Senior Engineering Manager

Kharon•Denver, CO

11d•$180,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Kharon is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the development of a modern, scalable application architecture that underpins our core intelligence and analytics products. This role is essential to building and evolving the systems that drive our ability to help organizations understand and respond to global risk. You will lead and mentor engineers across multiple squads, driving architectural direction, engineering best practices, and scalable infrastructure delivery. Partnering closely with engineering, product, and data science teams, you’ll ensure our application ecosystem is secure, reliable, and aligned with long-term business goals. A strong focus on software architecture, system reliability and automation—including robust application security and observability—will be key to your success. This role is ideal for a technically strong leader who excels at building both high-performance systems and high-performance teams.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent additional experience
8-10+ years software engineering, of which includes 2-3+ years working as an engineering manager leading multi-disciplinary teams.
Strong coding skills in Python, Java, or a comparable language, with a solid foundation in modern software development practices.
Deep experience designing and scaling web applications and cloud native architectures
Proven ability to lead high-performing teams with a focus on mentorship, technical rigor, and a strong engineering culture.
Strategic thinker with a track record of delivering measurable outcomes, driving technical roadmaps, and aligning initiatives with business goals.
Experience working across global markets and collaborating with cross-functional partners in fast-moving environments.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of full-stack, frontend and backend engineers across a few squads, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance.
Own the architecture and delivery of Kharon’s application suite—ensuring services are modular, scalable, and performant while maintaining tight alignment with platform goals.
Establish and enforce best practices for API design (REST/GraphQL), microservices orchestration, frontend state management, and architectural documentation.
Drive adoption of modern application tooling (e.g., React, Vue, Java and Python, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS-native services) and cloud-native architectural patterns.
Implement and oversee application governance including security protocols (OWASP), service-level objectives (SLOs), and automated testing strategies.
Promote a culture of quality and user-centricity, ensuring high availability, low latency, and a seamless user experience across all platforms.
Evaluate and implement LLM integrations and emerging AI technologies into the product interface to enhance user workflows and deliver intelligent application features.
Optimize the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with a focus on developer experience, automation, and continuous deployment.
Translate business requirements into technical roadmaps, partnering with Product and Data teams to build features that turn complex data into actionable insights.