Software Engineering Manager
Project Canary
Software Engineering
Denver, CO, USA · Denver, CO, USA
USD 175k-190k / year + Equity
Posted on Jun 28, 2025
Project Canary is a climate technology company offering an enterprise data platform that helps energy companies improve and report on their emissions footprint. Project Canary builds high-fidelity sensors, ingests data from various other technologies and sources, and leverages proprietary analytics and models to deliver insights that operators can act on to reduce emissions. The data-driven technology enables energy operators to stop leaks faster, reduce risk, streamline reporting, and differentiate their operations for key stakeholders.
We’re looking for an experienced and technical Software Engineering Manager to lead a sharp, motivated engineering team. This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll guide the team, set direction, help people grow, and jump into the code when it makes sense. That ideal candidate has run teams before, built real stuff at scale, and knows how to push things forward without burning people out.
We’re looking for an experienced and technical Software Engineering Manager to lead a sharp, motivated engineering team. This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll guide the team, set direction, help people grow, and jump into the code when it makes sense. That ideal candidate has run teams before, built real stuff at scale, and knows how to push things forward without burning people out.
We care about high standards, smart tradeoffs, and getting better every cycle. We're not into grind culture, micromanagement, or performative productivity — just honest work and meaningful results.
You’ll report to our Director of Product (who was Engineer #2 here and helped build the core product) and now brings deep technical knowledge to shaping the roadmap and dev process.
- Department
- Technology
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Denver Headquarters
- Workplace type
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- $175,000 - $190,000 / year
- Reporting To
What You'll Do
- Lead and support a team of full-stack engineers building real-time web apps and data systems
- Set technical direction and keep the bar high on quality, reliability, and performance
- Coach engineers, unblock problems, and help people level up
- Stay close to the work; review code, contribute to designs, and write code where it counts
- Collaborate with product, hardware, and data teams to ship stuff that actually solves problems
- Drive execution: help the team focus, prioritize, and deliver without chaos
- Keep the team healthy with clear communication, realistic pacing, and a strong feedback loop
What You Bring
- 6+ years of experience building modern web applications
- 2+ years managing or technically leading an engineering team
- Strong backend and API experience (we use C#, .NETCore, EFCore)
- Solid frontend skills with a modern framework (React preferred)
- Comfort with AWS, CI/CD, databases (postgres), and version control (Git)
- Sharp judgment when it comes to building vs. buying, speed vs. polish, now vs. later
- A bias for action, but not chaos
Bonus Points
- Experience with time-series data or real-time processing
- Worked with maps or geospatial tools (Mapbox, Leaflet, Cesium, etc.)
- You've scaled a team or product before in a startup environment
Benefits
- Salary range: $175,000-$190,000 annual base
- Hybrid work environment (at least 3 days/week in Denver office)
- Health, dental, and vision insurance with low deductibles and premiums paid by company 99% for self and 50% for dependents and/or spouse
- 401K with company match (no vesting period)
- Opportunity for equity ownership
- Student loan assistance
- 4 weeks of PTO per year
- 11 paid Company Holidays
- Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave (gender neutral) including adoptions
- Flex Choice Monthly Stipend – choice between parking, public transportation, or wellness assistance
- Dog friendly office environment
About Project Canary
Project Canary was founded in 2019 with a vision to measure what matters – the greenhouse gases emitted from critical parts of our energy infrastructure. Our team is constantly pushing the envelope to bring more visibility to the emissions problem than ever before – enabling the energy sector to reduce its carbon footprint.
Our Hiring Process
Stage 1:
Applied
Stage 2:
Canary Recruiter Interview
Stage 3:
Canary Hiring Manager Interview
Stage 4:
Take Home Project
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