Senior Engineering Leader — AI & Real-Time Data (Hybrid)

Nectar Social; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health, Vision, Dental + 401(k) match

Hybrid schedule

Housing stipend

Mobile stipend

Lunch provided

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Nectar Social in Palo Alto is seeking a senior engineering leader to scale our core engineering teams and drive product-focused technical delivery. You’ll manage software engineers and tech leads building high-throughput data systems, real-time AI agents, and analytics-driven insights.

This senior management role bridges execution, team growth, and product strategy as Nectar scales from ~50 people to its next growth phase. Hybrid in-office and remote collaboration enabled.

Qualifications

• 7+ years software engineering experience with 3+ years in people management.
• Proven ability to scale teams and foster high-performance culture.
• Strong product and business intuition aligned with technical execution.
• Experience leading engineers on high-volume data systems and AI workflows.
• Track record of delivering predictable roadmaps and improving delivery cadence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage and grow Software Engineers and Tech Leads with regular 1:1s.
• Partner with Product Managers and Designers to translate roadmaps into plans.
• Oversee technical design and code quality for real-time data systems.
• Guide architectural decisions while not writing production code daily.
• Lead agile practices, sprint planning, and delivery metrics improvements.

Skills

Team Leadership

People Management

Product Mindset

Agile Execution

System Architecture

Delivery & Cadence

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Effective Communication

Tools

AWS

TypeScript/React

Postgres

ClickHouse

Job description

Nectar Social in Palo Alto is seeking a senior engineering leader to scale our core engineering teams and drive product-focused technical delivery. You’ll manage software engineers and tech leads building high-throughput data systems, real-time AI agents, and analytics-driven insights.

This senior management role bridges execution, team growth, and product strategy as Nectar scales from ~50 people to its next growth phase. Hybrid in-office and remote collaboration enabled.