Lead Engineering Manager, Data Processing Engines

Workato; Sofia (NM); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Workato is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team building core internal infrastructure and developer-facing systems. You will help experienced engineers collaborate effectively, set clear priorities, and manage ownership of technical domains across Rust and other languages.

You will work closely with Product Managers, QA, and Security to deliver high-quality products. The role emphasizes technical credibility, strategic planning, and proactive problem-solving in a fast-paced AI-enabled

Qualifications

• Significant software engineering experience before or alongside engineering management.
• Experience managing senior, autonomous engineers.
• Strong background in platform engineering, developer infrastructure, or distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD, release engineering, or internal engineering platforms.
• Experience owning roadmaps and delivering multi-quarter engineering initiatives.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and engineering practices.
• Experience managing technical debt alongside product and business priorities.
• Ability to understand complex technical discussions without owning every implementation decision.

Responsibilities

• Lead a strong engineering team with ownership of technical domains and autonomy.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and VPs to define product direction and release priorities.
• Own planning and execution across multiple engineering workstreams and roadmaps.
• Balance new development with customer commitments, operational work and debt.
• Review designs, participate in architectural discussions, and guide tooling or prototypes.
• Maintain engineering metrics and communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs to stakeholders.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Platform engineering

CI/CD & release engineering

Backend infrastructure

Distributed systems

Stakeholder management

People management

Roadmapping

Tools

Rust

Go

Ruby

Java

Python

WASM

Job description

Workato is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team building core internal infrastructure and developer-facing systems. You will help experienced engineers collaborate effectively, set clear priorities, and manage ownership of technical domains across Rust and other languages.

You will work closely with Product Managers, QA, and Security to deliver high-quality products. The role emphasizes technical credibility, strategic planning, and proactive problem-solving in a fast-paced AI-enabled