Member of Technical Staff, Engineering Leader
About The Position
Nectar is seeking a senior engineering leader with a strong product mindset to lead, support, and scale its core engineering teams. The teams build customer-facing products and high-throughput systems that ingest large volumes of social data, run real-time AI agents, and deliver insights through analytics and automation. This senior management role bridges technical execution, team development, and product strategy. The leader will foster a high-performing engineering culture, drive delivery excellence, and help guide the engineering organization as it grows from approximately 50 people into its next phase. The position follows a hybrid schedule: four days in the office, with three remote flex days per quarter after the first three months.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of software engineering experience.
- At least 3 years of direct people management experience leading software engineering teams.
- Track record of recruiting, onboarding, and developing high-performing engineers and tech leads.
- Ability to align technical execution with product goals, break complex requirements into milestones, and manage team bandwidth.
- Solid software development background to evaluate architectural designs, guide technical decisions, and uphold engineering standards.
- Experience improving delivery cadences, code review practices, and incident response processes in fast-paced environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to bridge technical and non-technical discussions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing engineering teams in B2B SaaS, social data platforms, developer tools, or marketing technology, or an interest in social commerce and helping brands connect with creators and communities.
- Familiarity with teams building or deploying AI-powered systems, real-time analytics platforms, or agentic frameworks.
- Familiarity with modern cloud and data stacks such as AWS, TypeScript/React, Postgres, and ClickHouse.
- Experience overseeing engineering teams working across web and native mobile applications.
Responsibilities
- Directly manage, mentor, and develop Software Engineers and Tech Leads through regular one-on-ones and career progression support.
- Foster an inclusive, high-performance engineering culture.
- Partner with Product Managers, Designers, and engineering leadership to translate product roadmaps into engineering plans, manage capacity, and deliver projects predictably.
- Oversee technical design and code quality, and guide architectural trade-offs for high-volume real-time data systems and AI agentic workflows.
- Establish and refine agile practices, sprint planning, and operational processes.
- Track delivery velocity, system reliability, and code quality metrics to improve team performance.
- Collaborate with Customer Success and Sales to understand customer pain points and ensure technical initiatives deliver business value.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to recruit, interview, and onboard engineering talent.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and early equity.
- Health, vision, and dental benefits, plus a 401(k) match.
- ClassPass membership for fitness and wellness classes.
- Hybrid schedule with four days in the office and three remote flex days per quarter after the first three months.
- $1,000 monthly housing stipend for living near the office.
- $50 monthly mobile stipend.
- Commuter benefits, including a train stipend or Palo Alto parking reimbursement.
- Free lunch in the office.
- Clear career growth opportunities as the company scales.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
