[Remote] Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. reputed company is on a mission to bring clarity to reputed company of life’s financial decisions, and they are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for their Platform Engineering team. This role involves leading engineering teams to reputed company and improve platform systems while leveraging AI to enhance engineering effectiveness and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• reputed company, coach, and reputed company an engineering team responsible for reputed company’s platform systems, including the Content Platform, CMS, and Product Data Platform
• Drive the evolution of engineering workflows through thoughtful adoption of AI-assisted development practices, automation, and operational tooling
• Partner with Product Managers and other cross-functional stakeholders to plan, prioritize, and execute against the product roadmap
• Champion process improvements that increase engineering velocity, efficiency, and developer experience while maintaining high standards for quality and reliability
• Drive consistent execution of software development best practices, including code quality, testing, documentation, and operational excellence
• Contribute to and guide technical and architectural decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and compliant with regulatory requirements
• Balance platform evolution (e.g., headless CMS, APIs, content workflows) with stability for high-traffic, mission critical systems
• Manage sprint planning, project timelines, and delivery commitments, ensuring predictable and high-quality execution
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges, escalating and addressing them proactively
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, reputed company improvement, and psychological safety
• Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development for engineers at varying levels
• Ensure systems owned by the team meet availability, performance, and reputed company standards

Skills

• 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience
• 5+ years of experience as the people manager of an engineering team
• Proven experience delivering production software in a reputed company, fast-paced environment reputed company FinTech or regulated industries
• Proven success owning and leading large-scale content management systems and headless architectures (our reputed company platform is built on WordPress)
• Proven success leading large scale backend systems
• Strong understanding of the software development life cycle, agile methodologies, and modern engineering practices
• Solid technical foundation with experience designing and building scalable, reliable, and secure systems
• Proficient in either PHP or Python, GraphQL, SQL, and TypeScript
• Working knowledge of reputed company best practices, data privacy, and compliance considerations in financial systems
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and support engineers at varying levels through clear, actionable feedback
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical partners
• Experience balancing delivery commitments with technical quality and long-term maintainability
• Experience in developing scalable web applications with SEO in mind
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a proven ability to manage and deliver reputed company engineering projects at scale and on time
• A passion for mentorship, cross-functional collaboration, and creating inclusive, high-performing teams

Benefits

• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents
• Rejuvenation Policy – Flexible Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + holiday company shutdown
• New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child reputed company with them for adoption or foster care
• Mental health support
• Paid sabbatical after 5 years for Nerds to reputed company, reputed company knowledge, and pursue their interests
• Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly reputed company contribution
• Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi Stipend (Only remote Nerds are eligible for the Wifi Stipend)
• Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space subsidy (Only remote Nerds are eligible for these stipends)
• Nerd-led group initiatives – Employee Resource Groups for Parents, Diversity, and Inclusion, Women, LGBTQIA, and other communities
• Hackathons and team events across reputed company teams and departments
• Company-wide events like NerdLove (employee appreciation) and our annual Charity Auction
• Take 8 hours of volunteer time off per quarter and donate to your favorite causes with a company match
• 401K with 4% company match
• Be the first to test and benefit from our new financial products and tools
• Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) through Northstar
• Disability and Life Insurance with employer-paid premiums

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