# Senior Engineering Manager (Web Platform) at Headway

- Company: Headway
- What the company does: Backed by Accel, a16z and GV.
- Company website: https://headway.co/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York City
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $261K to $332K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/headway/9ce97d23-19aa-4741-97cf-e8532ce747d3
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/headway-senior-engineering-manager-web-platform/

## About the role

As a Senior Engineering Manager for Web Platform, you will be responsible for leading and growing the engineering team through people development, strategic planning, and close partnership with Engineering Leadership, Product, and Design. You will play a leading role in defining the team's roadmap, making a clear and well-supported case for platform investment across the organization, and ensuring the team's work directly enables Headway's product and business goals.

## What they're looking for

- Below are additional experiences we think help engineering managers succeed at Headway:
- You have 5+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager
- You have 10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, with depth in modern frontend and web technologies
- You have experience leading platform, infrastructure, or developer experience teams and understand how to make the case for foundational work in an organization driven by product outcomes
- You are a strong strategic communicator who can translate platform investments into clear business value for non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership
- You have a track record of building alignment across multiple product teams, navigating competing priorities, and driving a shared roadmap forward

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