Senior Engineering Manager, Backend

We're looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead multiple engineering teams while shaping the technical direction of a major product area.

This role combines organizational leadership with deep technical judgment. You'll influence architecture, grow future engineering leaders, and drive execution across several teams.

This is not a pure management role. We expect Senior Engineering Managers to understand systems deeply enough to participate in architecture reviews, challenge technical decisions, and help teams navigate ambiguity.

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  Lead multiple engineering teams across a product area.

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  Develop Engineering Managers and technical leaders.

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  Drive execution across large cross-functional initiatives.

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  Define engineering strategy aligned with company goals.

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  Partner closely with Product, Design, Data Science, and executive leadership.

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  Improve engineering processes without adding unnecessary bureaucracy.

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  Ensure engineering investments align with long-term platform strategy.

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  Drive architectural consistency across teams.

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  Own organizational planning, staffing, hiring, and succession planning.

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  Create an environment where engineers can do their best work.

• 10+ years software engineering experience.

• 5+ years engineering management experience.

• Experience managing managers or multiple engineering teams.

• Strong background building large distributed systems.

• Demonstrated technical leadership across complex organizations.

• Proven ability to execute large, cross-functional programs.

• Excellent communication and organizational leadership.

• Experience in marketplaces, search, advertising, or machine learning.

• Experience scaling engineering organizations.

• Experience leading organizational change.

• Experience building high-performing engineering cultures.