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Engineering Manager, Shipping & Logistics

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience managing high-performing, product-focused software engineering teams
  • Recent hands-on experience as a software engineer
  • Strong grasp of Agile software principles, including SCRUM
  • Proven ability to balance competing priorities and manage stakeholder expectations

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow an autonomous, high-performing, self-managing, and inclusive engineering team
  • Own the shipping and logistics domain end-to-end, including carrier integrations and rate shopping
  • Champion AI adoption on your team and review AI-generated work
  • Partner closely with Product and Design to shape the roadmap and communicate decisions clearly

About the company

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Loop

Computer Software / SaaS

In a perfect world, Loop wouldn't exist. If we had our way, we'd live in a world where we're mindful about how we consume, we love every product we own, and we share values with the brands who create them. In reality, commerce isn't perfect and often breaks. Loop creates second chances. We're starting by revolutionizing the post-purchase experience. We've taken one of the most fragile commerce interactions - returns - and turned it into something consumers actually love, and that deepens our connection to brands and products. We take connection seriously on the inside, too. We're building a work experience that allows you to Be A Human First and prioritizes empathy and wellbeing. We view Loop as a special place in your career to shape the future of an industry and become a better person while doing it. You can grow faster here in a shorter amount of time - we'll give you space and trust you to fill it. Come help us build the future of ecommerce: www.loopreturns.com/careers

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryComputer Software / SaaS
Company size51 - 200

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Job description

About the Engineering Organization:

The Engineering Team at Loop is a balance of agility, consistency, and performance. These are the pillars that allow the team to constantly and reliably deliver value that matters to customers. That customer intimacy is what allows our engineering teams to be the best in our space, and bring the best ideas to the market.

About the Role:
We’re hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional product team at Loop. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the team’s technical direction, delivery, structure, and overall health. You’ll support and grow an autonomous, self-managing, high-performing team while partnering closely with product and design to build valuable, high-quality software. You’ll balance features, tech debt, support, and innovation work, and make decisions that align with Loop’s broader vision and engineering standards.

You’ll hold formal authority over your team’s roadmap, backlog, technical direction, and hiring decisions, while actively seeking input from your team and stakeholders. You’ll be expected to drive strong execution, clear communication, and a culture of trust and accountability. Above all, you’ll lead with empathy, model Loop’s values, and help your team stay focused on what matters most.

You’ll serve as one-third of the product trifecta (Engineering, Product, Design), so success in this role depends on your ability to collaborate effectively, communicate proactively, and build trust with your counterparts. This role is highly autonomous, and we expect our managers to be curious, decisive, and action-oriented; someone who looks ahead, adjusts course early, and keeps the right people informed throughout.

Our Blended Work Environment:

At Loop, we're intentional about how we work so everyone can do their best work. We call this our Blended Working Environment. Our team is based across our headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, as well as Hub and Secluded locations throughout the United States, select Canadian provinces, the United Kingdom, and select Australian states.

For this role, we're looking for someone based in the United States. 

Our Tech Stack:

PHP/Laravel, Vue.js, MySQL, DynamoDB, Kubernetes, AWS, Jira, Claude, Cursor, Datadog, Snowflake. Our hiring process is tech-stack agnostic.


What You’ll Do:
  • Lead and grow an autonomous, high-performing, self-managing, and inclusive engineering team through strong coaching, clear expectations, and thoughtful structure. 

  • Own the shipping and logistics domain end-to-end, carrier integrations, rate shopping, label generation, and the systems that support them.

  • Own your team’s technical direction, backlog priorities, and delivery processes; balancing input from the team, stakeholders, and company strategy. 

  • Champion AI adoption on your team, making AI agents the default starting point for project planning, issue triage, and software development. Set clear expectations, give people the support and time to build the skill, and review AI-generated work with the same rigor you'd apply to any code.

  • Hold the team accountable to engineering fundamentals like test-driven development, SOLID principles, and sustainable delivery practices. This will be done through a deep inspection of the technical output of the team.  

  • Partner closely with Product and Design to shape the roadmap, estimate confidently, and communicate decisions clearly. 

  • Foster a culture of accountability, visibility, and healthy communication across your team and with stakeholders. 

  • Champion Loop’s mission and values through your leadership, decision-making, and everyday interactions.


  • Your Experience:
  • 3+ years of experience managing high-performing, product-focused software engineering teams, with a track record of delivering business value. Experience in SaaS, startup, or ecommerce environments is highly desirable, and exposure to shipping, fulfillment, reverse logistics, or complex integrations is a plus, not a requirement.

  • Recent hands-on experience as a software engineer, with the technical depth to engage in architectural decisions, mentor developers, and drive practices like test-driven development and scalable system design. 

  • You use AI agents as a default part of how you and your team work, and you can describe specifically how that changed your team's output.

  • Strong grasp of Agile software principles, including SCRUM, with a history of shipping high-quality software through iterative, incremental delivery. 

  • Proven ability to balance competing priorities, manage stakeholder expectations, and make thoughtful tradeoffs under real-world constraints. 

  • Known for building trust through clear communication, consistent values, and a feedback-rich culture of accountability and performance.

  • #LI-JG1

    Loop Story

    Commerce should feel effortless. Every product adored, every order perfect, every customer loyal for life. But reality is messier: operations get tangled, margins grow thin, and trust is fragile. That’s where Loop steps in. We create confidence where commerce fails.

    We started by fixing returns and exchanges. Today, we’re building a connected commerce operations suite — powering everything from order tracking to fraud prevention, with hundreds of innovations in between. Grounded in data and insight, our platform helps merchants make smarter decisions with every transaction. Over 5,000 of the world’s most loved brands trust Loop to turn cost centers into growth engines. Our mission is simple: protect margins, delight customers, and help merchants build businesses that last.

    Life at Loop is rooted in our core values. We balance high empathy with high standards, knowing that work is better when we can show up authentically and resilience is built by facing challenges head-on. We expect you’ll grow quickly, learning skills that last far beyond your time here. Loop is a formative chapter in your career — a chance to shape the future of commerce and to leave better than when you arrived.

    Learn more about us here: https://loopreturns.com/careers.

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