Engineering Manager, Search Platform

ezCater

Engineering Manager leading the search platform team for ezCater, enhancing restaurant discovery and customer experience. Technical management role overseeing architecture, delivery, and operational maturity.

Posted 7/6/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $195,000 - $255,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ElasticSearchGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead delivery and technical quality across query serving, indexing, availability, and APIs
Set technical direction for the search stack, including architecture and ranking strategy
Own the freshness and correctness of the index and availability domain
Review designs, challenge assumptions, and help de-risk architecture
Build a culture of measurement, experimentation, and continuous improvement
Coach, develop, and grow engineers through direct feedback
Prioritize ruthlessly and sequence work to improve execution
Partner closely with product, data, AI/ML, and platform engineering

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software engineering experience
Experience leading teams or serving as a technical lead
Engineering management experience, with a track record of hiring and developing engineers
Deep technical credibility in search or retrieval systems like Vespa, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, or Solr
Strong backend depth in distributed, event-driven systems; Go experience is preferred
Experience with indexing pipelines, document models, and event-streaming patterns
Strong instincts for relevance and ranking, translating product goals into technical decisions
Experience with observability, production operations, and safe rollouts

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health/dental/FSA
401K with ezCater match
Flexible PTO
12 paid holidays
Stock options
Long-term disability insurance
Mental health and family planning resources
Employee meal program

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Hard Skills & Tools

Software EngineeringSearch SystemsIndexing PipelinesEvent-Driven SystemsRanking StrategyDocument ModelsVespaElasticsearchOpenSearchSolr

Soft Skills

CoachingFeedbackPrioritizationCollaboration