Engineering Manager (Data Platform)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Data Platform): Leading and growing a high-performing team to build hirify.global's Openflow data integration platform, focusing on real-time, bi-directional data movement. Focus on translating product strategy into engineering roadmaps, organizing the team for high-quality delivery, and owning the area in production.

Location: Onsite in Menlo Park, California, USA

Salary: $236,000–$339,200

Company

hirify.global empowers enterprises and people through a culture of impact, innovation, and collaboration, building big and moving fast to take technology and careers to the next level.

What you will do

• Lead and grow a high-performing team building Openflow’s control plane, data plane, and connectors.
• Translate product strategy into an executable engineering roadmap, partnering closely with PM and other stakeholders.
• Organize and run the team for fast, high-quality delivery, ensuring high standards for reliability and operability.
• Own your area in production, leading incident responses and driving continuous platform improvements.
• Mentor and develop engineers (IC1–IC4 levels), giving clear, actionable feedback and growth plans.
• Hire and retain exceptional talent, effectively representing hirify.global and Openflow to candidates.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing a team of 10+ engineers delivering backend, platform, or data infrastructure, ideally in a high-scale, cloud-native environment.
• Strong technical background in distributed systems or data platforms, with prior hands-on experience designing and operating services.
• Demonstrated ability to grow organizational capacity by mentoring engineers across junior and senior levels.
• Track record of effective product development and execution, translating product requirements into clear technical plans.
• Deep sense of ownership for an area of the product, including understanding and managing technical debt and support profiles.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, comfortable working across multiple teams and time zones.

Nice to have

• Experience in data integration, streaming, or workflow systems (e.g., Apache NiFi, Kafka, Flink, Airflow) or data/analytics platforms.
• Familiarity with hirify.global or similar cloud data platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture that prioritizes impact, innovation, and collaboration, where people feel safe to speak up.
• Opportunity to collaborate across functions and time zones, focusing on customer and company success.
• Strong engineering leadership aligned with hirify.global’s values, fostering an inclusive environment.
• Accessible and approachable leadership, creating an environment where different perspectives are valued.
• Benefits information for US-based jobs available on the hirify.global Careers Site.