Senior Engineering Manager, SpotHero

• This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who loves going deep on technical challenges, thrives in building high-performing teams, and collaborates cross-functionally to deliver value at scale
• 7+ years of experience as a software engineer working on distributed systems in Python, Java, Kotlin, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript
• 5+ years of experience managing engineers, ideally on small, fast-moving squads
• Clear communication, a bias toward action, and the ability to navigate ambiguity
• A track record of building resilient systems and leading teams through scaling challenges
• Comfortable working in our stack or learning quickly: Java/Python/Go, React, Postgres, AWS, Kubernetes

Desirable

• SpotHero is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead one of our key squads focused on integrating operators (suppliers of parking facilities) to the rest of our platform
• You’ll manage a back-end focused engineering squad, partnering closely with Product to set direction, ship quality software, and drive team growth
• You’ll be responsible for team health, delivery, and technical quality, and you’ll be comfortable jumping into the code or managing incidents when needed
• Lead and grow a team of engineers, fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Own team execution and delivery: roadmap planning, goal setting, and shipping well-tested, usable product
• Ensure adherence to engineering best practices, including quality, observability, testing, security, and performance
• Build partnerships across Product, Data, and Ops to align on priorities and drive business outcomes
• Develop team members through mentorship, coaching, and thoughtful career conversations
• Contribute to org-wide engineering practices: on-call readiness, DORA metrics, onboarding, and more
• Tech you’ll work with:
• Backend: Java, Python, Kotlin, Postgres
• Frontend: React/Redux
• DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Prometheus, Honeycomb
• Data: Redshift, Airflow, Looker