AI Memory Platform Engineering Manager

Socket.dev; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 203,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead the AgentCore Memory team, building globally distributed, high-throughput services with secure, scalable memory at scale. You will hire, coach, and grow engineers, drive the technical roadmap, and partner with product, science, and other engineering teams to deliver impactful features.

You will guide multiple AWS-region operations, ensure reliability and security, and foster an inclusive high-performance culture across the organization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of engineering experience.
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services.
• 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle.
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++.
• 1+ years of service-oriented architecture experience.
• 1+ years of distributed programming experience.
• 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of software development engineers, owning hiring, performance management, and career development.
• Own the delivery of a globally distributed, high-throughput service spanning control plane, data plane, and real-time ingestion pipelines, from design through deployment and operations.
• Partner with product managers, applied scientists, and cross‑functional engineering teams to define the roadmap and translate customer needs into technical plans and prioritized deliverables.
• Drive operational excellence across multiple AWS regions, holding the team accountable for availability, latency, security, and leading on‑call and incident response practices.
• Set and uphold a high bar for engineering quality through design reviews, code reviews, testing strategy, and sound architectural decisions.
• Manage dependencies and communicate status, risks, and trade‑offs to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative team culture where engineers do their best work.

Skills

engineering team management

software engineering leadership

distributed systems experience

technical leadership

leadership and project management

Java

C++

C#

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Java

C++

C#

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead the AgentCore Memory team, building globally distributed, high-throughput services with secure, scalable memory at scale. You will hire, coach, and grow engineers, drive the technical roadmap, and partner with product, science, and other engineering teams to deliver impactful features.

You will guide multiple AWS-region operations, ensure reliability and security, and foster an inclusive high-performance culture across the organization.