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SentiLinkSentiLinkAustin, TX

(Senior) Engineering Manager, Platform/Back End

Leads a backend/platform engineering team building scalable APIs and systems for identity verification products. Requires 3-5+ years managing backend teams, strong senior-level engineering expertise in Golang/Python, and experience with distributed systems architecture.

200k – 240k/yr
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About the role

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a team of backend/platform engineers building the systems that power Intercept and other critical applications
  • Drive execution across planning, prioritization, and delivery with a focus on reliability and scalability
  • Own the technical direction of backend services and APIs, ensuring systems are secure, performant, and maintainable
  • Partner with product and front-end teams to translate product requirements into robust backend architectures
  • Collaborate with data science to productionize models and integrate decisioning systems into APIs and workflows
  • Work closely with infrastructure to improve system reliability, observability, and developer experience
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and guide the long-term evolution of our platform
  • Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and operational excellence
  • Support incident response and ensure systems meet SLA expectations
  • Hire, mentor, and develop engineers while maintaining a high hiring bar
  • Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Contribute to code and technical problem-solving as needed

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of engineering management experience leading backend or platform teams
  • Strong background as a senior or staff-level backend engineer
  • Deep experience building API-driven systems using languages like Golang, Python, or similar
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and system design
  • Experience owning and evolving backend architecture in production environments
  • Track record of shipping complex, customer-facing or platform systems
  • Comfortable leading technical discussions and diving into implementation details
  • Experience working in fast-paced, startup or growth-stage environments

Preferred

  • Experience building platforms that support product teams (internal APIs, shared services, developer tooling)
  • Familiarity with data-intensive systems, search (OpenSearch), or risk/decisioning systems
  • Experience in fintech or highly regulated environments

Compensation

  • $200,000/year - $240,000/year + equity + benefits
  • Employer paid group health insurance for you and your dependents
  • 401(k) plan with employer match
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Regular company-wide in-person events
  • Home office stipend, and more!

Skills

GoPythonPostgresDockerOpensearchAWSAWS LambdaCognitoReactDistributed Systems

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