# Senior Manager, Software Engineering

**Company:** [Metropolis](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/metropolis)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $217k – $265k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, React, Scala, Java, MySQL, Postgres, Snowflake, AWS, Git, GitHub, Github Copilot, Claude Code, Datadog, Distributed Systems
**Posted:** 2026-08-31

> Leads software engineering strategy, people management, hiring, and delivery of large-scale customer-facing applications. Requires 10+ years of software development experience, 5+ years managing engineering teams, and expertise in distributed systems and cross-functional execution.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Execute a multi-year vision and strategy for customer-facing product offerings in partnership with Product Management.
- Establish processes for system reliability, rapid experimentation, and data-informed decisions.
- Coach engineers to support performance and professional growth.
- Hire top talent and help establish engineering culture.
- Foster collaboration across product and technical teams.
- Manage delivery of workflow, dashboard, and data visualization applications.
- Improve the organization’s customer-oriented mindset.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of software development experience building customer-centric applications and products.
- 5+ years of management experience.
- Experience scaling and supporting teams of 10+ people and developing senior individual contributors.
- Track record of executing initiatives with strategic business impact.
- Cross-functional collaboration experience delivering customer solutions in B2C and B2B settings.
- Experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems and high-volume consumer-facing software products.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting complex information clearly.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience in innovative, high-growth environments.
- Comfort working amid significant ambiguity.
- Experience influencing open-source communities or industry groups.
- Experience using AI technology to streamline engineering activities.

## Technologies
- TypeScript
- React
- Scala
- Java
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Snowflake
- AWS
- Git
- GitHub
- GitHub Copilot
- Claude Code
- Datadog

## Compensation
- Anticipated base salary: $216,500-$264,500 USD annually.
- Benefits may include healthcare, 401(k), disability coverage, life insurance, stock options, and bonus plans.

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