Manager, Engineering - Tooling
Sprout General Referrals · Remote US
Posted 21 days ago · $186,800 – $233,500
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 21 days Sprout General Referrals's roles stay open a median of 20 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 66% of Sprout General Referrals's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Sprout General Referrals
- low 2 stale, 1 reposted of 32 open
- Hiring momentum
- 38 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As the Engineering Manager for Tooling at Sprout Social, you will lead a team focused on enhancing developer productivity through improved tooling and automation. Your responsibilities include driving the evolution of CI/CD platforms, collaborating with engineering leaders to reduce friction in software delivery, and fostering best practices in engineering. You will also work closely with Product Engineering teams to identify pain points and implement solutions that enhance developer velocity.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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What you need
- 3-5+ years managing software engineering teams
- 7+ years building and operating production software systems
- Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives across multiple engineering organizations
- Experience designing and operating CI/CD systems and modern software delivery pipelines
- Experience with cloud-native platforms such as Kubernetes and AWS
- Experience improving engineering productivity through automation
Nice to have
- Experience with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD platforms
- Experience leading Developer Experience or Platform Engineering teams
- Experience with deployment orchestration and release automation
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and platform automation
- Experience implementing software delivery metrics such as DORA
What you get
- Comprehensive Health & Wellness: Premium BCBSIL medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your eligible dependents
- Premium Mental Health Support: Full, free access to Modern Health for you and your dependents
- Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with a 50% company match on your first 6% of contributions
- Financial Security: 100% employer-paid Life and Disability insurance
- Flexible Paid Time Off: A flexible PTO policy with additional company-wide Rest & Recharge days
- Paid Parental Leave: Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the technologies used in the CI/CD ecosystem beyond general terms
- The role requires collaboration across multiple teams, which may involve navigating complex organizational dynamics
- The job emphasizes the importance of improving developer experience, which may require balancing multiple priorities and stakeholder expectations
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Listed by Sprout General Referrals on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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