Staff Engineer (Former Eng Manager)

Fonzi is an AI recruiting company powering the hiring behind NYC and SF's top startups.

You managed engineers and you miss building. Startups want exactly that: someone who writes the hardest code and has also hired and led a team.

Compensation

• Typical base: $195K to $280K
• 34 of 92 staff roles top out at $300K
• Salary is on the request before your first call. Many roles include equity.

Who's hiring

• 50 staff roles open in NYC, 40 in SF, plus 16 tech lead roles
• 140 startups from pre-seed to late stage, backed by YC, a16z, Sequoia, General Catalyst and Founders Fund
• 85% are pre-seed to Series A, so teams are small and you own real scope

Who we're looking for

• You've been an engineering manager or lead: you hired, ran 1:1s and owned delivery
• You still code, or want to code most of the day again
• 8 years total, with real depth in backend, full stack or infra
• You can lead a project and a small team without needing the org chart
• You live in or near NYC or SF and want hybrid or onsite

What you could work on

• Leading a product area as its senior IC
• Setting how a team of 3 to 15 engineers builds and ships
• Hiring alongside the founders, without the management overhead

How it works

• Apply in 5 minutes.
• We text you, learn what you want, and sharpen your profile.
• Startups send interview requests with a salary bid. You choose who to meet. It's free.