Engineering Manager - Online Data Stores (Caching)

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Partner to deliver the vision, strategy, and adoption of current and future technologies in the space of online caching datastores.
• Build, scale, and grow a team of outstanding engineers, challenging them to bring their best selves to work every day, and deliver industry-leading results in stability, performance, and efficiency.
• Balance smart risks, investment in foundational technical work, paying off tech debt, and incremental improvements to deliver timely results across multiple critical strategies.
• Ensure the delivery of reliable, scalable, and intuitive data solutions that meet critical business needs.
• Oversee the development, deployment, and maintenance of Tier 0 systems, ensuring high availability, rapid response times, and minimal operational overhead.
• Leverage deep domain expertise in distributed systems and infrastructure to guide work across critical domains.
• Influence strategy and decision-making beyond immediate teams, driving organizational success.

Requirements

• An experienced engineering leader capable of driving a team of talented, geographically distributed engineers and building strong partnerships with peers and stakeholders.
• Proven experience in building and running extremely reliable distributed platform systems supporting high-scale and critical Tier 0 workloads, including managing a 24x7 on-call rotation and ensuring 99.95+% availability.
• Ability to facilitate technical strategy trade-offs and understand the big picture to shape product development.
• Deep expertise in platform and distributed systems, especially in supporting high-availability, high-performance systems.
• Ability to positively influence teams through curiosity and informed opinions, fostering a collaborative environment.
• Proven track record of helping teams deliver timely results on critical priorities amidst numerous demands.
• Experience in maintaining high talent density through coaching and mentoring, with exposure to growth and critical conversations.
• Experience in building and leading inclusive teams focused on diversity and retention.
• Ability to align technical initiatives with business needs and deliver high-impact results in critical areas.
• Deep domain expertise in Tier 0 products and the ability to influence strategic thinking beyond immediate teams.
• Skilled in making strategic decisions and communicating effectively with stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AWS and multi-region cache replication.
• Contributions to industry conferences or publications related to distributed systems and data stores.

Qualifications

• Educational background or experience supporting leadership in distributed systems and high-scale data stores.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits.
• Paid leave of absence programs.
• Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off; full-time salaried employees have immediate flexible time off.
• Compensation structure based on annual salary and stock options, with a market-based range of $190,000 - $920,000.