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Hevo Data is a data infrastructure platform processing over 100 billion records monthly, enabling companies to leverage data for competitive advantage. The platform connects to modern data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks) and data lakes (Apache Iceberg), serving thousands of enterprise customers with mission-critical data pipelines.
As Engineering Manager, you will lead a high-impact engineering team building scalable, reliable, and secure platform services and database connectors. You'll own foundational systems, solve complex engineering challenges, and drive technical excellence across the organization.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading, mentoring, and inspiring a team of software engineers focused on ownership and impact
- Ensuring operational excellence through proactive monitoring, automation, and continuous improvement with strong accountability
- Driving a quality-first mindset embedded in the development lifecycle from design to deployment
- Providing technical leadership through architecture reviews, code guidance, and solving critical platform challenges
- Building and operating multi-tenant, distributed backend systems at scale
- Acting as a technical leader with demonstrated progression through Tech Lead, Staff Engineer, or Principal Engineer roles
- Championing a culture of high accountability, clear ownership, and visibility across engineering and cross-functional teams
- Collaborating deeply with Product, Program, Support, and Business functions to drive alignment and execution
- Embedding observability, reliability, security, and auditability principles into all platform aspects
- Defining and tracking data-driven KPIs for operational efficiency and team effectiveness
- Taking end-to-end ownership of product lines ensuring on-time delivery and customer success
- Contributing to team growth, hiring, and building an inclusive, learning-focused engineering environment
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in backend or systems software development
- 2+ years in a formal or informal Engineering Manager, Sr. Engineering Manager, or Tech Lead role in a fast-paced engineering environment
- Progression through senior IC roles (Tech Lead, Staff, or Principal Engineer)
- Strong experience with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and multi-tenant platforms
- Proven ability to drive cross-team collaboration with product, support, business, and program teams
- Demonstrated ability to drive accountability, set clear goals, and raise performance standards
- Expertise in system design, scalability, performance optimization, and cost control
- Proven track record of mentoring engineers, guiding architecture, and leading impactful initiatives
- Clear communicator skilled in both strategy and execution
Bonus qualifications:
- Experience with data engineering platforms, ETL systems, or database internals
- Exposure to product-driven companies in infrastructure, SaaS, or backup/data systems
- Demonstrated history of fast-tracked growth or high-visibility impact
- Led or contributed to re-architecture or greenfield systems at scale
