Engineering Manager – Tradeify Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North America.

📋 Description

• Recruit, onboard, and develop a team of backend and full-stack engineers.

• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, establish clear objectives, and offer constructive feedback.

• Manage team performance, including calibration processes and challenging discussions.

• Collaborate with Product to define and prioritize platform and integration initiatives.

• Provide guidance on architectural decisions for scalable APIs, backend services, and microservices that support third-party trading platform integrations.

• Review pull requests, contribute to design documentation, and assist engineers in overcoming difficult challenges.

• Take ownership of delivery through sprint planning, progress monitoring, and making realistic commitments to a live production environment.

• Enhance code quality, testing standards, and CI/CD methodologies.

• Ensure production reliability and observability, and lead incident response efforts.

• Contribute to the development of engineering standards and recruitment practices at Tradeify.

• Influence how the wider engineering team hires, integrates, and operates.

• Represent platform initiatives, constraints, and technical debt considerations in cross-functional planning.

• Report directly to the CTO.

• Collaborate with Product, Data, and other Engineering teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Previous experience in managing or leading engineering teams, along with hands-on engineering expertise.

• Background in full-stack or backend engineering.

• Proficiency with React, Next.js, or Vue in frontend development.

• Experience with Python, Node.js, C#, or Go in backend development.

• Familiarity with REST APIs, WebSocket services, and third-party platform integrations.

• Knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, or MongoDB.

• Experience in operating production systems on AWS, GCP, or Azure with Docker/Kubernetes.

• Ability to manage and scale distributed systems that are already in production and support high loads.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the capacity to engage with non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience in fintech, trading, or cryptocurrency sectors.

• Familiarity with real-time systems and event-driven architectures utilizing Kafka, NATS, or Pulsar.

• Exposure to TimescaleDB or ClickHouse.

• Experience in managing platform or infrastructure teams that support other internal product teams.

• Experience overseeing teams that utilize AI-assisted development tools on a daily basis.

• Must be available to work flexible hours to facilitate collaboration across time zones, including the U.S., if necessary.

• Work authorization and visa sponsorship status must be disclosed.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary.

• Performance bonuses.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• A high-performance culture that values ownership, curiosity, and results.