Lead and support a team of engineers, Run regular 1:1s, mentoring, and career development conversations, Provide performance feedback and conduct evaluations, Hire, onboard, and retain top engineering talent, Foster a healthy, diverse, and collaborative team culture, Drive execution through planning, prioritization, and delivery monitoring, Align team goals with company and product priorities, Ensure engineering quality standards (testing, reviews, documentation), Facilitate design discussions and guide technical decisions, Coordinate cross-team dependencies and proactively remove blockers, Communicate progress, risks, and needs to senior leadership, Support preparation and submission of new project and funding applications