This document defines what it means to be a manager at Airbyte. It outlines the principles, expectations, and responsibilities that guide how we lead our teams. We believe there are many ways to be an exceptional manager, but these principles are non-negotiable. They are the foundation for how we hire, develop, and evaluate managers at Airbyte.

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Manager is the most challenging job at Airbyte

At Airbyte, we are building a great product for our community and our customers. We want to make all data available and actionable to everyone, everywhere. It is a very challenging task, and we are building a world-class team to solve it.

Our team is composed of A-players who thrive when working at the edge of their abilities. As such, we hold each other and people joining the team to high standards and high expectations. In this high talent density environment, our standards and expectations for managers are even higher, as we expect our managers to lead by example and continue to raise the bar for our teams.

We see management as a fork in one’s career. This is why we made sure both the Individual Contributor track and the Manager track are equivalent. You should only look at a role in management as if the set of problems that it solves is of interest to you.

Airbyte managers are here to create leverage for the company by enabling their teams. They contribute to Airbyte's success by making best use of their team’s talent in a constrained environment. This requires an ability to be ruthless with priorities and to create strong focus within the team. Managers of Airbyte should be focused on how to create velocity within their teams and continue to drive urgency towards our goals.

If a manager falls short of our standards and expectations, it will have a ripple effect on the rest of the company, our community, our customers, and our investors.

This makes the manager’s role the most challenging job at Airbyte.

Manager’s responsibilities

A manager has three core responsibilities:

Developing a strong team:
- Your team from the inside.
- This is how your team operates, including how values are applied.
Maximizing team’s impact:
- Your team from the outside.
- This is what comes out of your team, the impact it has on the broader team.
Leading with purpose:
- You as an individual.
- This is how you represent our values, provide clarity and direction, and lead by example

⇒ These 3 pillars are how a manager will be evaluated.

Manager at Airbyte

Here is how to apply the methodology in your role as a manager.

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Developing a strong team

Grow via Impact

You coach your team to set and hit their personal goals
You push your team outside their comfort zone so they continuously grow
You coach and enable people to make their own decisions in the best interest of Airbyte
You recognize and reward impactful learnings and achievements, and core value-related behaviors
You foster an environment where your team doesn’t fear failure and that encourages personal growth