Engineering Manager

About PDQ
PDQ, founded in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, makes device management simple, secure, and Pretty Damn Quick through our products Deploy, Inventory, Connect, Detect, SimpleMDM and SmartDeploy. IT teams use our products to reduce complexity, improve efficiency, and enhance control in their unique environments. We are backed by TA Associates and Berkshire Partners, top-tier global private equity firms.

PDQ's Core Values: Honesty, Ownership, Collaboration and Improvement 

Job Description:

• Before you apply, please note: 

• • This is a remote role open to candidates residing in any of PDQ's open states (see below for a list). 

Why you'll love being an Engineering Manager at PDQ:  

• Build software that IT pros love. PDQ is a fast-growing SaaS company with a fiercely loyal customer base. Our products manage millions of devices globally, and we’re trusted by tens of thousands of IT teams to deploy software, manage inventory, and remediate vulnerabilities quickly and reliably. 

• We’re scaling smart, and you have a voice. We’re growing sustainably, investing in our people, and building a long-term engineering culture. You’ll have autonomy, clear impact, and a seat at the table in building our product. Elixir, Rust, PostgreSQL, Typescript, GCP by design. Our systems are modern and fun to build. 

• Real engineering. We keep processes lean, feedback direct, and overhead minimal. Our engineers focus on shipping great code, mentoring each other, and continuously improving our tools and systems. We lean into AI sensibly and methodically. 

• Why Join? If you love learning, building, mentoring, and making a real impact on customer productivity while working with modern tech stack, fast growing customer base, and expert team members this is the right time for you to join PDQ! 

As an Engineering Manager, you’ll play a key role in leading a full-stack product team, delivering meaningful outcomes for our customers. You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, and QA to ship high-impact features while building a strong, healthy team. 

What you'll be doing:

Lead Delivery 

• Own execution of your team’s roadmap with predictable, high-quality delivery 
• Partner with Product on planning, prioritization, and scope alignment 
• Remove blockers and create clarity in ambiguous situations 
• Ensure technical decisions balance speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability 
• Maintain a high bar for quality, reliability, and customer impact 
• Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly to stakeholders 

Build and Develop the Team 

• Hire, onboard, and retain exceptional engineers 
• Provide clear feedback, coaching, and career development support 
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement 
• Empower senior engineers to grow their technical leadership 

We're looking for people who have:

• 5+ years in software engineering, including 2+ years in engineering management

Interview Process:

1. Recruiter Screen (30 minutes): You'll meet with PDQ's recruiter to learn more about PDQ and the role, share your background and career goals, ask questions about the team and more.
2. Hiring Manager Interview (30 minutes): You'll connect with the hiring manager to discuss your relevant experience in more detail, explore expectations for the role, talk through goals, challenges and team dynamics.
3. Panel Interview (1 hour, 15 minutes): You'll meet with members of PDQ's engineering and product teams to deep dive into your leadership approach, cross-collaboration and examples of how you've demonstrated PDQ's core values of honesty, ownership, collaboration and improvement in your work.
4. Executive Interview (30 minutes): You'll meet with a Senior leader to discuss broader role impact, long-term goals and alignment with PDQ's mission and vision.
   

PDQ Perks & Benefits:

PDQ offers all of the great perks and benefits you'd expect from working at a very cool tech company, and even some you might not expect, including:

• 4-Day Work Week
• Equity
• Managers who champion professional development 
• 100% Premium Coverage for medical, dental and vision for you and your dependents
• 100% Premium Coverage for Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance
• Company Match of the first 6% of your employee deferrals 
• Flexible Paid Time Off Policy that treats you like the adult that you are
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and wellness incentives
• Quarterly Company Values Award (team member nominated)

PDQ is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state, or local law. If you would like to request reasonable accommodation for a medical condition or disability during any part of the application process, please contact [email protected].

The majority of PDQ's full-time roles do not qualify for sponsorship of employment visas such as the H-1B visa. This applies to scenarios where a candidate might possess temporary work authorization during their schooling or after graduation (e.g., CPT, OPT), but would require H-1B visa sponsorship within a few years of employment to retain eligibility for employment. 

*Currently, candidates who are eligible for fully remote positions can live in any of the following US states: AR, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.