Manager, Software Engineering

Description

Summary: Seeking an Engineering Manager - Backend to lead and grow a team responsible for designing, building, and scaling cloud-based, data-intensive systems, balancing technical leadership, people management, and delivery ownership. Highlights: 1. Lead and grow a team of backend engineers 2. Own delivery and execution for backend services 3. Guide architecture for scalable, high-availability systems **Overview** **How You'll Make an Impact** We are looking for an Engineering Manager \- Backend to lead and grow a team of backend engineers responsible for designing, building, and scaling cloud\-based, data\-intensive systems. Reporting to senior engineering leadership, you will balance technical leadership, people management, and delivery ownership, ensuring the team delivers high\-quality, scalable backend services while continuously improving engineering practices. This role is ideal for a strong backend engineer who has transitioned (or is transitioning) into people leadership and thrives in environments handling large\-scale data and distributed systems. **Responsibilities** **What You'll Achieve** * Lead, mentor, and develop a team of backend engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement. * Own delivery and execution for your team, ensuring backend services are designed, built, tested, and supported to meet business and reliability goals. * Guide architecture and technical decisions for scalable, high\-availability backend systems and RESTful APIs running in the cloud. * Partner with Product, Architecture, and other Engineering teams to translate business requirements into clear technical plans and priorities. * Ensure best practices in code quality, testing, observability, security, and performance across backend services. * Drive the development of independent, scalable services for processing large volumes of data (ETL pipelines, data services). * Support agile ways of working, including planning, estimation, backlog prioritization, and continuous delivery. * Contribute technically when needed through design reviews, technical guidance, and hands\-on problem solving. **Qualifications** **Who You Are** * **What you'll bring with you:** + Strong experience in backend engineering, with proficiency in at least one backend language (preferably Go or Node.js). + Solid background designing and operating REST APIs, distributed systems, and data\-intensive services. + Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases and processing large volumes of data. + Hands\-on experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and cloud\-native architectures. + Knowledge of Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (preferably Terraform). + Familiarity with testing frameworks, observability, and monitoring tools. + Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments. + Previous experience as a technical lead, team lead, or engineering manager, with proven ability to mentor and grow engineers. + Comfortable working in a Linux\-based development environment. * **Why you might stand out from other talent:** + Experience with Kubernetes and service orchestration at scale. + Background in big data platforms or high\-throughput data processing systems. + Experience leading teams through system modernization or scaling initiatives. Click here to view how Epsilon transforms marketing with 1 View, 1 Vision, 1 Voice. **Additional Information** **When You Join Us, We'll Create Something EPIC Together** Epsilon is a global data, technology and services company that powers the marketing and advertising ecosystem. For decades, we've provided marketers from the world's leading brands the data, technology and services they need to engage consumers with 1 View, 1 Vision and 1 Voice. 1 View of their universe of potential buyers. 1 Vision for engaging each individual. And 1 Voice to harmonize engagement across paid, owned and earned channels. Epsilon's comprehensive portfolio of capabilities across our suite of digital media, messaging and loyalty solutions bridge the divide between marketing and advertising technology. We process 400\+ billion consumer actions each day using advanced AI and hold many patents of proprietary technology, including real\-time modeling languages and consumer privacy advancements. Thanks to the work of every employee, Epsilon has been consistently recognized as industry\-leading by Forrester, Adweek and the MRC. Epsilon is a global company with more than 9,000 employees around the world. Our pillars aren't just words. They're how we show up every day. * **People centricity:** We focus on employee well\-being in an environment where colleagues truly care about each other. * **Collaboration:** We work together, support one another, and collectively achieve goals. * **Growth:** There are endless opportunities for growth through learning, development and career advancement. * **Innovation:** We drive progress through cutting\-edge solutions and forward\-thinking approaches. * **Flexibility:** We've created a balance between work and personal life, and we encourage adaptability to solve problems creatively. Our values guide us to create value for our clients, our people and consumers. * Act with integrity * Work together to win together * Innovate with purpose * Respect all voices * Empower with accountability These pillars and values are our foundation\-shaping our culture, guiding our decisions, and uniting us in common purpose. **Because You Matter** As an Epsilon employee, you deserve perks and benefits that put you, your family and your finances first. Our benefits encompass a wide range of offerings, including but not limited to the following: * **Time to Recharge:** 15 days of holidays, LATAM rest week at the end of the year, flex\-Fridays (working until noon every other week) * **Family Well\-Being:** Parental/new child benefits * **Extra Perks:** Hybrid work scheme, medical insurance, language training (English and/or Portuguese), professional development, employee recognition, health awareness benefits, home internet fee. \#LI\-DNI