Senior Engineering Manager

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About The Position

What You Will Work On Team Leadership & Mentorship Lead and manage multiple engineering teams, including Software Engineers and Team Leads. Provide clear technical direction and mentorship to develop strong design, coding, and problem-solving skills across the team. Manage team health, set goals, conduct performance reviews, and support individual career development and progression. Strategic Execution & Delivery Partner closely with Product and Design teams to define and execute roadmaps that result in measurable business and customer outcomes. Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, developer experience, and delivery pipelines. Collaborate cross-functionally with all leadership, Customer Success, and Operations to align technical initiatives with overall company strategy. Architectural Guidance & Standards Guide critical architectural decisions focused on scalability, performance, and maintainability across our core backend and infrastructure systems. Champion and drive high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and overall engineering excellence. Contribute to technical designs and write or review code, particularly for complex or high-impact projects. What We’re Looking For 6+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering across the stack, preferably Java and/or TypeScript. 4+ years of engineering leadership experience, including successfully leading multiple teams or large, multi-quarter initiatives while maintaining technical depth. Proven expertise in designing, building, and scaling robust backend services. Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and system reliability engineering (SRE) practices. A demonstrated ability to successfully balance people leadership with significant technical contribution. Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to clearly bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders. A strong sense of ownership, a bias for action, and a commitment to leading by example and mentoring others.

Requirements

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering across the stack, preferably Java and/or TypeScript.
• 4+ years of engineering leadership experience, including successfully leading multiple teams or large, multi-quarter initiatives while maintaining technical depth.
• Proven expertise in designing, building, and scaling robust backend services.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and system reliability engineering (SRE) practices.
• A demonstrated ability to successfully balance people leadership with significant technical contribution.
• Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to clearly bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A strong sense of ownership, a bias for action, and a commitment to leading by example and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple engineering teams, including Software Engineers and Team Leads.
• Provide clear technical direction and mentorship to develop strong design, coding, and problem-solving skills across the team.
• Manage team health, set goals, conduct performance reviews, and support individual career development and progression.
• Partner closely with Product and Design teams to define and execute roadmaps that result in measurable business and customer outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, developer experience, and delivery pipelines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with all leadership, Customer Success, and Operations to align technical initiatives with overall company strategy.
• Guide critical architectural decisions focused on scalability, performance, and maintainability across our core backend and infrastructure systems.
• Champion and drive high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and overall engineering excellence.
• Contribute to technical designs and write or review code, particularly for complex or high-impact projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees