You will lead a high-impact product engineering team building the API platform global companies rely on. Partnering with Product Managers, you’ll co-own the roadmap, hire top-tier talent, and guide technical delivery. This is a role for a builder-turned-manager who values asynchronous, written-first communication and high-load distributed systems at scale.
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Engineering Manager at Fonoa
Join Fonoa as an Engineering Manager in London and lead a high-performing product team building the global standard for tax automation. Backed by $60M+ from Coatue and Index Ventures, Fonoa is solving a $500B+ problem with an API-first platform used by the world's leading internet companies. We’re looking for a builder-turned-manager who thrives in async-first cultures, values technical depth in Go or TypeScript, and wants to own the roadmap. If you're ready to scale complex microservices and develop world-class talent without the process theatre, let’s talk.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
SoftwareDublin, IrelandSeries B (VC-backed)
Fonoa is the world's first truly global end-to-end indirect tax automation platform, helping fast-growing online businesses and enterprise companies automate all aspects of indirect tax functions. Its single, API-driven platform enables users to validate tax IDs, determine and calculate applicable taxes, generate tax-compliant invoices, report transactions in real-time or periodically, and file tax returns across 190+ countries and U.S. states. Fonoa's solutions integrate seamlessly into financial and operational systems, providing real-time compliance and adapting to constantly evolving regulations, thereby allowing digital platforms, marketplaces, and SaaS businesses to scale globally while staying compliant and efficient. The company powers e-invoicing solutions for over 1 million sellers and processes hundreds of millions of transactions annually.
Backed by Coatue Management, Index Ventures, Dawn Capital, OMERS Ventures, FJ Labs, LocalGlobe, Moving Capital.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Lead and develop a product engineering team, managing recruitment, onboarding, and mentorship to ensure collective success and professional growth.
- Partner closely with Product Management to define and co-own the product roadmap, aligning business objectives with high-quality technical execution.
- Maintain a high bar for engineering excellence by guiding architectural decisions and contributing to the broader engineering strategy alongside the CTO.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Has successfully transitioned from a Senior IC to an EM role with deep technical roots in Go or TypeScript and experience with distributed systems.
- Demonstrates a product-first mindset, prioritizing customer problems over feature lists and favoring data-driven decisions over opinions to drive progress.
- Excels in asynchronous environments, prioritizing high-quality documentation and written communication over synchronous meetings to maintain team momentum and transparency.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Lead a mission-critical team at a Series B startup tackling a $500B+ problem for the internet economy alongside investors like Coatue and Index Ventures.
- Work in a truly async-first, high-trust environment where engineers own the full lifecycle from ideation to operation without unnecessary process theatre.
- Directly impact the scale of an API platform handling complex tax workflows across 190+ countries for the world's fastest-growing internet companies.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
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I recruit from Jack’s network and make the intro when I spot a great match.And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.
Meet Jack
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How does this work?
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