About Ontra
Ontra is the global leader in AI-powered legal technology solutions for private capital investment firms. Our Legal Operating System combines innovative, purpose-built software with a global network of experienced professionals to digitize recurring legal workflows across the full fund lifecycle. We work with the world’s leading investment banks, private equity and venture capital firms, direct lenders, law firms, and service providers to reduce the time, expense, and risk associated with contract and fund management.

Our Culture
Ontra is a remote-first company that values the power of connection. We find innovative ways to stay connected, both virtually and in person. By promoting ownership, inspiring creativity, and championing collaboration, Ontra enables you to shape your impact and growth. Our commitment to innovation extends beyond our technology; it’s embedded in our culture, and AI plays a crucial role in everything we do.

Our culture is one where belonging is the cornerstone of every interaction, rooted in acceptance and respect for all. Our commitment to inclusion begins at the application process, ensuring a fair and equitable hiring experience that values the unique contributions you bring from day one.

About the Role

Ontra is seeking an Engineering Manager reporting to the Director on our Quality team.

For this job, we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States

We’re looking for someone excited to lead and expand the Quality Engineering department, collaborate on optimizing quality procedures, manage and enhance key quality metrics, and mentor junior engineers while fostering best practices in agile software development.

If you are a proactive individual with proven ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, we’d love to get to know you!

What You’ll Do

Code Review & Mentorship: Perform code reviews and provide general mentorship to help elevate team skills and standards.
OKR Progress Tracking: Monitor and review team progress against department-level Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
Strategic Meetings: Lead small group meetings to discuss and decide on strategy and direction for application and automation features.
Unblocking & Process Improvement: Identify and address sticking points in processes or procedures to help the team overcome barriers.
Servant Leadership: Act as a servant leader by prioritizing the needs of the
1:1 Meetings: Conduct weekly sessions with direct reports, engineering managers, and leaders to ensure communication and alignment.

What You’ll Bring

Agile Development Experience: 4+ years working in an Agile software development environment for SaaS applications.
Team Management: 3+ years managing a team of 5+ engineers.
End-to-End Testing Expertise: 3+ years working as an individual contributor with Playwright, Cypress, or equivalent End-To-End testing technologies.
Javascript/Typescript Proficiency: Advanced knowledge in Javascript/Typescript.
Ruby and Ruby on Rails Familiarity: Understanding of core Ruby concepts, Ruby on Rails, and Ruby testing strategies such as rspec and minitest.

Pay Transparency
Ontra takes individual candidate location, experience, and skills into consideration when determining compensation. The base pay range is listed below. Additionally, all positions are eligible for unit-based equity grants.

Some positions may be eligible for additional compensation, such as commission or other variable compensation structures, which is not included in the below base pay range.

If you are selected to participate in our interview process, your Talent Acquisition Partner will share more details about the total compensation package for the role.

Base Pay Range

$176,000—$264,000 USD

Hiring Locations
We currently hire exclusively in the locations listed below. Select jobs may have more specific location requirements due to business needs.

United States
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington

APAC
Hong Kong, Singapore

EMEA
United Kingdom

Benefits Snapshot
• Remote-first working policy, with office hubs in SF, NYC, Santa Barbara, and London
• Twice yearly team offsites for in-person collaboration
• Paid flexible time off policy
• Paid parental leave and benefits
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement
• Company-sponsored LinkedIn Learning accounts, department budgets for professional development, and robust onboarding program
• Various options for medical, dental, and vision insurance

Travel
Occasional travel is required for Ontra employees, including typically at least twice per year to attend team and larger group off-sites for in-person collaboration. For some roles, additional travel may be required based on the requirements of the role and business need.

Inclusivity
Ontra is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Ontra will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].

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Note on Employment Verification: All employees hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in their particular location.

Note to External Agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/CVs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to Ontra will NOT be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place.

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