NYC Engineering Manager: Lead High-Impact Systems

Versana LLC.

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 160,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Versana LLC is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and empower multiple engineering teams focused on delivering high-impact software platforms within the syndicated loan data space. You will partner with Product, Architecture, and cross-functional stakeholders to define technical strategy and mature engineering practices, ensuring predictable, high-quality delivery.

The ideal candidate combines strong people management with deep technical expertise in software architecture, cloud

Qualifications

8+ years of engineering experience.
Proven track record scaling engineering teams and delivering complex software.
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.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers, tech leads, and individual contributors across multiple teams.
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.
Establish and monitor KPIs for engineering performance, quality, and reliability.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the engineering organization.
Oversee vendor or contract engineering relationships when relevant.
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 as operational needs evolve.