Engineering Manager – Infra, Systems

Convex

Engineering Manager leading infra team at Convex to build and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. Collaborating with CTO and helping grow engineering talent in-office.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $280,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing and growing engineering teams while maintaining a hands-on approach to architecture and code quality. Proficient in distributed systems and infrastructure management, with a focus on performance and reliability.

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Distributed Systems ExpertiseTeam Building and GrowthSystems JudgmentHigh Quality Code WritingCloud Infrastructure Management

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Hard Skills

Distributed SystemsInfrastructure ManagementCode ReviewArchitecture DecisionsPerformance ImprovementReliability EngineeringRust Programming

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipEffective CommunicationFeedback DeliveryProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

Cloud Infrastructure

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Engineering StandardsFast-Moving EnvironmentsTechnical Direction

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and grow the Infra team, giving engineers real ownership of hard problems and holding them to a high bar.
Work closely with our CTO to align the team on priorities and make sure we're working on the right things at the right time.
Stay hands-on technically, contributing to architecture decisions, code review, and technical direction.
Design, build, and maintain Convex's global cloud infrastructure alongside the team.
Investigate and improve the performance and reliability of our systems.
Help establish technical direction and engineering standards as Convex grows.
Give direct feedback and have hard conversations when they're needed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep knowledge of distributed systems and operating infrastructure at scale
A track record of growing engineers and building strong teams
Strong systems judgment: understanding tradeoffs and knowing when to keep systems simple versus when to invest in complexity
Experience working in fast-moving environments where requirements shift and many of the hardest problems are not fully specified upfront
Interest in working in-person at Convex's office in SF
Ability to write high quality code (knowledge of Rust is a plus, but you'll figure it out)

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