Location: Columbus, OH (or Remote)

Employment Type: Full Time

Team: Engineering

About Beam:

Beam was founded in 2012 by three engineers who saw the opportunity to modernize the dental benefits industry using technology. Today, Beam Benefits is a digitally-led employee benefits company that offers dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health coverage. The company simplifies and modernizes the $100+ billion ancillary benefits industry through its leading dental insurance product, breadth of ancillary benefits, AI-powered underwriting, diversified distribution channels, and next generation benefits administration technologically-driven customer experience.

The Role:

Beam is looking for an experienced Senior Engineering Manager who is passionate about building and nurturing highly effective, self-sufficient teams. As a leader at Beam, you’ll oversee a team of 6–10 engineers with a wide range of diverse skill sets, providing them with opportunities to work across our product suite and gain a well-rounded understanding of our business. We’re looking for candidates with a strong engineering background who can also excel in people management and strategic direction.

What You Will Bring:

You’re an experienced engineering leader with a strong foundation in software development, a passion for people and product development, and a drive to continually improve. You have worked closely with partners in Product and Design to own and iterate on projects, balancing quality and speed. You excel at building and managing high-velocity, diverse teams, and you’re comfortable diving into the work alongside your team when needed to ensure delivery of top-quality products.

Joining Beam Benefits Means:

• Working in a complex and dynamic business, simultaneously serving customers across employee benefits insurance product lines and growth and service channels
• Collaborating with a diversely skilled team to continuously improve
• Being empowered as an owner and expert
• Being motivated by improving how people access employee benefits

What You Will Do:

• Manage a team of engineers, ensuring high-quality deliverables and aligning them with the organization’s long-term vision
• Work closely with product and engineering leadership to set the technical direction, refine roadmaps, shape the organization, and ensure successful delivery of high-impact projects
• Actively coach and support engineers, guiding their career growth through effective one-on-ones, feedback, and performance reviews
• Work closely with your team to shape and evolve our tech stack, positioning us for future innovation and scalability
• Bring clarity when faced with ambiguity; motivate and guide the team through complex problem solving
• Identify, attract, and hire talent that can contribute across our product and technical ecosystem
• Develop and implement processes that balance maintaining existing features with rapidly iterating on new products

What Technical Skills Will Help You Be Successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in a technical leadership or management role
• Organizational leadership experience, including experience collaborating with executive leadership
• Proven experience leading technical teams in building web and/or mobile applications
• Strong skills in mentoring, coaching, and providing constructive performance feedback to software engineers with experience growing both technical and people leaders
• Hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails, React, or other modern languages and frameworks
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Compensation and Benefits:

Beam offers a competitive base salary paired with an attractive variable compensation structure.

Employees benefit from performance-based bonuses and incentives, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance. Additionally, Beam provides a 401(k) plan with company matching, flexible time off, and the opportunity to participate in the equity program.