Engineering Manager

Weekday AI (YC W21); United States; On-site; USD 162,750 - 325,500; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the design and delivery of large-scale backend and distributed systems. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience, strong hands-on technical skills, and a passion for mentoring engineers. This role offers a competitive salary range of Rs 15000000 - Rs 30000000 per annum, with a focus on ensuring high-performance architecture and delivering scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building backend or distributed systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Flink.
• Advanced programming expertise in Java.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of large-scale backend and distributed systems.
• Mentor engineers and drive technical direction.
• Ensure high-performance architecture and successful execution of data platforms.

Skills

Java

Apache Flink

Rust

Distributed Systems Architecture

Streaming Data Platforms

Job description

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 15000000 - Rs 30000000 (ie INR 150-300 LPA)

Min Experience: 8 years

Location: United States

JobType: full-time

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the design and delivery of large-scale backend and distributed systems. This role combines deep technical expertise with people leadership, ensuring high-performance architecture, strong engineering standards, and successful execution of complex, real-time data platforms.

The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on experience in distributed systems while mentoring engineers, driving technical direction, and delivering scalable, production-grade solutions.

Core Requirements

• 8+ years of experience building backend or distributed systems


• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Flink


• Advanced programming expertise in Java


• Working experience with Rust in production environments


• Deep understanding of distributed systems, streaming architectures, and data pipelines


• Proven experience building high-throughput, low-latency systems


• Strong fundamentals in system design, concurrency, scalability, and performance optimization

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in cybersecurity, threat detection, observability, or data security domains


• Experience processing high-volume event streams such as logs, telemetry, or network data


• Familiarity with Kafka, stateful stream processing, and real-time analytics


• Experience working in high-growth or early-stage startup environments


• Demonstrated track record of taking products from concept (0 → 1) to scale, or significantly optimizing existing systems

Key Leadership Expectations

• Lead and mentor engineering teams while maintaining technical depth


• Drive architectural decisions and establish engineering best practices


• Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance across distributed systems


• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement


• Collaborate cross-functionally to align technical solutions with business objectives

Core Skills

• Java


• Apache Flink


• Rust


• Distributed Systems Architecture


• Streaming Data Platforms