Senior Engineering Manager

About the company Our client is a fast-growing software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Manage a backend engineering group while staying close to the technical work, splitting time between coaching people and shaping system design. Set the direction for server-side services and work with colleagues in product, data, infrastructure and front-end functions. What you'll do - Lead, coach and grow a group of backend engineers. - Run planning, prioritization and delivery with a focus on dependable, scalable systems. - Set the technical direction for backend services and interfaces so they remain secure, fast and easy to maintain. - Turn product needs into sound backend designs alongside product and front-end partners. - Work with data scientists to deploy models and connect decisioning logic into services and workflows. - Partner with infrastructure engineers on reliability, monitoring and developer tooling. - Guide architecture choices and the long-term evolution of the platform. - Set expectations for code quality, testing and operational discipline. - Take part in incident response and make sure services meet agreed performance commitments. - Recruit, mentor and develop engineers while keeping hiring standards high. - Encourage a culture of ownership, accountability and steady improvement. - Step in on code and technical problem-solving when the team needs it. Requirements What we're looking for - A strong engineering background with hands-on experience building customer-facing, API-based business software at scale. - Capacity to lead a large team that includes senior technical staff, spending about half your time on people management and half on technical work such as reviews and design. - Several years of experience as an engineering manager for backend or platform teams, including setting strategy and roadmaps. - A record of taking on difficult problems and growing teams and systems in early-stage or scaling companies. - Excellent communication, with the ability to discuss technical topics in depth and explain them plainly to non-technical colleagues. - A steady career history, with roles typically lasting around 2.5 years or longer. - Comfort with Golang or Python and a relational database such as PostgreSQL. Bonus points - Experience in companies where data is the main offering. - Background in financial technology. - Exposure to security or fraud prevention products. - Prior experience as a founder or senior technology leader in a small organization. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 200,000 to 260,000 per year - Equity - Health insurance for you and your dependents - Retirement plan with employer match - Flexible paid time off Location and work model - Remote (US) - Full-time