Engineering Manager II

Dandy is transforming the massive and antiquated dental industry—an industry worth over $200B. Backed by some of the world’s leading venture capital firms, we’re on an ambitious mission to simplify and modernize every function of the dental practice through technology. As we expand our reach globally, Dandy is building the operating system for dental offices around the world—empowering clinicians and their teams with technology, innovation, and world-class support to achieve more for their practices, their people, and their patients.

About Dandy

Dandy is transforming the massive ($200B) but antiquated dental industry. Backed by some of the world's leading venture capital investors, we are on an ambitious mission to integrate and simplify every function of the dental practice through technology. By building the operating system for every dental office in America, Dandy is empowering dentists with technology, innovation, and world-class support to achieve more for their practice, their people, and their patients.

About the Team

The New Initiatives team is a new product engineering team focused on building innovative tools that elevate the way Dandy delivers care. This team will design and develop new products that improve the clinical experience for doctors and their staff—whether through smarter workflows, real-time feedback, and entirely new capabilities that enhance outcomes and efficiency. The team will explore opportunities across the care journey to make Dandy’s offering both delightful and drive better clinical outcomes. If you’re excited by 0-to-1 challenges, rapid iteration, and the chance to shape a strategic new initiative from the ground up, this is the team for you.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a strong full stack engineering team, fostering a high-performance, high-trust culture

• Drive execution across the stack — from early scoping to production reliability

• Partner closely with Product, Design, and Operations to define and deliver roadmap priorities

• Make pragmatic technical decisions and help your team balance speed, quality, and maintainability

• Own delivery, accountability, and operational excellence for your team’s systems

• Recruit, onboard, and mentor engineers to build a cohesive and inclusive team

• Drive career development and performance management for your reports

• Help define and evolve Dandy’s engineering practices, architecture, and culture

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years experience as an engineering manager and 5+ years as a software engineer

• Proven success leading a team through rapid growth, ideally in a startup or high growth environment

• Have a proven ability to set and execute a strategic vision, especially in dynamic environments with competing priorities

• Ability to deeply understand and challenge technical decisions while trusting your team

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across functions

• Track record of shipping product in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

• Empathy for users, a product sense for what matters, and a bias toward action

• Experience with modern web development technologies (React, GraphQL, Typescript, Python, etc.)

For full-time positions, Dandy offers a wide range of best-in-class, comprehensive, and inclusive benefits tailored to each country where we operate. Our local benefits packages typically include healthcare, dental, mental health support, parental planning resources, retirement savings options, and generous paid time off—ensuring our team members are supported no matter where they live and work.

Dandy is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture that celebrates authenticity to win as one. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Dandy also fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We are dedicated to embracing challenges and creating an accessible, inclusive workplace for all individuals. If you require any accommodations for your interview or have any questions beforehand, rest assured that we will do everything we can to meet your needs. Visit Dandy Careers for more!