical discussions or structured feedback.

• You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping other engineers improve.

• You're interested in taking ownership of 1:1s, career development and people-management responsibilities, or already have experience doing so.

• You're comfortable solving complex technical challenges independently while collaborating with others.

• You care about product quality, engineering standards and delivering meaningful value to customers.

• You're fluent in English. French is not required.

Previous formal people-management experience is a plus, but not a requirement. We're equally interested in strong Senior Engineers who have demonstrated the ability to coach others and are ready to take the next step.