Engineering Manager

ActiveCampaign • Chicago, IL

11d

About The Position

ActiveCampaign is seeking an Engineering Manager - Data Infrastructure & Platform to lead and grow our data infrastructure. You won't just be managing a team; you'll be a pivotal, hands-on leader responsible for the entire lifecycle of all company data. You will partner directly with leadership to architect a highly available, performant, and scalable data infrastructure that powers our entire business. This isn't just about keeping the lights on; it's about shaping the future of our data capabilities. You will foster a culture of operational excellence, security, and velocity , guiding your team to achieve our strategic vision and seeing your contributions directly impact our company's trajectory and product innovation.

Requirements

• 4+ years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience , including successfully leading teams responsible for 24/7 production systems.
• Proven experience building, deploying, and scaling high-throughput data and platform applications in a public cloud environment (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Expertise across the modern data infrastructure stack , including MySQL, NoSQL (e.g., Cassandra), and event streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka).
• A demonstrated ability to drive operational rigor and achieve excellent system availability for critical production services.
• Experience applying DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to managed services.
• Exceptional communication skills , with the ability to articulate complex technical strategies to both engineering teams and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary group of talented engineers, focusing on the development and operation of core database, data pipeline, and platform services.
• Contribute to and execute on the organization’s long-term technical vision for data storage, processing, and retrieval, ensuring security, quality, and clean architecture principles.
• Drive operational efficiency across all managed systems, including defining and achieving service level objectives (SLOs) for mission-critical databases and data platforms.
• Collaborate with Product, Data Science, and other Engineering teams to enable new product features and analytical capabilities by optimizing and scaling our data infrastructure.
• Maintain rigor in system reliability, focusing on automated testing, observability, disaster recovery, and continuous performance improvements for relational and NoSQL databases.
• Facilitate the professional growth of team members in technical depth, effective cross-functional collaboration, and sound decision-making.
• Partner with other managers to define and execute the overall platform strategy, leveraging public cloud resources and modern CI/CD practices.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health & Wellness: Top-tier benefits package that includes a fully-covered High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), complimentary access to telehealth services, and a free subscription to Calm.
• Growth & Development: Access to LinkedIn Learning, professional development programs, and career growth opportunities in a fast-growing organization.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Recharge and take the time you need to maintain work-life balance with open PTO.
• Total Rewards: Generous 401(k) matching with immediate vesting, quarterly perks with commuter and lunch benefits for hub based employees or a stipend for remote workers, and a four-week paid sabbatical with bonus after five years.
• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside brilliant, passionate colleagues in an environment that values innovation, teamwork, and mutual support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees