Engineering Manager, Inbound

The RealReal

Engineering Manager leading software engineering team for automated item identification systems at The RealReal. Collaborating across Product and AI/ML teams for high-scale digital architectures.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $194,499 - $216,109 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudElixirMySQLPostgresRubyRuby on Rails

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and mentor a high-performing team of software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and clear accountability.
Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Data Science, and AI/ML teams to build, deploy, and iterate on internal computer vision and automated item classification systems.
Own the architectural scalability and performance of backend services (Ruby on Rails, Elixir, cloud-native apps) powering our intake flow and global Item Master database.
Drive operational excellence by collaborating with hardware and vendor integration partners to orchestrate robotics and conveyance automation inside our execution facilities.
Manage agile delivery cycles using structured ceremonies, keeping the engineering backlog prioritized and closely aligned with quarterly operational OKRs.
Translate complex physical workflows into clean, reliable, and highly observable distributed software capabilities that reduce operational friction for our luxury experts.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of direct engineering management experience leading distributed software development teams in fast-paced environments.
Proven track record architecting, scaling, and operating distributed, public cloud-native systems and APIs.
Hands-on experience collaborating with Data Science or Machine Learning teams, explicitly deploying software that interacts with AI models (e.g., automated tagging, classification, or image processing).
Strong expertise in relational database systems (MySQL or PostgreSQL) optimized for complex data structures like product catalogs or item masters.
Excellent communication skills with a demonstrated ability to translate highly technical concepts to non-technical operational stakeholders and floor leaders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employee Stock Purchase Plan
401K with Company Match
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
9 Paid Company Holidays
Flexible Time Off (With Manager Approval)

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Hard Skills & Tools

Ruby on RailsElixirCloud-Native ApplicationsDistributed SystemsAPIsMySQLPostgreSQLAutomated TaggingImage ProcessingOperational OKRs

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationMentoringTeam Leadership