Sift

Software Engineering Manager, Data

Sift

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Marina del ReyCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $170,000 - $250,000 per year

Job Level

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