TL;DR

Senior Engineering Manager (Data Platforms, APIs): Leading the Platform and Data group within Bob Finance, building and scaling systems for financial planning and analytics capabilities with an accent on data ingestion, modeling engines, and developer experience. Focus on defining technical vision, driving platform reliability, and evolving data & infrastructure architecture for a secure and efficient ecosystem.

Location: Remote across the U.S. and Canada, with the option for a hybrid model in the New York Metro Area (2-3 days a week in office). Candidates must be physically located in EST.

Salary: $195,500 - $265,405 USD per year.

Company

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What you will do

Define and execute the technical vision for the Platform and Data group, ensuring Bob Finance scales efficiently and collaborating cross-functionally.
Lead and mentor multiple team leaders and tech leads, fostering growth, accountability, and technical excellence.
Drive platform reliability and performance, owning authentication, authorization, and permission management for Bob Finance.
Own the evolution of the Data & Infrastructure architecture, including robust schema evolution management and ETL pipeline simplification.
Shape and grow the group by defining structure, recruiting top talent, and championing engineering excellence, developer velocity, and system stability.

Requirements

Physically located in EST.
2+ years as a Group Lead or Senior Engineering Manager leading multiple teams and managers in a fast-paced SaaS or platform company.
10+ years of hands-on engineering experience, ideally spanning data infrastructure, backend services, and distributed systems.
Proven success building and scaling data-heavy systems using PostgreSQL, SingleStore, Snowflake, AWS, and Kafka.
Experience designing and managing APIs across services or third-party integrations with strong attention to reliability and secure data flow.
A strategic mindset, excellent people leadership skills, and the ability to drive alignment across distributed, global teams.

Nice to have

Experience with Python, C#, .NET Core, or Java and modern cloud-native frameworks.
Curiosity for AI-driven development, observability tooling, or agentic application frameworks.
Background managing offshore or multi-geo engineering teams.
Passion for data systems, developer velocity, and architectural evolution.

Culture & Benefits

Competitive compensation, benefits, pre-IPO equity, and stock options in a high-growth unicorn startup.
100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k) with a 3% company match from Day 1.
Hybrid working model for NY metro area (2-3 days in office), work-from-home allowance, and temporary global remote work up to 2 months.
Wellness benefits including Headspace subscription, two social impact days, and Bob balance days (4 additional long weekends).
Employee referral program ($2,500 bonus), fun and frequent social events, and birthday day off.