Engineering Manager, Platform

Forage

full-time

Posted on: 9/30/2025

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $160,000 - $190,000 per year

JuniorMid-Level

Distributed Systems

About the role

Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing platform engineering team.
Drive execution, capacity planning, and delivery for platform initiatives.
Implement and improve processes for project tracking, quality, and team productivity.
Partner with recruiting to scale the team thoughtfully.
Provide technical direction for the platform roadmap, ensuring alignment with company and product goals.
Lead architectural discussions and ensure best practices around scalability, reliability, and performance.
Collaborate closely with Product, Security, and other Engineering teams to ensure our platform unlocks velocity across the company.
Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term technical investments.
Work closely with the Director of Engineering to define team priorities and success metrics.
Communicate progress, challenges, and outcomes to leadership and the broader company.

2+ years of engineering management experience, ideally leading platform, infrastructure, or core services teams.
Strong technical background in building distributed systems, APIs, or core platform services.
Proven ability to manage team operations—capacity planning, process improvements, and delivery tracking.
Skilled in mentoring engineers and fostering a healthy team culture.
Excellent communicator who can bridge technical and business perspectives.
Startup mindset: you’re resourceful, adaptable, and thrive in fast-moving environments.
Experience with payments, fintech, or other API-driven products (bonus).
Prior experience at an early-stage, high-growth startup (bonus).
Hands-on coding experience (we don’t expect you to code daily, but a technical foundation is key) (bonus).
Applicants must have work authorization that does not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

Compensation: $160k-190k USD base + equity + benefits
Meaningful work that makes a positive impact on our society.
100% of Medical, Dental and Vision premium coverage for yourself and dependents.
Enjoy regular team lunches at our San Francisco, fostering collaboration and connection over great food.
A fun and caring environment that prioritizes transparency, growth, and ownership.
A talented, diverse, high-achieving, and humble team with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

engineering managementdistributed systemsAPIsplatform servicescapacity planningprocess improvementsdelivery trackinghands-on coding

mentoringteam culturecommunicationresourcefulnessadaptability