Engineering Manager
Calendly
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Calendly is open to applicants from South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
What's in it for you? Ready to make a serious impact? Millions of people already rely on Calendly, and we're still in the midst of exciting product growth - it's a fantastic time to join us. Everything you'll work on here will accelerate your career to the next level. If you want to learn, grow, and do the best work of your life alongside the best people you've ever worked with, then we hope you'll consider allowing Calendly to be a part of your professional journey. About the team & opportunity We are looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager who combines people leadership with a strong background in technical execution and a product mindset. You will work directly with our Senior Director of Engineering, partnering closely with product, design, data, security, and go‑to‑market stakeholders to define and deliver the roadmap for new Scheduling products. What you'll bring: A track record of leading teams that build and operate highly-available products at scale. A coaching mindset that grows engineers through clear expectations, actionable feedback, and regular performance and career conversations. Strong technical judgment in distributed, service-oriented architectures and API design, with the ability to navigate trade-offs and guide engineers through complex decisions. Comfort operating in ambiguous, cross-functional environments - partnering with Product, Design, Security, CX, and GTM to align on priorities and outcomes. A bias for action, measurable outcomes, and continuously improving how your team executes, ships, and operates its services. Ability to balance technical execution with team development and stakeholder management. A day in the life of an Engineering Manager at Calendly As a Manager at Calendly, you have the chance to mentor and grow some of the best and brightest engineers in the world. This role will work alongside our other Engineering teams to make Calendly even simpler and more powerful for our user base. We are seeking a versatile technical leader who relishes the chance to work on impactful technology and can help accelerate and empower our development teams while helping us create the future of scheduling. At Calendly, you'll have the opportunity to make a huge impact on a product used by millions. On a typical day, you will be: Working on products and services aimed at simplifying scheduling for millions of users Leading agile ceremonies to help your team plan out their work and get it done Coaching, mentoring, and onboarding new engineering team members Identifying future technical needs and creating plans to meet them Providing feedback and guidance to help us continuously grow and scale Hiring engineers to build out both new and existing squads for the company, with oversight on all team members that get hired onto the squad What do we need from you? 2+ years experience managing a team of Software Engineers
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Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
About Calendly
Calendly is a company in the manager industry that hires remote workers from South Africa.