Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Cardata's Platform team as an Engineering Manager to lead the rebuilding of our core platform. This hands-on leadership role requires balancing technical contributions with strategic delegation in a startup environment. You will mentor a high-performing engineering team, own platform architecture, and develop strategic roadmaps. Responsibilities include hands-on development, establishing best practices, conducting code reviews, and partnering with stakeholders to prioritize work and monitor KPIs. Success requires strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, along with proven team management experience.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering with 2+ years in a leadership role
• Proficiency with Typescript, React, PostgreSQL, NodeJS, NestJS and NextJS
• Understanding of Clean Code Principles, testing, and building with quality
• Experience with logging and monitoring platforms such as Datadog
• Excellent leadership, communication and collaboration skills
• Proven ability to manage teams, align with business goals, and maintain clear documentation
• Growth mindset with a commitment to continuous learning and improvement

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high performing engineering team, facilitating career development conversations, conducting regular performance evaluation and providing on-going feedback
• Evaluate and own the platform architecture and develop strategic roadmap for feature development and scalability
• Be hands on in the development while ensuring efficient project execution and roadmap progress
• Establish best practices for security, documentation,and scalability
• Conduct code reviews to uphold quality and industry standards
• Partner with the Lead Product Manager and key stakeholders to prioritize work based on business objectives, customer feedback, and technical requirements
• Monitor KPI’s, leveraging insights to drive continuous improvement
• Partner with stakeholders to understand user feedback, address bugs and enhance product values
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams driving trust and transparency

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field