Engineering Manager / Tech Lead

About TaxDome
At 
TaxDome
, we're building the #1 practice management platform for accounting firms in the US and globally. Founded in 2017, we've grown into a 
400+ fully remote team across 40+ countries
, serving tens of thousands of businesses worldwide with millions of end clients.
How we work
You'll be part of a 
globally distributed team
built on trust, ownership, and self-management.
We focus on 
outcomes over activity
— prioritizing clear ownership, pragmatic decision-making, and accountability for results over rigid processes. Collaboration is central to how we operate: we communicate openly, involve the right people early, and continuously improve how we build products and teams together.
About this role
We're hiring a hands-on 
Engineering Manager / Tech Lead
to own the Desktop team — a standalone engineering unit with its own product backlog, stack, and client, operating as a significant business line within a larger product cluster. You run it end to end: lead the people, own the engineering strategy, and stay in the code yourself.
It’s a
fully remote
role, we are hiring 
across European timezones
.
Our tech stack
- .NET 8, C# 12 — cross-platform desktop app
- Avalonia UI
- NUnit
- GitLab
What you'll be responsible for
- Own the full EM frame for the Desktop team: stakeholder alignment, planning, team processes, engineering strategy, tech-debt management, and long-term technical direction.
- Lead and develop a team of ~5 engineers, with direct people management of 2–3 reports.
- Stay hands-on — contribute code to the team's stack alongside leading the team.
- Build and sustain the team's AI-first development workflow as a repeatable, systematic process — not ad-hoc prompting — with engineering judgment as the quality gate that keeps substandard AI output out of production.
- Drive the Desktop product backlog end to end in close collaboration with your product counterpart.
- Build a high-performance team culture grounded in ownership, craft, and continuous improvement.
What you bring
Must-have
- Proven depth as a .NET / C# engineer — you're still close to the code and comfortable contributing to a production codebase, not just reviewing it.
- Demonstrated experience as a people manager for a small engineering team — real ownership of performance, development, and team health, not just a tech lead title.
- Track record shipping production software in cross-functional product teams, owning both technical quality and delivery.
- Drive to ramp fast in an unfamiliar codebase or domain — you use AI tooling actively to orient, explore, and contribute quickly, not just as a side assistant.
- AI-first approach to development: you build, test, and ship through AI tools as the primary workflow, and read model output critically to hold the engineering bar.
- Professional English — required for cross-functional collaboration in a fully remote, globally distributed team.
Nice-to-have
- Experience with desktop application development or OS-level programming.
- Familiarity with Avalonia UI or other cross-platform .NET UI frameworks.
- Background building or evolving AI-assisted engineering workflows at team level (prompting strategies, code review checklists, CI integration).
- Experience with GitLab-based delivery pipelines.
What we offer
At TaxDome, we aim to create an environment where people can do their best work and grow alongside the company.
- Competitive compensation, paid in USD, transparently shared before the first interview
- Performance-based incentive plan
- Fully remote work with flexible hours
- 30 paid days off annually, plus sick days as needed
- Health & well-being support
- Learning & development budget to support your professional growth
- English lessons reimbursement
- Co-working space reimbursement
- Company-provided equipment (conditions may vary depending on the role)
- A high level of autonomy and ownership in your work
- The opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-growing global SaaS company
- A collaborative, international team with a strong product mindset
Upon successful completion of the interview process and acceptance of the offer to join, an 
employment verification check will be conducted as part of pre-boarding
— confirming job titles and dates of engagement with 2 of your previous employers. This is a required step for all new joiners.
If you're excited about this opportunity and believe you could make an impact at TaxDome, we'd love to hear from you!