Engineering Manager, API

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the strategy and architecture of our TypeScript-based API infrastructure, focusing on code quality, maintainability, and scalability as we expand.

• Take ownership of the public API domain from start to finish, overseeing technical architecture and revenue growth, while ensuring it remains a high-quality platform that developers appreciate.

• Oversee our data and analytics infrastructure, guaranteeing data integrity, security, and accessibility for teams throughout the organization.

• Direct and develop a team of 4-6 platform engineers, promoting a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and ongoing improvement.

• Collaborate with Product Engineering teams to facilitate the launch of new features, providing platform support and ensuring seamless integration between frontend and backend functionalities.

• Manage essential data pipelines and metrics that influence business decisions across Finance (cost-of-sales, revenue attribution), Support (usage analytics, error tracking), and Product (feature adoption, performance metrics).

• Work cross-functionally with leadership to establish priorities, communicate progress, and align platform investments with business objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in an engineering manager or team lead position, with a proven history of building and scaling high-performing teams.

• At least 5 years of hands-on engineering experience, with particular expertise in operating TypeScript services in cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure).

• Strong product sensibility and business insight – you recognize how technical decisions influence revenue, customer satisfaction, and company metrics.

• Experience managing revenue-generating platforms or products, with knowledge of API economics, usage-based pricing, and developer experience.

• A solid grounding in data engineering and analytics, including familiarity with metrics pipelines, data modeling, and business intelligence tools.

• Expertise in database management, particularly in handling production databases at scale, data migrations, and assuring data integrity.

• Exceptional cross-functional communication abilities – you can translate technical ideas for business teams, articulate business constraints to engineers, and foster consensus among diverse stakeholders.

• Comfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration – you can make informed trade-offs between perfection and practicality in a fast-paced startup setting.

• An empathetic and inclusive leadership style that empowers engineers to perform at their best.

🏝️ Benefits

• Runway is dedicated to attracting and retaining outstanding talent from varied backgrounds while ensuring pay equity within our team. Our salary ranges are informed by competitive market rates suitable for our size, stage, and industry, with salary being just one component of the comprehensive compensation package we offer.

• Several factors influence salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level, and qualifications assessed during the interview process, as well as maintaining internal equity with peers on the team.

• The range provided below reflects a general expectation for the role as listed, but we are also open to considering candidates who may have more or less experience than specified in the job description.

• Finally, the stated range represents the expected salary for candidates within the U.S. For candidates outside these regions, there may be adjustments to the range, which will be communicated accordingly.