We are seeking a high-caliber Senior Engineering Manager to lead a backend-focused engineering team responsible for the core systems, APIs, and infrastructure that power our primary products. This role is designed for a leader who is fundamentally a strong backend engineer, capable of balancing technical architecture and high-level strategy with hands-on mentorship and team growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and grow a team of backend and platform engineers to build scalable, reliable systems
- Drive execution across planning, prioritization, and delivery of core backend services
- Own the technical direction of backend services and APIs, ensuring high performance and security
- Partner with product and front-end teams to translate requirements into robust architectures
- Collaborate with data science teams to productionize models and integrate decisioning systems
- Work with infrastructure teams to improve system reliability, observability, and developer experience
- Contribute to architectural decisions and guide the long-term evolution of the platform
- Mentor and develop engineers while maintaining a high bar for hiring and code quality
- Support incident response and ensure systems meet established SLA expectations
Proven experience in engineering management (non-director level)
Strong individual contributor background with experience in architecture, PRs, and code reviews
Experience building B2B API-based products at scale
Experience managing high volumes of API calls and maintaining high uptime SLAs
Ability to lead technical discussions with staff and principal level engineers
Balanced mix of hands-on technical skills and people management capabilities