Senior Manager, Engineering – Nova

Iterable

Senior Engineering Manager leading teams that build agentic AI experiences for Iterable’s customer engagement platform. Defining architecture, roadmaps, and enterprise-scale engineering practices.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeRemote • California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $189,500 - $290,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading and scaling engineering teams while driving the technical architecture of AI-enabled products. Proficient in integrating complex AI capabilities into production systems and aligning cross-functional teams to deliver scalable user experiences.

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8+ Years Software Development Experience5+ Years Engineering Team ManagementSaaS System ScalingAI/ML Integration ExperienceExecutive Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Application EngineeringPlatform EngineeringSystem DesignAPI DevelopmentDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentFrontend DevelopmentTechnical ArchitectureCode Quality StandardsIterative Delivery

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCollaborationStrategic DirectionCommunication

Tools & Technologies

MastraLangChainAI Product ExperiencesDecisioning EnginesRules EnginesReal-Time Personalization Systems

Industry Keywords

AI-Enabled ProductsSaaS EnvironmentEngineering PracticesCross-Functional InitiativesRemote-First Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and scale multiple engineering teams or a large, multi-disciplinary pod building agentic and AI-enabled product experiences
Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science leadership to define the technical roadmap and prioritize initiatives
Translate AI capabilities into scalable, user-facing experiences
Drive the technical architecture and design of agent workflows, orchestration logic, and application integrations
Establish standards for reliable, observable, secure, enterprise-scale AI-powered features
Lead complex cross-functional initiatives while balancing product delivery with long-term technical direction
Champion engineering practices for code quality, system resilience, testing, and iterative delivery
Coach, mentor, and sponsor senior engineers, technical leads, and potentially engineering managers
Collaborate with principal engineers, data teams, and platform architecture groups on interfaces and dependencies
Drive hiring, headcount planning, and onboarding strategies as the AI engineering organization scales

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 8+ years of hands-on software development experience
At least 5+ years of experience managing, scaling, and leading software engineering teams
Strong application or platform engineering background
Proven track record scaling systems in a SaaS environment
Experience integrating complex AI or ML capabilities into production systems
Expertise aligning product, platform, and data science teams
Technical judgment across system design, APIs, distributed systems, and developer workflows
Experience overseeing engineering work across modern backend and frontend stacks
Ability to define strategic direction, make pragmatic trade-offs, and drive execution across concurrent initiatives
Excellent executive communication skills
Bonus: experience managing engineering managers or multiple autonomous squads
Bonus: experience with agentic, LLM-powered, or generative AI product experiences
Bonus: familiarity with Mastra, LangChain, or similar orchestration tools
Bonus: leadership experience with decisioning engines, rules engines, or real-time personalization systems
Bonus: collaboration with Data Science and ML teams on production integrations and model deployment pipelines
Bonus: marketing technology or customer engagement platform background
Bonus: experience scaling engineering teams and systems in remote-first or distributed environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salaries
Meaningful equity
401(k) plan
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Community Impact Days (additional paid holidays)
Fertility & Adoption Assistance
Paid Sabbatical
Flexible PTO
Monthly Employee Wellness allowance
Monthly Professional Development allowance
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Complete laptop workstation
Variable pay (where applicable)
Health & fitness stipends
Learning & development stipends