Engineering Manager (Data Platforms)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Data Platforms): Leading the Events Analytics Platform team to build and scale high-volume telemetry and event data systems with an accent on analytical storage, query optimization, and AI integration. Focus on designing distributed systems at massive scale, driving architectural evolution, and mentoring engineers.

Location: Not explicitly stated; however, US-based benefits and legal compliance are mentioned

Salary: $220,000 – $300,000

Company

hirify.global is an application monitoring standard helping developers fix errors and performance issues using an AI-native approach.

What you will do

• Lead and grow a team of engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and inclusion.
• Define the technical and strategic direction for the Events Analytics Platform (EAP), balancing stability with architectural evolution.
• Drive development of core EAP features, including storage and compute separation and complex analytical queries.
• Ensure the platform supports the workload demands of AI agents and MCP servers to unlock new AI capabilities.
• Unify all event data into EAP to enable fast, complex cross-event querying at scale.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering, Streaming, Production Engineering, Security, and Compliance teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years of industry experience in software engineering.
• 4+ years of people management experience, including career development and performance management.
• Strong technical background in data platforms, storage systems, or analytical backends (e.g., ClickHouse, Pinot, Druid).
• Experience with distributed systems, query optimization, and scaling data-intensive workloads.
• Excellent communication skills for articulating technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Must be eligible for US-based employment and benefits.

Nice to have

• Proficiency with Python, Rust, or similar programming languages.
• Familiarity with observability, developer tools, or event-driven systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefit plans including group health insurance.
• Participation in incentive compensation and equity grants.
• Paid time off and a commitment to an inclusive, diverse work environment.
• Work within an open-source company culture dedicated to making software accessible.