Mural

Engineering Manager, Compose

Spain, UK, USA full-time Mid Salary not listed
full-time Mid level Technology & IT Curated
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About the role

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Mural Compose team is ambitious and fast-moving. We are passionate builders who love to experiment and iterate. Our project is seeking to leverage the latest technology in AI to acquire new customers and expand our revenue base as broadly as possible. This team is at the front of our product strategy and future growth.

YOUR MISSION

You'll lead the team behind one of Mural's most important bets. In the near term, you'll take our AI native product from early access to a product that customers rely on every day, raising quality, reliability, and speed as more users come on board.

Expect a very hands-on role. You'll review PRs, set the technical standards the team builds to, and stay close to the code and architecture decisions. You'll also keep the team's pace high and sustainable while building a high-performing team in a remote-first way.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Lead, hire, and grow a team of full-stack engineers through regular 1:1s, clear expectations, coaching, and performance management.

Own delivery end to end with a fast, experimental loop: ship early to real users, measure what works, and iterate quickly without losing reliability.

Partner with Product and Design as co-owners of the Compose roadmap, using customer feedback and usage data to decide what to build, cut, or double down on.

Raise engineering craft across testing, observability, and AI-assisted development, and model Mural's remote-first, work-in-public culture at a sustainable pace.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

2+ years managing software engineers directly, with responsibility for hiring, coaching, and performance management.

5+ years of prior experience as a software engineer building and operating production applications, with hands-on technical work in the last 3–4 years.

A solid technical foundation, enough to lead architecture discussions and review code with credibility.

A bias for experimentation: you make sound calls quickly, learn from data, and change course when the evidence says so.

A people-first approach: you lead with empathy, listen first, and build the trust and psychological safety that help each person do their best work.

Excellent communication skills, including explaining technical tradeoffs clearly to product, business, and customer stakeholders.

Experience leading a team that shipped LLM-powered features to production, including evaluation, quality monitoring, and cost management.

Experience building AI agents, retrieval systems, knowledge graphs, or familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Our Stack

Azure OpenAI, React, Node, MongoDB

Equal Opportunity

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Interview prep

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Technology & IT Javascript Remote Collaboration Engineering Manager Compose Mid level

Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Engineering Manager, Compose role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Mural?
  3. Which of Javascript, Remote Collaboration and Engineering have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

Prepare before the call

  • A recent example that proves your experience with Javascript, Remote Collaboration and Engineering.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

Ask them

  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Engineering Manager, Compose role because I can bring practical experience in Javascript, Remote Collaboration and Engineering, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Mural needs from this hire.

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