Remote Senior Backend Platform Leader

SentiLink; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid group health insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Flexible paid time off

Regular company-wide in-person events

Home office stipend

Job summary

SentiLink is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a backend/platform team powering our core products in a remote US-based role.

You will own backend services, APIs, and platform architecture, partnering with product, data science, and infrastructure to deliver scalable, secure systems in a fast-moving environment.

This position offers ownership of technical direction, mentorship of engineers, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to maintain high reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of engineering management experience leading backend or platform teams.
• Strong background as a senior or staff-level backend engineer.
• Deep experience building API-driven systems using Golang, Python, or similar.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and system design.
• Experience owning and evolving backend architecture in production environments.
• Track record of shipping complex, customer-facing or platform systems.
• Comfortable leading technical discussions and diving into implementation details.
• Experience in fast-paced startup or growth-stage environments.
• Experience building platforms that support product teams and internal APIs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of backend/platform engineers building the systems that power Intercept and other critical applications.
• Drive execution across planning, prioritization, and delivery with a focus on reliability and scalability.
• Own the technical direction of backend services and APIs, ensuring systems are secure, performant, and maintainable.
• Partner with product and front-end teams to translate product requirements into robust backend architectures.
• Collaborate with data science to productionize models and integrate decisioning systems into APIs and workflows.
• Work closely with infrastructure to improve system reliability, observability, and developer experience.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and guide the long-term evolution of our platform.
• Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and operational excellence.
• Support incident response and ensure systems meet SLA expectations.
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineers while maintaining a high hiring bar.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to code and technical problem-solving as needed.

Skills

Engineering management

Backend engineering

API-driven systems

Golang

Python

Distributed systems

System design

Startup experience

Fintech experience

Job description

SentiLink is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a backend/platform team powering our core products in a remote US-based role.

You will own backend services, APIs, and platform architecture, partnering with product, data science, and infrastructure to deliver scalable, secure systems in a fast-moving environment.

This position offers ownership of technical direction, mentorship of engineers, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to maintain high reliability and performance.