Engineering Manager, Platform
Cardata
Software Engineering
Remote
Posted on Mar 7, 2025
As an Engineering Manager for the Platform team at Cardata, you’ll lead a team re-building our core platform from the ground up. We are looking for a hands-on leader who thrives in a startup environment, balancing technical contribution with strategic and effective delegation.
What You'll Do
- 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
What You'll Bring
- 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
- Nice to have: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field