
Software Engineering Manager, Data
Sift
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Marina del Rey • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $170,000 - $250,000 per year
About the role
- Manage and build a team of high-performing engineers, provide mentorship and guidance to accelerate their growth.
- Collaborate with our Product and our Go-To-Market teams to define technical roadmaps.
- Ensure the team delivers best-in-class results at high velocity while continuously raising the bar for quality and performance.
- Establish and refine engineering processes, agile rituals and use of AI to accelerate development and expand our core capabilities.
- Actively engage the architecture and codebase, contribute to high-impact features and help resolve critical technical challenges.
Requirements
- 7+ years in software engineering with 2+ years in a people management role.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a related field.
- Strong experience with distributed systems and web applications using Go, Rust, or Python.
- Experience with in-stream processing (Apache Kafka, Flink, Beam).
- Familiarity with specialized databases like PostgreSQL, Druid, Pinot, or Timescale.
- Expertise in data exploration tools such as Grafana or Jupyter Notebooks.
- Proven ability to guide teams through ambiguity and a track record of being a "force multiplier" for engineering talent.
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- equity ownership
- 401(k)
- full medical/dental/vision coverage
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringpeople managementdistributed systemsweb applicationsGoRustPythonin-stream processingApache KafkaPostgreSQL
Soft Skills
mentorshipguidancecollaborationquality assuranceperformance improvementprocess establishmentagile methodologiesproblem-solvingteam leadershipforce multiplier
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in STEMBachelor’s degree in related field