Staff Engineering Manager

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

📋 Description

• Lead a team of 6-10 engineers, overseeing comprehensive technical execution.

• Propel the technical vision and strategy across distributed systems.

• Provide mentorship to junior and senior engineers, cultivating a culture of technical excellence.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on technical solutions.

• Guarantee secure coding practices and maintain platform reliability.

• Take ownership of the architecture for large-scale systems and make pivotal technical decisions.

• Convert railroad business requirements into scalable digital solutions.

• Establish engineering best practices, observability, and manage technical debt.

• Exhibit operational excellence by monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues, which includes participation in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Authorized to work in the US.

• At least 9 years of experience in software engineering and/or management.

• A minimum of 6 years' experience as an engineer.

• Over 6 years of programming experience in at least one modern language (e.g., Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, etc.).

• Experience with distributed systems and technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, API gateways, SQL/NoSQL/Graph databases, caching systems, and serverless platforms.

• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and DevOps practices.

• Experience in building enterprise products using open-source platform and infrastructure technologies.

• Familiarity with observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).

• Knowledge of secure coding practices and platform security principles.

• Ability to work within cross-functional teams and effectively communicate with stakeholders.

• Experience in participating in design reviews, incident retrospectives, or RFC processes.

• Proven ability to learn new technical concepts and adapt swiftly.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience in leading multiple teams and delivering cross-organizational platforms and products.

🏝️ Benefits

• An industry-leading 401(k) and a prestigious Railroad Retirement program.

• A variety of comprehensive health care options for you and your dependents (including domestic partners), encompassing medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, mental health, cancer support, and high-quality care network options.

• Health care spending accounts (HSA) with employer contributions, along with life and disability insurance provided at no cost.

• Family benefits including parental leave, pediatric and family building support, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and a dependent care spending account (with employer match).

• Access to discounts on travel, gym memberships, counseling services, and wellness support.

• Annual bonus (Incentive Compensation Program).

• Generous leave/time off policies.