Engineering Manager | Desktop Team

About TaxDome

At TaxDome, we're building the #1 practice management platform for accounting firms in the US and globally. Founded in 2017, we've grown into a 400+ fully remote team across 40+ countries, serving tens of thousands of businesses worldwide with millions of end clients.

How we work

You'll be part of a globally distributed team built on trust, ownership, and self-management.

We focus on outcomes over activity — prioritizing clear ownership, pragmatic decision-making, and accountability for results over rigid processes. Collaboration is central to how we operate: we communicate openly, involve the right people early, and continuously improve how we build products and teams together.

About this role

We're hiring a hands-on Engineering Manager / Tech Lead to own the Desktop team — a standalone engineering unit with its own product backlog, stack, and client, operating as a significant business line within a larger product cluster. You run it end to end: lead the people, own the engineering strategy, and stay in the code yourself.

It’s a fully remote role, we are hiring across European timezones.

Our tech stack

• .NET 8, C# 12 — cross-platform desktop app

• Avalonia UI

• NUnit

• GitLab

What you'll be responsible for

• Own the full EM frame for the Desktop team: stakeholder alignment, planning, team processes, engineering strategy, tech-debt management, and long-term technical direction.

• Lead and develop a team of ~5 engineers, with direct people management of 2–3 reports.

• Stay hands-on — contribute code to the team's stack alongside leading the team.

• Build and sustain the team's AI-first development workflow as a repeatable, systematic process — not ad-hoc prompting — with engineering judgment as the quality gate that keeps substandard AI output out of production.

• Drive the Desktop product backlog end to end in close collaboration with your product counterpart.

• Build a high-performance team culture grounded in ownership, craft, and continuous improvement.

What you bring

Must-have

• Proven depth as a .NET / C# engineer — you're still close to the code and comfortable contributing to a production codebase, not just reviewing it.

• Demonstrated experience as a people manager for a small engineering team — real ownership of performance, development, and team health, not just a tech lead title.

• Track record shipping production software in cross-functional product teams, owning both technical quality and delivery.

• Drive to ramp fast in an unfamiliar codebase or domain — you use AI tooling actively to orient, explore, and contribute quickly, not just as a side assistant.

• AI-first approach to development: you build, test, and ship through AI tools as the primary workflow, and read model output critically to hold the engineering bar.

• Professional English — required for cross-functional collaboration in a fully remote, globally distributed team.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with desktop application development or OS-level programming.

• Familiarity with Avalonia UI or other cross-platform .NET UI frameworks.

• Background building or evolving AI-assisted engineering workflows at team level (prompting strategies, code review checklists, CI integration).

• Experience with GitLab-based delivery pipelines.

What we offer

At TaxDome, we aim to create an environment where people can do their best work and grow alongside the company.

• Competitive compensation, paid in USD, transparently shared before the first interview

• Fully remote work with flexible hours

• 30 paid days off annually, plus sick days as needed

• Health & well-being support

• Learning & development budget to support your professional growth

• English lessons reimbursement

• Co-working space reimbursement

• Company-provided equipment (conditions may vary depending on the role)

• A high level of autonomy and ownership in your work

• The opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-growing global SaaS company

• A collaborative, international team with a strong product mindset

Upon successful completion of the interview process and acceptance of the offer to join, an employment verification check will be conducted as part of pre-boarding — confirming job titles and dates of engagement with 2 of your previous employers. This is a required step for all new joiners.

If you're excited about this opportunity and believe you could make an impact at TaxDome, we'd love to hear from you!