Engineering Manager

About Stellic

Remember the days when you were navigating your academic path — the feeling of being lost, unsure of which courses to take, or uncertain about your graduation timeline? At Stellic, we get it because our journey started just like yours. Born out of the challenges faced by international students at Carnegie Mellon, we’ve grown into a movement that’s reshaping the future of education by addressing one of higher education’s biggest challenges: the $200B dropout crisis.

Today, we are partnered with universities across 7 countries — including top institutions like Cornell, Columbia University, and Ohio State University — to empower 1M+ students to take control of their academic journey with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Our platform gives students the tools they need to plan ahead, stay on track, and succeed, from day one through graduation.

At Stellic, we believe in the power of personalized education, and our culture thrives on collaboration, innovation, and the passion to solve meaningful problems. Your ideas will have a real-world impact, as you work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry to reimagine what education can be. Join us; together, we’ll help millions of students worldwide own their educational future.

Don’t take our word for it, see it for yourself!

• "Stellic cut down 2 hours of brainpower before registration to just 30 minutes!" – Rising Senior
• “I noticed that when I was in meetings with my advisor after we got Stellic, we could spend more time talking about career paths, the future, and what made sense for me from a professional standpoint" - Rising Senior
• “One of the key things about Stellic is that I can have it open, my advisor can also have it open and see exactly what I’m looking at. And I don’t have to hope and pray that they remember who I am." – Rising Junior
• "Just had the most AMAZING advising session...a student was changing majors and they built a new plan to show her parents within minutes. She was beaming (and so was I!)...this is incredible to use" - Advisor
• “Stellic has caused us to be more inspired about the work that we do. Having a platform that is agile, responsive, flexible and shows potential for moving forward - and a collaborative team approach - has been remarkable." - Administrator

What Sets Stellic Engineering Apart

Stellic engineers combine a rare blend of curiosity, creativity, and business acumen with the ability to deliver pragmatic solutions at high velocity with uncompromising quality. Our mission is to help students, and our engineers always have that in mind as they are building.

Engineering leaders at Stellic inspire and motivate engineers to push the limits in their creativity and productivity, grounded in pragmatism and an orientation toward solving customer problems.

Why This role

As a Senior Engineering Manager at Stellic, you'll have the opportunity to lead multiple squads, each consisting of talented engineers and tech leads, to build innovative solutions that empower students and higher education institutions worldwide. You’ll thrive in an environment that values collaboration, cross-cultural teamwork, and impactful engineering.

What you'll do:

• Manage 2–3 engineering squads of 3-7 engineers each distributed between HQ (San Mateo, CA) and our hub in Pakistan.
• Build a culture of high performance, collaboration, and ownership across distributed teams.
• Guide and mentor tech leads and engineers, fostering career growth and development.
• Drive squad delivery at high velocity with uncompromising quality.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders in Product and Design to define roadmaps and prioritize initiatives.
• Make strategic technical decisions to scale systems and improve performance.
• Ensure seamless execution in the face of challenges unique to distributed teams, including time zones and communication.

What you'll need:

• At least 5 years in a software engineering management role.
• Proven experience managing globally distributed engineering teams.
• Strong leadership skills with a track record of developing high-performing teams.
• Ability to facilitate communication and collaboration across diverse cultural and geographic backgrounds.
• Deep understanding of technical architecture and system design.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to make strategic trade-offs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

What we need from you:

• Unusually high EQ and ability to build collaborative, cross-functional relationships
• Consistent inspirational leadership in the face of scale-up challenges
• Strong background in modern web technologies, ideally in a SaaS context
• A proven track-record of delivering world-class end-user-facing product experiences at high-velocity with uncompromising quality.
• Relentless customer focus and empathy

What Tech We Use:

While we plan on introducing new technologies and capabilities, and potentially migrating away from current ones, here is the general shape of our current stack:

• Languages: Python, SQL, Shell
• Frameworks: Django, AngularJS, React, Remix 
• Databases: PostgreSQL
• Version control: Git (GitHub)
• Cloud: AWS
• Deployment: AWS CodeDeploy

Why Join Stellic?

• Shape the future of education by solving meaningful problems and tackling a $200B challenge with a platform loved by students and trusted by top universities, making a lasting impact on millions of lives.
• Work alongside passionate, brilliant minds from leading companies like Splunk, Epic, Calm, Microsoft, IBM, Careem, Marketo, and Lattice.
• Enjoy a dollar-pegged salary, shielding you from volatile PKR rates and inflation
• Comprehensive health insurance to keep you and your family covered.
• Transport coverage to ensure rising fuel prices doesn’t slow you down!
• Lead projects, mentor others, and advance your leadership as you drive strategic initiatives.
• Benefit from a flexible hybrid work model focused on impact and execution.
• Experience annual international retreats to stunning locations.

 

Stellic is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Our company values diversity and believes diverse teams make innovation possible. We encourage all qualified applicants from any race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or other characteristics to apply.