Engineering Manager - NYC

Versana; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Versana in New York is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead multiple engineering teams, partner with Product and Architecture, and drive technical strategy to deliver high-impact platforms. You will foster a culture of ownership, ensure predictable delivery, and elevate engineering practices across the organization.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in software engineering, a strong background in software architecture and cloud technologies, and proven people leadership in a matrix environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience.
• Proven track record scaling engineering teams and delivering complex software systems.
• Strong software architecture, cloud technologies, and modern development practices.
• Ability to balance deep technical work with strategic leadership.
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience in a matrix organization with both direct and dotted-line structures.
• Background working in Agile environments—Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid models.
• Familiarity with platform engineering or developer experience tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers, tech leads, and individual contributors across multiple teams.
• Define technical strategy in partnership with architecture and product leadership.
• Guide teams in designing scalable, secure, and high-quality systems aligned with long-term business goals.
• Establish KPIs for engineering performance, quality, and reliability.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the engineering organization.
• Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and risks clearly to executive leadership.
• Oversee vendor or contract engineering relationships when relevant.
• Periodically work outside standard business hours for infrastructure upgrades and releases.

Skills

Engineering leadership

People management

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Software architecture

Cloud technologies

Agile environments

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

About Us:

Versana is an industry-backed data and technology company on a mission to make the syndicated loan market better. By digitally capturing agent banks’ data on a real-time basis and centralizing it onto a single platform, Versana provides unprecedented transparency into loan level details and portfolio positions, bringing efficiency and velocity to the entire market. Through our platform, participants can rest assured they are accessing the loan market’s most credible source of deal information.

About You:

The Engineering Manager is a strategic and operational leader responsible for driving high-performing engineering teams, enabling technical excellence, and delivering high-impact products and platforms. This role partners closely with Product, Architecture, and cross-functional stakeholders to define technical strategy, mature engineering practices, and ensure predictable, high-quality delivery. The ideal candidate is both a strong people manager and a seasoned technologist who can elevate engineering capabilities across the organization.

Responsibilities:

People Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers, tech leads, and individual contributors across multiple teams.
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive career growth frameworks, performance management, and succession planning.
• Foster an inclusive, high-trust environment that supports well-being and sustained productivity.

Technical Leadership & Execution

• Provide strategic technical direction in partnership with architecture and product leadership.
• Guide teams in designing scalable, secure, and high-quality systems aligned with long-term business goals.
• Champion engineering best practices, including code quality, observability, automation, and DevOps maturity.
• Lead efforts to modernize technology, simplify architecture, and reduce technical debt.

Operational Excellence

• Establish and monitor KPIs for engineering performance, quality, and reliability.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the engineering organization.
• Optimize team structures, resource allocations, and processes for scale.
• Oversee vendor or contract engineering relationships when relevant.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a senior partner to Product, Design, Data, Security, and Infrastructure teams.
• Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and risks clearly to executive leadership.
• Ensure engineering alignment with organizational goals and compliance requirements.
• Additional duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned from time to time as operational needs evolve.
• Periodically work outside standard business hours, such as during infrastructure upgrades and/or releases.

Must Haves:

• 8+ years of engineering experience
• Proven track record scaling engineering teams and delivering complex, high-impact software systems.
• Strong technical foundation in software architecture, cloud technologies, and modern development practices.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical depth with strategic leadership.
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience in a matrix organization with both direct and dotted-line structures.
• Background working in Agile environments—Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid models.
• Familiarity with platform engineering, developer experience tooling, or productivity enablement.

Additional Information

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals in this role.It is not intended to create a contract of employment for any specific duration of time or on any set or fixed terms. Employment with Versana is at‑will, meaning that either the employee or the Company may terminate employment at any time, with or without cause or notice, in accordance with applicable law.This role is designed and expected to be classified as exempt under applicable law.

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