Engineering Manager

About the company

Our client is a technology company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Oversee a group of software developers responsible for live systems, developing them into self-directed owners of their areas. Set technical direction and ownership boundaries, turn product and system signals into a prioritized plan, and stay close to design reviews, debugging and incident response. Hands-on use of modern AI coding tools is part of the job.

What you'll do

- Hire, onboard, coach and grow engineers into independent owners.

- Set ownership boundaries and technical direction across the systems the team runs, including handoffs between components.

- Convert usage, quality, system health and capacity signals into a sequenced plan with clear acceptance criteria.

- Review key designs and code changes, and lead debugging, technical decisions and incident response.

- Use AI coding tools yourself and guide engineers in scoping, reviewing and verifying their AI-assisted work.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- Two or more years of people leadership over developers who ship software into live environments.

- Strong system design and architecture skill, turning business needs into scalable technical solutions.

- Experience hiring, coaching and growing senior engineers into broader owners.

- At least 1 year at a high-growth startup or an AI-forward company.

- Track record shipping complex platforms, whether data-heavy, machine-learning driven, infrastructure or enterprise connectivity work.

- Daily, hands-on use of frontier AI tools in your workflow.

- At least one signal of excellence, such as a top school or a top employer.

- BS in computer science or a STEM-related field.

Bonus points

- Experience with Python and AWS.

- Background in resilient batch processing, including partial reruns and tracking where data originated.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: $230K - $300K

- Equity

- Health, dental and vision coverage

- Flexible time off

Location and work model

- Brooklyn, NY, United States

- On-site, 5 days in-office

- Full-time