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Engineering Manager, Docs
Brooklyn, NYApril 6th, 2026
Software Engineering Manager, DocsAs a Software Engineering Manager, Docs at Fern, you'll lead a small, high-leverage team of engineers building core product experiences used by thousands of developers. You'll balance hands-on technical leadership with people leadership to own execution, quality, and team health while staying close to the code and customers.
You'll be an engineering leader responsible for managing 6-12 engineers. This role reports to the VP of Engineering and is onsite at our office in Brooklyn.
Lead and grow a high-performing team: Manage, mentor, and develop a team of high-slope engineers as we scale. You'll set clear expectations, give technical feedback, and collaborate with Staff Engineers to set technical direction.
Be a technical leader, not just a people manager: This is a true player/coach role. You'll review code, influence architecture, and help make sound technical decisions across the stack. You'll write code alongside the team digging in where problems are hardest, stakes are highest, or customer impact is greatest.
Build developer-facing web infrastructure: You'll lead work on a TypeScript-heavy Next.js application hosted on Vercel, thinking deeply about performance, scalability, reliability, and developer experience across the Fern Docs product.
What We're Looking For2+ years of leadership experience as a tech lead, engineering manager, or tech lead manager (TLM).
We're building open source and we care deeply about taste we're looking for builders that know developer experience is a craft.
You're hands-on, obsess over the details, and can dive into your code editor when they need help.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to solve technical problems with customers.
Experience building with TypeScript, Next.js, and Vercel.
Bonus: you've recruited engineers to join previous teams you've been on.
BenefitsPrime office location in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Paid lunch/meals at the office
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Unlimited vacation
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