Job description
About Onebrief
Onebrief is a revolutionary platform for military staff workflows and operational planning. The software is designed to enable smarter, real-time decisions. With unparalleled collaboration features, AI-enhanced tools, and customizable workflows, Onebrief makes staffs superhuman. Our expanding roster of customers includes COCOMs and Service Components worldwide.
Founded by experienced planners in 2019, our diverse team of over 120 includes veterans from all branches of the military and technologists from leading software companies. With $53M+ raised from top-tier venture investors, Onebrief continues to scale globally, making an impact where it matters most.
About the Role
We’re looking for a talented Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Frontend Platform team. This team is responsible for the internal UI platform powering all Onebrief interfaces, including our shared design system, component libraries, and core and common functionality. You will work closely with Product, Design, and other Engineering teams to ensure the consistency, reliability, and scalability of the user interface experience across the application. Your team’s work enables all other client side engineering teams to build faster and better.
Why Join Onebrief?
At Onebrief, your contributions will directly support safer and more effective military operations globally. Join a dedicated, talented team driven by excellence, innovation, and meaningful mission impact.
About You
You enjoy being a people manager and excel at leading teams through complex architectural and organizational changes. You have a strong foundation in frontend technologies and a passion for enabling other teams. You care deeply about developer experience, UI consistency, and scalable infrastructure. Your approach is strategic and thoughtful, and you thrive in a highly collaborative, async-first environment.
What You’ll Do
Frontend Platform Development: Lead the evolution of our design system, UI libraries, and shared frontend tooling to enable consistent and performant user experiences.
Developer Experience: Collaborate with stakeholders to improve frontend developer workflows and reduce friction for engineers building product surfaces.
Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with Product Designers, Engineers, and QA to guide architectural decisions and ensure reusable patterns.
Team Building: Grow, mentor, and lead a team of frontend-focused engineers. Foster a healthy, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
Qualifications
Leadership & Management Experience:
3+ years managing engineers, including hiring, performance management, and career growth
Proven experience coaching engineers and building healthy team dynamics
History of leading cross-functional initiatives with Product and Design
Technical Expertise:
5+ years of frontend engineering experience, ideally in modern JavaScript frameworks (React preferred)
Strong understanding of shared UI systems (design systems, component libraries) and DX tooling
Experience navigating release processes, breaking changes, and long-term migration plans
Platform & Delivery Focus:
Track record of improving developer experience through tooling, documentation, and performance enhancements
Experience owning long-lived infrastructure that supports multiple product teams
Familiarity with observability, automated testing, and frontend CI/CD best practices
Communication & Collaboration:
Clear, thoughtful communicator who writes well and aligns teams asynchronously
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and surfacing tradeoffs in architectural decisions
Brings a collaborative, low-ego leadership style focused on building trust and shared clarity
Bonus Skills (Nice to Have):
Experience with platform teams or shared UI infrastructure
Background in developer tools or performance-focused engineering
Familiarity with military, govtech, or other high-trust or regulated environments
