Lead the Platform team at Cardata, overseeing core platform redevelopment, mentoring engineers, managing architecture, and ensuring quality through project execution and feedback.
As an Engineering Manager for the Platform team at Cardata, you’ll lead a team re-building our core platform from the ground up. We are looking for a hands-on leader who thrives in a startup environment, balancing technical contribution with strategic and effective delegation.
What You'll Do
- Lead and mentor a high performing engineering team, facilitating career development conversations, conducting regular performance evaluation and providing on-going feedback
- Evaluate and own the platform architecture and develop strategic roadmap for feature development and scalability
- Be hands on in the development while ensuring efficient project execution and roadmap progress.
- Establish best practices for security, documentation,and scalability
- Conduct code reviews to uphold quality and industry standards.
- Partner with the Lead Product Manager and key stakeholders to prioritize work based on business objectives, customer feedback, and technical requirements.
- Monitor KPI’s, leveraging insights to drive continuous improvement.
- Partner with stakeholders to understand user feedback, address bugs and enhance product values.
- Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams driving trust and transparency
What You'll Bring
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering with 2+ years in a leadership role
- Proficiency with Typescript, React, PostgreSQL, NodeJS, NestJS and NextJS
- Understanding of Clean Code Principles, testing, and building with quality
- Experience with logging and monitoring platforms such as Datadog
- Excellent leadership, communication and collaboration skills
- Proven ability to manage teams, align with business goals, and maintain clear documentation
- Growth mindset with a commitment to continuous learning and improvement
- Nice to have: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Apply by 9am (ET) on May 1st
Top Skills
Datadog
Nestjs
Nextjs
Node.js
Postgres
React
Typescript
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