Engineering Manager, Travel

Brex · Seattle, Washington, United States · Engineering · listed July 20, 2026

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The shape of it

Seniority
Manager
Where
Hybrid
Requirements listed
6
Length
853 words

In the posting’s own words

We're building a new team within Brex's Travel group to own a defined part of our next-generation travel experience, and we're looking for the Engineering Manager to build and lead it. This is a rare from-scratch opportunity: a large strategic investment, a clean slate on team shape and roadmap, and high autonomy to define how the team works.

What it asks for · 6

  • Track record of engineering leadership building and scaling customer-facing products, including hiring and growing teams.
  • Strong product sense — the ability to make and defend product and UX tradeoffs, not just technical ones.
  • A staff-engineer-level technical bar; able to operate at all levels and earn the technical respect of a strong engineering team.
  • Strong customer empathy and advocacy.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication.
  • Demonstrated coaching and mentorship of engineers across levels.

Also a plus

  • Travel domain experience (e.g., online booking / travel management platforms such as Navan or similar).
  • Experience standing up a new team or product area from scratch.

What the job covers

  • Build and lead a new full-stack team owning a defined part of Brex's next-generation travel experience, growing it through hiring and onboarding new engineers.
  • Help define and continually sharpen the team's mandate within the broader Travel group — what it owns, where its boundaries sit, and where it should focus.
  • Set the team's technical and product direction, making thoughtful tradeoffs about what to build, in what order, and why.
  • Ship a high-quality, reliable, competitive travel product, balancing customer-facing feature velocity with a durable technical foundation.
  • Foster a people-centered culture on a brand-new team — one built on enablement, trust, and context-sharing.
  • Partner cross-functionally across Travel, Expenses, and Product to align on scope and delivery.
  • Provide strong coaching, mentorship, and career development for engineers at all levels.
  • Bring an AI-forward mindset to how the team builds and operates.

Tools and skills named

Ways of working
  • Mentorship4×
Product & design
  • Roadmap2×
  • User experience
Security & compliance
  • Security

Words the posting leans on

  • product10×
  • travel10×
  • technical8×
  • build6×
  • engineering6×
  • experience4×
  • part4×
  • building3×
  • customer-facing3×
  • engineers3×
  • office3×
  • operate3×
  • shape3×
  • travel group3×
  • autonomy2×
  • boundaries sit2×

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