Product Engineering Manager

Stack Builders

. Manage approximately three to four small client project teams, typically two to four people each, for a total of around 8–10 people.

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeQuito • EcuadorMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing software engineering teams, with a focus on performance management, project ownership, and effective communication in both Spanish and English. Proficient in utilizing AI tools to enhance software delivery and ensure project success.

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Team ManagementAI Tools UtilizationClient-Facing CommunicationSoftware Development LifecycleProject Ownership

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Hard Skills

Software Project ManagementPerformance ManagementScope ManagementOutcome-Based WorkAI Specification and EvaluationSoftware Development LifecycleClient Software Delivery

Soft Skills

Difficult ConversationsTeam CollaborationAdvocacy for PromotionsClear Communication

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsProject Management Software

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Industry Keywords

Client-Facing JudgmentOnboarding QualityEngineering HiringEcuador Privacy Notice

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage approximately three to four small client project teams, typically two to four people each, for a total of around 8–10 people.
Run 1:1s, maintain documented assessments and growth plans, and establish clear promotion criteria.
Ensure engineers understand expectations, evaluation processes, decision ownership, and company direction.
Address concerns, escalate unresolved issues with named owners, and close the loop.
Propose project training allocations, recommend pay changes and promotions, and explain decisions to the team.
Recognize excellent work and connect it to the company mission and values.
Own onboarding quality for direct reports and participate in engineering hiring.
Potentially serve as Senior Technical Lead depending on the project and technical level.
Shape feature areas, acceptance criteria, milestones, scope, and margin where Stack Builders owns the outcome.
Align team work with client product-owner priorities where the client leads the product.
Give developers ownership of product areas and split refinement with business analysts where applicable.
Run client cadence, deliver honest news early, and bring commercial questions to the commercial owner.
Ensure evidence of correctness exists before work is considered complete.
Use AI tools daily, direct frontier models and agents, and review their output.
Own each project's AI working agreement covering AI usage, intake, adversarial review, automated evaluation, security, and rollback.
Help team members adopt AI through pairing and practice.
Report intended actions and risks to leadership and maintain a current view of team skills, capacity, and readiness.
Report to the CTO and collaborate with the Head of Engineering, Head of Client Services, HR, and the AI core group.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years managing software engineers or software delivery teams, including at least a year where people management was your primary job.
Experience handling performance problems, advocating for promotions, and having difficult conversations with care.
Product and delivery ownership of client software projects, including responsibility for scope, schedule, and outcome; ideally including fixed-price or outcome-based work.
Daily, hands-on use of AI tools in software work, with understanding of specification, evaluation, review, and guardrails.
Strong grounding in the software development lifecycle.
Client-facing judgment, including communicating hard truths, protecting scope, and delivering.
Clear written and spoken Spanish and English (C1 or equivalent).
Based in Quito and able to work from the office two days a week.
A bachelor's degree is required, in any field.
CV attached in English.
Acceptance of the Ecuador Privacy Notice is mandatory to be considered.
Must be able to work with teams in Ecuador, the United States, and other countries and clients in the United States.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid and flexible modality, so you can split your time between home and the office.
Three weeks of annual vacation, plus paid sick, family, and parental leave days.
Fun, collaborative, and rewarding work environment, certified as a Great Place to Work in Ecuador.
Opportunity to participate in OSS projects, company-sponsored conferences, and talks.
Regular 1:1 sessions with your manager, employee assessments, training, and book clubs.
Top-tier private health and dental insurance and a mental health counseling bonus.
Exciting and challenging projects from different industries, leveraging various tools and technologies.
In-person team-building activities, birthday and holiday celebrations, and more.
Welcome Package on your first day with a Stack Builders laptop and additional equipment.
All benefits established by Ecuadorian law.