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Software Engineering Manager

SpellbookSt. John'sEngineering
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Salary
Not listed
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Posted
22 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Role Overview

The Software Engineering Manager position at Spellbook is a full-time technical leadership role based in St. John's with remote flexibility. This position suits an experienced engineering professional who wants to lead a small, high-performing team building advanced AI products for legal professionals.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with product, design, and customer-facing teams to identify vital customer problems and determine product features.
Build a deep understanding of legal workflows through direct observation, product data, and customer discussions.
Establish technical direction and prioritize development tasks based on business value, customer impact, technical risk, and long-term leverage.
Guide the engineering team through delivery, taking full ownership of reliability, quality, and output results.
Maintain hands-on involvement through prototyping, code reviews, and direct contributions to system architecture.
Test and implement novel workflows utilizing coding agents and automation to boost development speed and quality.
Define practical operating and testing standards for software built by both human engineers and AI agents.
Mentor and coach engineers to elevate their technical judgment, product thinking, and AI proficiency.
Shape the broader engineering strategy as artificial intelligence transforms software development methods.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of software development experience, featuring technical leadership in fast-paced environments like startups or scale-ups.
Robust system design and web development capabilities, specifically in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node, and AWS.
Proven track record of leading the development and operation of production-grade software.
Consistent application of coding agents and AI development tools with verifiable examples of improved output.
Capacity to prototype, evaluate technical approaches, review code, and make pragmatic architectural choices.
Strong product sense with a history of translating ambiguous user challenges into structured plans and shipped solutions.
Ability to balance immediate delivery needs with maintainability, reliability, and long-term platform health.
Exceptional communication skills to align product, design, and engineering around key decisions and tradeoffs.
Experience coaching technical talent and upholding rigorous performance standards without adding bureaucracy.

Nice to Have

Experience creating LLM-backed products, evaluation frameworks, or agent workflows.
Familiarity with secure and reliable production operations for AI systems.
Demonstrated history of launching new products at significant scale.
Background as a founder or in another role requiring broad organizational ownership.

Skills and Tools

AWS
React
TypeScript
JavaScript
LLMs
Node
Coding Agents

Salary and Benefits

Flexible work environment emphasizing autonomy, accountability, and outcome-focused delivery.
Company-paid group benefits covering employees and their families, including $1,000 designated for mental health support.
Generous time off policies alongside a company-wide holiday closure.
Monthly paid meals, parental leave top-ups, and an annual wellness allowance.
Competitive stock option grants for early employees.

About the Company

Spellbook builds Spellbook, a comprehensive AI copilot utilized by over 4,000 solo practitioners, in-house teams, and law firms to draft, review, and negotiate legal contracts. Operating directly inside Microsoft Word, the platform helps legal teams accelerate workflows significantly. The organization is backed by prominent investors such as Khosla Ventures, Thomson Reuters Ventures, Inovia Capital, The LegalTech Fund, Bling Capital, and Moxxie Ventures, having recently secured $50 million in Series B funding.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official company careers page to submit their application for this role.

Skills and tech stack

AWSReactTypeScriptJavaScriptLLM

Questions candidates ask

Where is the Software Engineering Manager located?

The role is based in St. John's with remote work options available.

What level of experience is required for this position?

Candidates must have 5 or more years of software development experience, including technical leadership in fast-moving environments.

What technologies and tools are expected for this role?

Required technical skills include AWS, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node, and regular use of coding agents or AI development tools.

What are the primary responsibilities of the Engineering Manager?

The manager will lead a small team building AI legal products, set technical direction, stay hands-on with prototyping and architecture, and test new AI coding workflows.

What benefits are provided to employees?

Benefits include company-paid group health coverage, $1,000 for mental health support, generous time off, holiday closures, monthly paid meals, wellness allowances, parental leave top-ups, and competitive stock options.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Spellbook careers page.

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