Engineering Manager, Backend

Avero•New York, NY

1d•$150,000 - $160,000•Remote

About The Position

Created by hospitality operators for hospitality operators, Avero is the trusted technology partner for the hospitality industry. We empower 40,000+ hospitality professionals with the answers they need to transform their businesses and their lives, getting them out of the back office and into the kitchen with their staff, onto the floor with their guests, and at home with their families. We are a remote-first company with headquarters in New York City. Role Overview Avero is seeking a hands-on Backend Team Lead to guide the modernization of our platform and lead the transition from legacy systems to cloud-native applications. This role is a player/coach position — you’ll spend part of your time writing code, building migration solutions, and reviewing designs, while also setting architectural direction, mentoring engineers, and coordinating with leadership. This is a 100% remote position reporting to Avero’s Vice President of Engineering. Who You Are Experienced leading and mentoring engineers, with the ability to grow and develop a team Pragmatic, able to balance technical vision with delivery needs Comfortable rolling up your sleeves to write code, build proof-of-concepts, and debug complex systems Skilled at working across data, frontend, and QA teams to align on solutions A strong communicator who can explain tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical audiences What You'll Do Lead the backend team to build GRPC and GQL apis to support feature expansion and stack modernization. Write code, build reference implementations, and contribute to core migrations alongside the team Manage and mentor a team, with plans to scale as Avero grows Define and document architectural principles, patterns, and modernization roadmaps Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions Evaluate and adopt modern frameworks, platforms, and tools to accelerate modernization Champion best practices for performance, scalability, security, and operational excellence Partner with engineering leadership to prioritize technical debt reduction and long-term investments Our Tech & Tools You don’t need to be an expert in everything, but familiarity with several is expected. Languages & Frameworks: Java, Python, Node.js (or similar backend technologies) Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3), Terraform, Docker Legacy Stack: Oracle, monolithic applications (experience in migrating from similar systems is highly valuable) Modernization Tools: Kubernetes, containerization, serverless, CI/CD pipelines Observability & Monitoring: Datadog, CloudWatch, or similar Bonus: Experience with BI/Analytics platforms and SaaS multi-tenant architectures What You'll Need 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in an architect or technical leadership role Proven experience migrating legacy systems into cloud-native architectures Hands-on expertise with AWS or another major cloud provider Strong coding background (Java, Python, Node.js , or similar) and ability to guide implementation details Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless computing Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional technical initiatives Excellent communication skills in a distributed, remote-first environment Bonus: Prior experience in SaaS or hospitality technology environments Why You'll Love Working at Avero Competitive pay with a strong focus on maintaining work/life balance Company-sponsored benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage Remote work flexibility (We operate as a fully remote team!) Health Savings Account (HSA) featuring quarterly employer contributions Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for medical and dependent care expenses Employer-paid coverage for Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D Transit benefits available for NYC-based employees 401(k) retirement plan to support your financial future Paid Parental Leave to support growing families ClassPass membership to help you stay active and well Equity ownership – every team member shares in our collective success! $150,000 - $160,000 a year Disclaimers The statements above are intended to outline the general nature and level of work being performed. They do not represent an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required. Please note: At this time, we are only able to hire individuals who are legally authorized to work in the United States, including U.S. citizens, permanent residents (green card holders), and individuals with valid Employment Authorization Documents (EAD). Avero is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and celebrate individuals of every background, appearance, race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, and disability status. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply—we’d love to hear from you. For Colorado based candidates - The range of our base salary cash compensation for this role for candidates living in Colorado is between $150,000 and $160,000. Final offers are determined using multiple factors including experience and level of expertise. We also offer a full robust benefits package. Because Avero's base compensation is driven by location, we will be happy to discuss a salary range for other locations during the interview process. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Requirements

8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in an architect or technical leadership role
Proven experience migrating legacy systems into cloud-native architectures
Hands-on expertise with AWS or another major cloud provider
Strong coding background (Java, Python, Node.js , or similar) and ability to guide implementation details
Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless computing
Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional technical initiatives
Excellent communication skills in a distributed, remote-first environment

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in SaaS or hospitality technology environments

Responsibilities

Lead the backend team to build GRPC and GQL apis to support feature expansion and stack modernization.
Write code, build reference implementations, and contribute to core migrations alongside the team
Manage and mentor a team, with plans to scale as Avero grows
Define and document architectural principles, patterns, and modernization roadmaps
Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
Evaluate and adopt modern frameworks, platforms, and tools to accelerate modernization
Champion best practices for performance, scalability, security, and operational excellence
Partner with engineering leadership to prioritize technical debt reduction and long-term investments