Senior Engineering Leader - Product-Driven, AI & Data

Caraa; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and early-equ

Health, vision, and dental benefits +

ClassPass membership for fitness and w

Hybrid schedule: 4 days in office, 3

Comprehensive stipends: housing, phone

Free lunch in the office

Clear career growth opportunities as

Job summary

Nectar is seeking a senior engineering leader to guide and scale our core engineering teams, overseeing customer-facing product development and high-throughput systems. You will mentor engineers, drive delivery excellence, and align technical work with product strategy as we grow from ~50 people to the next phase.

In this role you’ll balance technical leadership with people management, foster an inclusive culture, and partner with Product, Design, and Customer Success to deliver real-time

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in people management.
• Ability to align technical work with product goals and milestones.
• Proven track record building and scaling engineering teams in fast-paced environments.
• Strong communication skills bridging technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with high-volume real-time systems and analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage and grow Software Engineers and Tech Leads.
• Translate product roadmaps into executable engineering plans and capacity.
• Oversee architecture and code quality for real-time data systems and AI workflows.
• Establish agile practices, track delivery velocity, and improve processes.
• Collaborate with Customer Success and Sales to deliver business value.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to recruit and onboard top engineering talent.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Software engineering

Communication

Execution & process

Product & business acumen

Technical background

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

AWS

PostgreSQL

ClickHouse

TypeScript/React

Job description

Nectar is seeking a senior engineering leader to guide and scale our core engineering teams, overseeing customer-facing product development and high-throughput systems. You will mentor engineers, drive delivery excellence, and align technical work with product strategy as we grow from ~50 people to the next phase.

In this role you’ll balance technical leadership with people management, foster an inclusive culture, and partner with Product, Design, and Customer Success to deliver real-time