The platform team owns ingestion, the scoring engine, and the public API. You will inherit eight engineers, three of them senior, and a roadmap that is already funded. Your first quarter is about delivery predictability and hiring; after that you help set the technical direction.
We expect managers to stay close to the code. You will not be writing features, but you should be able to read a design doc critically and pair on a hard bug.
What we're looking for
- 2+ years managing engineers directly, including performance conversations
- 5+ years as a software engineer before management
- Experience delivering a multi-quarter roadmap with a team of six or more
- Comfortable reviewing architecture decisions for backend systems
- Track record of hiring and retaining strong engineers
Nice to have
- Managed a team through a period of fast headcount growth
- Experience with distributed systems at scale
- Has been a first-line manager at a company under 300 people
Skills
- People Management (Required)
- Technical Leadership (Required)
- Distributed Systems (Required)
- Hiring (Required)
- Roadmap Planning
Benefits
- Equity in a profitable, growing company
- Full medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
- $3,000 annual learning budget plus management coaching
- Hybrid: three days a week in our SoMa office
- Four weeks paid time off plus company holidays