Engineering Manager

About The Role

As an Engineering Manager on the Mood Boards and Communications team at Houzz, you’ll lead a small but talented group of full stack engineers building the creative tools that designers and homeowners use to plan and visualize their dream spaces. You’ll be responsible for driving the technical direction and execution of projects, supporting the professional growth of your team, and collaborating closely with cross-functional partners to deliver high-impact features. Most importantly, you will nurture the team and allow team members to perform and excel. This role combines technical depth with team leadership in a fast-paced, product-focused environment backed by the strength and stability of a global brand.

Our stack includes React, Node, GraphQL, PHP, AWS, GitHub, Jenkins, Kubernetes, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, Docker, and more.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and grow a high-performing group of software engineers focused on Mood Boards and Communication tools and creative tools
• Guide the technical architecture, execution, and quality of features impacting millions of users
• Partner with product, design, and engineering leadership to shape the roadmap and ensure alignment with business goals
• Foster a culture of ownership, continuous learning, and high engineering standards
• Provide regular feedback, mentorship, and career development support to team members
• Support the team in project scoping, prioritization, and agile delivery
• Collaborate with other engineering managers and technical leads across the organization
• Help improve team processes, code quality, and system reliability
  
  

At a Minimum, We’d Like You to Have

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2-3 years in a technical leadership or engineering management role
• Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React) and backend development (e.g., Node.js , PHP, Python, Java)
• Proven ability to lead complex engineering projects and deliver high-quality software in production
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across engineering, product, and design
• A track record of mentoring or managing other engineers
• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  
  

Ideally, You'll Also Have

• Experience scaling consumer-facing web applications and microservices
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus
• Experience working in a DevOps environment with CI/CD, - containerization, and infrastructure tools like Docker and Kubernetes
• Comfort participating in and improving team on-call rotations, as well as bringing visibility on incidents to stakeholders
• A user-centered mindset and a desire to create delightful product experiences
  
  

Houzz is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. When applying for a role at Houzz, we guarantee your application will be considered regardless of your sex; race; color; gender; national origin; height or weight; ancestry; physical or mental disability; medical condition; genetic information; marital status; registered domestic partner status; age; sexual orientation; military and veteran status; or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.

We embrace and celebrate the value that diversity brings to an organization. Diverse backgrounds and different points of view help Houzz provide the best experience for our community. Houzz is committed to fostering an inclusive environment through projects and initiatives, such as employee resource groups, that support Houzzers’ efforts to be themselves and share their lives at work.

If you would like assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@houzz.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only for determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.

Houzz is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans

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Be Who You Are and Do What You Love at Houzz

About Houzz

When founders Adi and Alon remodeled their home, they were frustrated by the lack of resources and inspiration to help them articulate a vision and select the right pro to make it a reality.

So they built Houzz.

Houzz is now the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing an all-in-one software solution for industry professionals and tools for homeowners to update their homes from start to finish. Using Houzz, people can find ideas and inspiration, hire professionals, and shop for products. Houzz Pro ( houzz.com/pro ) provides home industry professionals with a business management and marketing SaaS solution that helps them to win projects, collaborate with clients and teams, and run their business efficiently and profitably.

Our Mission and Core Values

We're proud to say there's no one quite like us. Houzz is a community-centric, innovative tech company that continues to disrupt the home renovation and design industry. Our mission-driven culture is rooted in our core values, and we’re all here for one purpose: make the home remodeling and design process more fun and productive for everyone.

Our Mission

To create the best experience for home renovation and design.

Our Core Values

We’re a Community

We put our community of Houzzers, industry professionals and homeowners first. We approach our work with care, humility and respect. We deliver value to our community through our products and services.

We Build the Future

We are visionaries who challenge the status quo. We are creative, innovative and curious. We embrace change and different ideas to drive our industry forward.

We Make Things Happen

We are solution-seekers and self-starters. We listen, move fast and empower our teams to deliver extraordinary results and products. We play to win.

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