Software Engineering Manager

Description

• Lead and scale a backend-focused engineering team: manage, mentor, and grow engineers; define technical vision and align execution with company and product strategy

• Oversee a multi-tenant integration architecture for high-throughput data ingestion; work with third-party APIs, file systems, authentication layers (OAuth, SAML), and more

• Ensure the platform is scalable, observable, and reliable across partner ecosystems

• Collaborate with external developers and partners to deliver seamless integrations; build internal tooling, documentation, and frameworks to support extensibility, adoption, and security

• Establish best practices for uptime, fault tolerance, schema mapping, data validation, and observability; champion quality and reliability across downstream systems

• Partner with Product, Machine Learning, and Customer Success teams to deliver integrated, AI-enhanced solutions and contribute to broader system architecture and long-term technical planning

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years leading backend or integrations teams

• Strong background in Node.js, Javascript, TypeScript, and integration design (pagination, retries, token refresh, rate limiting)

• Proven experience designing scalable backend systems, APIs, and data pipelines

• Detail-oriented execution mindset with a strong focus on reliability and customer outcomes

• Bonus: Experience with document-heavy workflows, enterprise SaaS platforms, or field operations technology

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