Hands-On Engineering Manager: Backend & Scale (Onsite NYC)

Neara; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Health, dental, vision benefits

Equinox Memberships

Top-of-the-line equipment

Job summary

A leading tech company in New York seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a small backend engineering team while actively contributing to code and architecture. This role requires a combination of management skills and hands-on engineering experience, especially in TypeScript and cloud infrastructure. Ideal candidates should have at least 6 years in backend engineering and be comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment. Benefits include unlimited PTO and comprehensive health coverage.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience, with at least 1–2 years managing engineers.
• Strong experience in TypeScript or similar backend languages.
• Experience with distributed systems and scaling backend services.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team of backend engineers.
• Contribute to architecture and review code.
• Partner with product to scope and prioritize backend work.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Management experience

TypeScript or similar

Cloud infrastructure experience

Distributed systems knowledge

Direct communication

Tools

Node.js

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

A leading tech company in New York seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a small backend engineering team while actively contributing to code and architecture. This role requires a combination of management skills and hands-on engineering experience, especially in TypeScript and cloud infrastructure. Ideal candidates should have at least 6 years in backend engineering and be comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment. Benefits include unlimited PTO and comprehensive health coverage.