Job Description

What we do

Adaptive is a vertical AI company of 50, building the agentic operating system for the $2 trillion U.S. construction industry. We work with over 1,000 customers, partner with over 50 accounting firms, and have raised $26m from Emergence, a16z, and other top funds.

Why join us?

Win a massive category that's up for grabs. Construction is among the least digitized industries left, and no AI king has been crowned. With our momentum, team, and backing, we are in position to be that company

Build a moat that compounds. We orchestrate multi-stakeholder workflows across an industry that today runs on paper, email, and phone calls. Every process we manage generates data no one else has. That data makes each new use case easier to expand to, while building a compounding moat

Work with the rare team that can pull this off. Winning here takes deep construction knowledge and deep AI fluency in the same room. That intersection is rare, and we have it with backgrounds across finance, technology, and construction

Serve the people building the world around you. Your favorite local café. The new house on the corner. The massive new skyscraper at Central Park South. All built by our customers: skilled, creative people who have spent their lives bringing neighborhoods to life

About the role

We're excited to share this opportunity to join our growing team at Adaptive! As an Engineering Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping both our product and engineering culture at an early stage.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll manage a team of 5-7 engineers while remaining deeply involved in technical decisions and execution. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you'll work closely with a tight-knit team to drive impactful product delivery, contribute to architecture, and ensure we build high-quality, scalable systems.

Responsibilities

Lead, manage, and develop a team of 5-7 engineers, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management
Own end-to-end delivery of product initiatives, working closely with the team to ship quickly and iterate based on feedback
Act as a force multiplier by unblocking the team, simplifying problems, and maintaining strong execution momentum
Stay hands-on in the codebase, contributing across the stack where it matters most and setting a high technical bar
Drive pragmatic architectural decisions that balance speed and long-term scalability

Qualifications

5-8+ years of software engineering experience with 1-3+ years of formal people management experience leading engineers
Strong technical depth with a willingness to be hands-on when needed
Experience operating in a startup or high-growth environment with evolving priorities
Proven track record of shipping products quickly and making sound trade-offs between speed and quality
Strong communication and collaboration skills with a high-ownership, low-ego mindset

What we offer

Competitive salary plus meaningful equity
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) match and flexible PTO policy
A seat at the table in a rapidly scaling fintech startup
Unlimited opportunities for professional growth and leadership

In-office mandate

This role requires you to work Monday - Thursday in our sunny Union Square office.

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About Adaptive

We’re rebuilding the financial stack for the built world so builders can spend less time in spreadsheets and more time building hospitals, schools, and neighborhoods. Walk any Main Street in America and you’ll see our customers’ work: the corner cafe, the community theater revamp, an epic new skyscraper. Behind every project is a finance team buried in pay apps, hunting down job costs, and sitting through status meetings just to understand where budgets stand. We're building the first AI-native platform to fix this. We're building the first AI-native platform to fix this. Since launching in 2023, we've grown rapidly to ~1,000 customers, and have built partnerships with 6 of the top 100 CPA firms. We've also raised $26m from Emergence, a16z, and the operators behind Brex, Ramp, Square, and Shopify. We value diligence, creativity, urgency, and teamwork. If that sounds like you, and you are excited by the opportunity to reshape this massive, consequential industry, we'd love to meet you. Check out our open roles at: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Adaptive

Engineering Manager