Engineering Manager, BuildOps

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8+ years in backend server-side development, with 2+ years as a squad lead or manager
• Expert in TypeScript/JavaScript (Node.js environment)
• Skilled in database modeling, data migration, and complex query optimization
• Experience with background processing systems (Queues, Pub/Sub, Streaming), idempotent logic, and eventually consistent processing
• Proficient with Docker; familiar with Terraform (nice to have)
• Strong experience with AWS (MySQL RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SNS, SQS, ECS)
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and scalability principles
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and testing skills (TDD and integration tests)
• Comfortable working independently or collaboratively

Desirable

• BuildOps is looking for a highly skilled Engineering Manager to help lead our key efngineering project initiatives, working in collaboration with a Product Owner
• This candidate will join a well-funded, fast-growing technology startup with the unique opportunity to help build out a critical function for the company
• Partner with Product to design and deliver high-quality solutions
• Lead and mentor engineers on sprint planning, estimations, and scope delivery
• Architect and build scalable, reliable systems for our Field Service ERP platform
• Design, develop, and maintain backend applications and data workflows
• Work with databases to model, store, retrieve data, and implement migration strategies
• Implement pub/sub workflows to decouple services and integrate with external systems
• Ensure backend processes are reliable and maintain high data integrity
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews and cross-squad collaboration
• Deep understanding of AWS services: EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, SNS, and SQS