Remote Engineering Manager - Platform & Data

Walker & Dunlop; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

401(k) with match

Paid parental leave

Volunteer time and donation matching

Job summary

Walker & Dunlop’s WDTech team seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional software engineering group responsible for designing, building, and delivering scalable applications and platform capabilities. This role blends technical leadership with people management to align software delivery with product and business priorities.

You will guide technical strategy, mentor engineers, and drive execution across the full development lifecycle while partnering with Product, Data, and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in leadership.
• Experience developing APIs and distributed applications using modern backend technologies and service-oriented architectures.
• Strong experience with Python and modern backend development frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, event-driven architectures, and scalable web applications.
• Experience leading Agile software development teams and collaborating cross-functionally with Product and Data teams.
• Experience with mapping and geospatial technologies such as Mapbox preferred.
• Real estate, financial services, or related industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a cross-functional team of Frontend, Backend/API, and Quality Assurance engineers.
• Partner with Product Managers to translate product requirements into technical solutions, delivery plans, and engineering priorities.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including planning, architecture, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing iteration.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across backend services, APIs, and application development.
• Support the design, development, and maintenance of backend systems and data workflows using technologies such as Python, Airflow, PostgreSQL, and Kafka.
• Collaborate with Product, Data Engineering, and Data Science teams to support data-driven application experiences.
• Promote engineering best practices related to code quality, testing, monitoring, scalability, and technical documentation.
• Manage technical debt, support continuous improvement initiatives, and contribute to long-term platform stability and scalability.
• Partner with other Engineering Managers on cross-team engineering initiatives and shared platform standards.
• Mentor and support engineers through coaching, feedback, and career development.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Software architecture

Python

Cloud/AWS

Agile

Data collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree (CS/Engineering)

Tools

Python

Airflow

PostgreSQL

Kafka

AWS

Mapbox

Job description

Walker & Dunlop’s WDTech team seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional software engineering group responsible for designing, building, and delivering scalable applications and platform capabilities. This role blends technical leadership with people management to align software delivery with product and business priorities.

You will guide technical strategy, mentor engineers, and drive execution across the full development lifecycle while partnering with Product, Data, and