Engineering Manager

Lead Engineering Through Hypergrowth in AI Contract Tech Shape the future of legal tech by building the engineering foundation for a rapidly scaling contract intelligence platform. Your decisions will directly impact how thousands of enterprises transform contract management from chaos into strategic advantage.🎯 WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY IS SPECIALPost-PMF explosion phase — ARR and headcount doubling, requiring immediate organizational transformationOwn the AI-driven development methodology from concept to execution across multiple engineering teamsWork with proprietary contract digitization technology combined with generative AI for next-level document intelligenceHuge autonomy to redesign processes, team structure, and technical architecture simultaneouslyBridge the gap between scrappy startup experimentation and enterprise-grade scalability💡 WHAT YOU'LL DODesign and implement AI-augmented development processes that achieve 10x productivity gainsLead 1-4 engineering teams (3-4 engineers each) through OKR design and output optimizationBuild documentation culture and quality assurance frameworks from the ground upMake critical trade-off decisions between technical debt paydown and feature velocityDrive cross-functional alignment with Product, QA, UX, and Business Development teamsEstablish hiring, evaluation, and career development systems for rapid team expansionBalance release quality and speed while maintaining production stability⚙️ THE TECH STACK YOU'LL WORK WITHBackend: Kotlin, Ktor, Spring Boot with PostgreSQL and ElasticsearchFrontend: TypeScript, React, Vite — modern, maintainable architectureCloud Infrastructure: Google Cloud (Cloud Run, Functions, Tasks) with CloudflareAI/ML Integration: Working with contract document processing and generative AI featuresModern DevOps: GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, Splunk monitoring👨 💻 WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOREssential Experience:5+ years building web applications using statically-typed languages (for eg Kotlin, TypeScript, Java, C#, Go etc.)Led teams of 5+ engineers through complete project lifecycles with measurable outcomesDesigned hiring and evaluation systems that scaled engineering organizations effectivelyAgile/Scrum leadership experience with proven ability to adapt processes to team needsDeep understanding of software lifecycle including QA, security, and production operationsValid work authorization for Japan or current Japan residencyBusiness-level proficiency in both Japanese and EnglishWelcome Experience:Public cloud expertise (GCP strongly preferred, AWS/Azure also valuable)AI/ML product experience — integrating generative AI and search technologies into production systemsLarge-scale SaaS challenges — microservices architecture, organizational redesign, scaling pain pointsDistributed team management across multiple locations or time zones🌟 WHAT MAKES YOU PERFECT FOR THISYou think in systems — seeing patterns and building repeatable solutions instead of one-off fixesVoracious learner who constantly evaluates new technologies and methodologiesNatural ability to balance business value against technical debt without dogmatismEmpowering leadership approach that builds team autonomy and removes blockers💼 COMPENSATION & BENEFITSCompetitive package annually with semi-annual bonusesFlexible work hours with core time to enable global collaborationHousing subsidy program and family support benefitsProfessional development support and internal mobility opportunitiesBuild the engineering systems that power next-generation contract intelligence. Scale a team revolutionizing legal operations.