Platform Engineering Manager

United States Digital Space LLC; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Vision & dental coverage

HSA/FSA contributions

Mental health support

Parental leave

Paid holidays & PTO

Professional development stipend

Wellness benefits

Daily healthy lunches

Commuter benefits

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is building the operating system for the physical world. The Access Control team develops the software that securely manages millions of door events daily, connecting cloud services, mobile apps, web applications, and edge hardware into a seamless customer experience.

We’re seeking an Engineering Manager who enjoys building products, growing engineers, and solving difficult technical problems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant experience in Python, Go, or React.
• 1+ years managing software engineers.
• Experience building production software across both frontend and backend systems.
• Strong software architecture and system design skills.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems in production.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large cross-functional technical projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to attract, hire, mentor, and retain exceptional engineers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of frontend and backend software engineers through coaching, regular feedback, career development, and hiring.
• Own delivery for major customer-facing initiatives from concept through production.
• Partner with Product Management, Design, Firmware, Mobile, and other engineering teams to define roadmaps and execute against goals.
• Drive technical direction while empowering engineers to make architectural decisions.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence through code reviews, design discussions, testing, and operational discipline.
• Help build highly reliable, observable, and scalable distributed systems powering millions of real-time events.
• Improve engineering processes, execution, and team health while maintaining a high quality bar.
• Participate in hiring and help build an exceptional engineering organization.

Skills

Python

Go

React

Leadership

System design

Distributed systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is building the operating system for the physical world. The Access Control team develops the software that securely manages millions of door events daily, connecting cloud services, mobile apps, web applications, and edge hardware into a seamless customer experience.

We’re seeking an Engineering Manager who enjoys building products, growing engineers, and solving difficult technical problems.