Systems Engineering Manager
Hands-on engineering manager leading experienced engineers on distributed computing, large-scale data, and performance optimization. Requires 10+ years experience including 3 in leadership, with deep systems expertise.
About the job
Who You Are
We think you are an experienced engineering leader who thrives close to the work and enjoys building alongside their team when needed. You earn trust through technical depth, communicate with clarity, and help great engineers move fast and make sound decisions. You thrive in a fast paced environment, you are pragmatic, calm under pressure, and focused on impact.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of industry experience, including 3 years experience in a leadership role
- Experience building high-performance distributed systems at a large scale
- Strong background in cloud infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of low-level operating system foundations (Linux kernel, file systems, containers, etc.)
- Proficient in systems-level languages such as Rust, C, C++, or Java
Skills
Rust, C, C++, Java, Linux Kernel, Containers, Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, File Systems
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