Senior Engineering Manager, Back End

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of backend and platform engineers building systems that power critical applications.
• Drive 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.
• Translate product requirements into robust backend architectures with product and front-end teams.
• Collaborate with data science to productionize models and integrate decisioning systems into APIs and workflows.
• Partner with infrastructure teams to improve reliability, observability, and developer experience.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and guide the long-term evolution of the 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 ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to code and technical problem-solving as needed.

Requirements

• 3–7 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 Golang, Python, or similar languages.
• 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.

Nice-to-Haves

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

Technologies

• React
• Golang
• Python
• PostgreSQL (RDS)
• Docker
• OpenSearch
• AWS Lambda
• Amazon Cognito
• AWS services

Compensation and Benefits

• $200,000/year–$260,000/year, plus equity and benefits.
• Employer-paid group health insurance for employees and dependents.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Regular company-wide in-person events.
• Home office stipend.