Emma Brillhart

Director of Engineering

Seattle, Washington, United States10 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

Led engineering teams at multiple startups.
Expert in MarTech and E-Commerce solutions.
Strong background in React and Agile methodologies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Fintech expert with strong engineering management skills.

Contact

emma.brillhart@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

MartechReact.jsEngineering ManagementProduct DevelopmentE-commerceJavascript

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAmazon Web Services (AWS)Apollo GraphQLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)EnzymeJestMeteor.jsMocha/ChaiNode.jsProcess ImprovementProject ManagementPublic SpeakingReact NativeReduxTypeScript

Experience

Honeycomb.io

Senior Engineering Manager

May 2025 – Present · 10 mos · Remote

Nutristyle

Technical Advisor

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Remote

Zapier

Engineering Manager, Growth

Aug 2023 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos · Remote

Managed Zapier’s five-person Content Platforms team, supporting internal marketing stakeholders to create excellent content and delightful experiences across the blog and marketing website. Additionally managed a four-person Personalization Enablement Platforms (PEP) team from August 2023 - December 2024. Balanced engineering manager and product manager responsibilities for both teams for 5 months while backfilling our product manager role.

React.jsMarTech

Endgame

Engineering Manager

Nov 2022 – Aug 2023 · 9 mos · Remote

First engineering management hire at $30mm Series B AI sales enablement software startup. Managed 5 employees who specialized in product engineering across the stack (React/TS/Python). Worked closely with executive leadership to shape product and engineering direction.

React.jsProduct DevelopmentEngineering ManagementProject Management

Mainstreet

2 roles

Head Of Engineering

Promoted

Jul 2022 – Oct 2022 · 3 mos · Remote

First external engineering management hire at $60mm Series A fintech startup. Managed two product and growth engineering teams and 10-12 engineers. Asked to step into the VP of Engineering role on an interim basis to lead the entire 35-person engineering organization (including directly managing 6 engineering managers) for four months.

React.jsAgile MethodologiesProduct DevelopmentEngineering ManagementProject Management

Sr. Engineering Manager, Product & Growth

Sep 2021 – Jul 2022 · 10 mos · Remote

React.jsAgile MethodologiesProduct DevelopmentEngineering ManagementProject Management

Formidable

4 roles

Director Of Engineering

Promoted

Jan 2021 – Sep 2021 · 8 mos · Hybrid

Contributed to and led projects for multiple large clients, including Starbucks, Viacom, and Nintendo. Co-founded and led the Phoenix, AZ office and built up a local team of engineers. Supported Formidable’s OSS projects, including Victory and Spectacle.

Node.jsReact.jsAgile MethodologiesEngineering ManagementProject ManagementE-Commerce