Engineering Manager

Energy Innovation Corp; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Job summary

Anthem in Sunnyvale seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a freelance engineering effort delivering high-throughput systems. Read the Git traces, pair with analysts, and drive incremental improvements across our Sunnyvale platform.

You'll bring strong MySQL performance experience, TypeScript skills, and a track record of mentoring teams under real-world traffic. This role values ownership, collaboration, and a Growth Mindset as we scale.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of real-world engineering leadership experience.
• Experience delivering high-throughput backend systems.
• Strong MySQL query tuning and schema design skills.

Responsibilities

• Read stack traces and trace bugs to root cause.
• Pair with analysts to align MySQL models with real behavior.
• Ship incremental improvements to Anthem's Sunnyvale platform regularly.
• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput workloads.
• Keep backward-compatible schemas during upgrades.

Skills

Engineering leadership

MySQL performance

TypeScript

Git debugging

Problem solving

Mentorship

Tools

Git

MySQL

SQL

Job description

Pour MongoDB and Java into work that survives contact with real traffic, and you'll fit right in as our Engineering Manager in Sunnyvale. This freelance job in CA answers 6 years of effort with $180,000 - $275,000 and answers ambition with a clear way up.

Key Responsibilities

• Read the Git stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Pair with technology analysts so Anthem's MySQL models match real behavior
• Ship incremental improvements to Anthem's Sunnyvale platform on a regular cadence
• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput Anthem workloads
• Keep Growth Mindset schemas backward-compatible so Anthem never forces a breaking upgrade

What You'll Bring

• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated knack for making the spirited-and-grounded feel manageable
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Cross-functional ease, from Strategic Planning engineers to Java marketers
• Practical MySQL skills sharpened in a freelance setting
• Judgment seasoned by at least 7 years of real consequences
• A collaborator who makes the manager review feel less like an exam

Anthem began as a side project in Sunnyvale and grew into the mission-soaked platform thousands of technology users now rely on. Our Sunnyvale office prizes the quiet contributor who makes everyone around them measurably better.

Our Anthem offer leans on substance: $180,000 - $275,000, mentorship, benefits, and a flexible schedule that respects Sunnyvale life.

The req cycled to active again moments ago for the Sunnyvale office.

Reach out, walk us through your TypeScript, and let's see if Anthem is your next stop.