Senior Engineering Manager, Core AI Platform
Dropbox
Senior Engineering Manager
Just Appraised
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
AWSCloudTerraform
About the role
- Lead and manage multiple engineering teams composed of Software Engineers, and Team Leads.
- Provide technical direction and mentorship, helping engineers develop strong design, coding, and problem-solving skills.
- Partner with Product and Design to define and execute roadmaps that deliver measurable business and customer outcomes.
- Drive high standards in code quality, testing, documentation, and delivery practices.
- Guide architectural decisions around scalability, performance, and maintainability across our backend and infrastructure systems.
- Contribute to technical designs and occasionally write or review code, especially for complex or high-impact projects.
- Champion continuous improvement in our engineering processes and developer experience.
- Manage team health: set clear goals, run performance reviews, and support professional development and career progression.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with hands-on experience across the stack.
- 4+ years of engineering leadership experience, including leading multiple teams or large initiatives while remaining close to the technology.
- Proven expertise in designing, building, and scaling backend services.
- Hands-on experience in cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and system reliability engineering.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A bias for action, ownership, and mentorship — you lead by example and make those around you better.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Continuous learning opportunities
- Supportive parental leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
software engineeringbackend servicescloud platformsinfrastructure-as-codeTerraformCI/CD pipelinesobservabilitymonitoringsystem reliability engineeringdesign and coding
Soft skills
leadershipmentorshipcommunicationproblem-solvingteam managementgoal settingperformance reviewsprofessional developmentcontinuous improvementcollaboration
