Sr. Manager of Engineering

Pura • Pleasant Grove, UT

95d

About The Position

At Pura, we believe life is better when it smells good. Fragrance has the unique power to transform spaces, elevate moods, and create lasting memories. But we know it can do even more. That’s why we’re pioneering the future of fragrance, combining cutting-edge smart home technology with premium, clean scents to create personalized, meaningful experiences in every home. We’re not just a fragrance company—we’re on a mission to change the way people experience scent. At Pura, we are redefining fragrance as a critical element of design, on par with color, texture, sound, lighting, and furniture. We call this Scent Design—transforming scent from an afterthought into an intentional, skillful component of every space. By blending artistry and science, Pura allows users to design their own “scentscapes” that enhance daily life and craft environments that feel as good as they smell.

Requirements

• 3–5 years leading engineers as an engineering manager or tech lead, plus prior senior-level IC experience.
• Expert-level Go with a backend focus; strong fundamentals in distributed systems, APIs, and data modeling.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks (for collaboration and occasional contributions).
• Proven experience with Shopify (apps, APIs, webhooks) and subscription/e-commerce systems.
• Deep familiarity with AWS (design/operations) and Terraform (IaC).
• Track record of delivering durable systems: testing, observability, performance, and secure-by-default practices.
• Comfortable using AI tools in daily engineering work and curious about evaluating new tools and workflows.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical partners; clear decision-making and pragmatic tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Lead & develop the team: hire, mentor, set goals, run effective 1:1s, and foster a culture of ownership, clarity, and pace.
• Own e-commerce platforms end-to-end: subscriptions logic, Shopify apps/integrations (Admin/Storefront APIs, webhooks), catalog & pricing, checkout flows, fulfillment signals, and post-purchase experiences.
• Stay hands-on (selectively): design and implement critical backend services in Go; contribute to TypeScript code paths as needed.
• Architect for scale & reliability: service boundaries, data models, API contracts, caching, idempotency, rate limiting, and resiliency patterns.
• Operate what you build: SLOs, on-call rotations, incident response, RCAs, observability (logs/metrics/traces), performance tuning.
• Ship safely & often: CI/CD, testing strategy, feature flags, canary/rollback; infra as code with Terraform on AWS.
• Partner across the business: align roadmaps with Product and stakeholders; convert business goals into clear technical plans and milestones.
• Lean into AI: evaluate and responsibly adopt AI-powered developer and operations tools (code assistants, test/gen tools, incident copilots, analytics), and keep a curious eye on emerging tech that boosts quality and velocity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees