Engineering Manager - Property Management

TheGuarantors•New York, NY

1d•$190,000 - $220,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Engineering Manager, Property Management, leads the team responsible for core platform capabilities powering property management workflows at TheGuarantors. The team owns core property and address data models, property-level integrations and data synchronization, and services and APIs used by downstream teams for leasing, renewals, and operational tooling. This is a hands-on technical leadership role accountable for the team’s technical outcomes, architecture, design decisions, engineering quality, predictable delivery, and engineer development. The manager guides designs for property, address, unit, and operator/company data models; leads integrations and data pipelines with external Property Management Systems; supports a strong developer experience for API consumers; and maintains on-call and runbook ownership for key property-domain production flows and data correctness issues. The role is hybrid and based in NYC. The posting also describes it as an individual contributor role, internally leveled as L1. The annual U.S. base salary range is $190,000–$220,000, with individual pay determined by work location, skills, experience, and other job-related factors.

Requirements

At least 5 years of software engineering experience, including experience leading a team as a Tech Lead, Tech Lead Manager, or Engineering Manager.
A strong prior track record as a senior- or staff-level backend engineer.
Strong technical judgment and hands-on full-stack development experience; Go, React, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL are preferred.
Strong database fluency, including schema design, query performance, scaling strategies, and operational characteristics of relational and/or NoSQL systems.
Experience owning data models, APIs, or platform primitives that other teams depend on as a source of truth.
Experience with event-driven systems and data pipelines, such as Kafka or Redpanda, and cloud infrastructure such as AWS and Kubernetes.
A track record of building high-performing teams that deliver reliable, business-critical systems.
Strong execution skills, including risk management, prioritization, and driving accountability.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Comfort operating in a high-growth environment with ambiguity and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

Own and guide architecture and design decisions for core property, address, unit, and operator/company data models, keeping them scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with business goals.
Provide technical direction for integrations and data pipelines with external Property Management Systems, including synchronization flows, mapping, reconciliation, and observability.
Balance speed, quality, and long-term sustainability in technical tradeoffs; proactively identify risks, dependencies, and technical debt.
Establish and uphold standards for code quality, testing, observability, reliability, and security across the team’s Go, React, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL codebase.
Ensure code and design reviews are constructive and high-quality, and continuously improve team processes and tooling.
Translate business goals into technical plans, help scope and sequence work, and drive predictable, sustainable delivery from requirements through production support.
Maintain on-call and runbook ownership for key property-domain production flows, lead technical response during major incidents, and drive root cause analysis through resolution.
Improve developer experience for platform consumers through stable contracts, clear documentation, and backward-compatible migrations.
Mentor and coach engineers, promote documentation and knowledge sharing, and foster healthy technical debate.
Partner with Product Managers, other Engineering Managers, and peer teams; keep the Director of Engineering informed about delivery risks and significant technical or team-health concerns.