Senior Engineering Manager, Data & Analytics Platforms

Jobtailor

Hoboken (NJ)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an engineering leader to scale a distributed team across geographies and own the Insights & Recommendations domain. You will mentor senior engineers, drive performance management, and build a culture of ownership and continuous learning.

This role requires strong data, analytics, and frontend/backend technical expertise. Based in Hoboken, NJ, the position emphasizes delivering high-quality releases through agile practices, strategic roadmaps, and architectural oversight of

Qualifications

5+ years of engineering leadership experience.
8+ years of overall software engineering experience.
Experience scaling distributed engineering teams across geographies.
Strong background in SQL and data analytics systems, ReactJS, and Java-based backends.
Proven success delivering data-driven platforms or analytics products.
Experience with Agile/Scrum at scale.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead, manage, and scale a distributed engineering team of 5+ engineers, including senior engineers and team leads.
Mentor tech leads and emerging managers to build a strong leadership bench.
Drive performance management, including goal setting, regular feedback, and career development plans.
Foster ownership, accountability, psychological safety, and continuous learning.
Manage hiring, onboarding, and team capacity planning to support business growth.
Ensure high levels of team engagement, retention, and productivity across geographies.
Own end-to-end delivery for the Insights & Recommendations domain.
Establish predictable execution rhythms, ensuring on-time, high-quality releases.
Partner with Product, Design, and Analytics to translate strategy into clear engineering roadmaps.
Identify risks early and proactively remove organizational, technical, or process bottlenecks.
Drive operational excellence, including metrics, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Provide architectural oversight for data‑driven applications, analytics pipelines, and web platforms.
Guide teams on best practices in SQL, data systems, ReactJS, and Java-based services.
Ensure scalable system design, performance optimization, and reliability.
Lead technical design reviews and promote sound engineering decisions across teams.
Champion Agile best practices across multiple teams (planning, backlog management, retrospectives).

Skills

SQL & analytics

ReactJS

Java backend

Agile Scrum

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

• Lead, manage, and scale a distributed engineering team of 5+ engineers, including senior engineers and team leads.
• Build a strong leadership bench by mentoring tech leads and emerging managers.
• Drive performance management, including goal setting, regular feedback, and career development plans.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, psychological safety, and continuous learning.
• Manage hiring, onboarding, and team capacity planning to support business growth.
• Ensure high levels of team engagement, retention, and productivity across geographies.
• Own end-to-end delivery for the Insights & Recommendations domain.
• Establish predictable execution rhythms, ensuring on-time, high-quality releases.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Analytics to translate strategy into clear engineering roadmaps.
• Identify risks early and proactively remove organizational, technical, or process bottlenecks.
• Drive operational excellence, including metrics, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide architectural oversight for data-driven applications, analytics pipelines, and web platforms.
• Guide teams on best practices in SQL, data systems, ReactJS, and Java-based services.
• Ensure scalable system design, performance optimization, and reliability.
• Lead technical design reviews and promote sound engineering decisions across teams.
• Champion Agile best practices across multiple teams (planning, backlog management, retrospectives).

Requirements

5+ years of engineering leadership experience
8+ years of overall experience in software engineering
Proven experience scaling and leading distributed engineering teams across geographies
Strong technical background in:
- SQL & data analytics systems
- ReactJS
- Java-based backend systems
Demonstrated success in delivering data-driven platforms or analytics products
Strong experience with Agile/Scrum at scale
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership skills
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

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