Senior Engineering Manager, Back End
About The Position
SentiLink is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a backend/platform-focused engineering team. This team is responsible for powering SentiLink’s core products, including backend systems, external APIs, and services. They also ensure the technical foundation is scalable, reliable, and secure. The role involves leading a growing team in building API-driven systems, evolving platform architecture, and enabling product teams. It sits at the intersection of backend platform development, technical architecture, and people leadership. The manager will partner with product, data science, infrastructure, and front-end engineering teams. The ideal candidate is a strong backend engineer who enjoys staying close to technical work, contributing to architecture, guiding design decisions, and solving complex systems challenges. This is a remote, US-based position.
Requirements
- 3-7 years of engineering management experience leading backend or platform teams
- Strong background as a senior or staff-level backend engineer
- Deep experience building API-driven systems using languages like Golang, Python, or similar
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and system design
- Experience owning and evolving backend architecture in production environments
- Track record of shipping complex, customer-facing or platform systems
- Comfortable leading technical discussions and diving into implementation details
- Experience working in fast-paced, startup or growth-stage environments
- Experience building platforms that support product teams (internal APIs, shared services, developer tooling) preferred
- Familiarity with data-intensive systems, search (OpenSearch), or risk/decisioning systems preferred
- Experience in fintech or highly regulated environments preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a team of backend/platform engineers building the systems that power Intercept and other critical applications
- Drive execution across planning, prioritization, and delivery with a focus on reliability and scalability
- Own the technical direction of backend services and APIs, ensuring systems are secure, performant, and maintainable
- Partner with product and front-end teams to translate product requirements into robust backend architectures
- Collaborate with data science to productionize models and integrate decisioning systems into APIs and workflows
- Work closely with infrastructure to improve system reliability, observability, and developer experience
- Contribute to architectural decisions and guide the long-term evolution of our platform
- Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and operational excellence
- Support incident response and ensure systems meet SLA expectations
- Hire, mentor, and develop engineers while maintaining a high hiring bar
- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Contribute to code and technical problem-solving as needed
Benefits
- Employer paid group health insurance for you and your dependents
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Flexible paid time off
- Regular company-wide in-person events
- Home office stipend
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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