Senior Manager, Data Engineering

Forge; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 245,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a talented team in developing cutting-edge web applications. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to mentor engineers, set the direction for full-stack initiatives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience. You will leverage your extensive experience in web development and project management to drive the delivery of high-quality software solutions. Join a dynamic environment where your contributions will shape the future of private market technology and make a significant impact on the industry.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a management role with hands-on coaching.
• 6+ years in API and web development using Object-oriented languages.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of full-stack engineers in web application development.
• Establish coding standards and ensure technical feasibility of projects.

Skills

Node.js

ReactJS

Typescript

C#

Java

Python

PostgreSQL

Git

Agile project management

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JIRA

AWS

GitHub

Job description

At Forge (NYSE: FRGE), we know our team is our greatest asset. As technology innovators in the private market, our vision is to deliver a richer future for everyone. We live that vision through our values of being bold, humble, and accountable. We experience the value that our vision brings to the world every day, helping the teams behind the greatest innovations of our generation, from space travel to planet-saving, plant-based nutrition, and more.

With liquidity solutions, exclusive data and insights, a custody offering, and a vibrant marketplace, Forge’s goal is to build the best-in-class technology infrastructure to power a global private market that is transparent, accessible, and seamless for companies, their employees, and investors. Through Forge, employees can sell their private shares, employers can reward shareholders with pre-IPO liquidity and individual and institutional investors can participate in private unicorn growth.

Forge's differentiated global marketplace addresses rising demand among individual and institutional investors for exposure to private company stocks and is building a growing network effect.

Our ability to offer these powerful financial solutions has generated incredible interest from investors, demand from customers, and a need to grow our team to meet the needs of more companies, teams, and innovators in this way.

The Role:

As our Senior Engineering Manager focusing on product engineering, you will play a crucial role mentoring peers and delivering high-quality web applications. You will identify new opportunities for enhancing our digital products and set the direction and roadmap for full-stack engineering initiatives. Collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Engineering teams you’ll ensure seamless integration of web technologies into our products, setting new standards for user experience and application performance.

Location: This is a hybrid role where you'll be onsite 2-3 days a week in our SF, CA or NY, NY office.

Responsibilities:

• Hire, lead, and mentor a team of full-stack engineers in designing and developing scalable web applications using Node.js and ReactJS.
• Establish and maintain coding standards, code reviews, and continuous integration practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of project plans and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in web development and advocate for their appropriate adoption.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as a Tech Lead, or in a management role, with a hands-on approach to coaching and mentoring full-stack engineers.
• 6+ years of experience in API and web development using Object-oriented languages like Typescript, C#, and Java.
• Experience in other scripting languages like Python for data tasks. Familiarity with the modern data architectures (Medallion, Datalakes etc).
• Proven expertise in setting up CI/CD pipelines, data orchestration, managing application deployments, and ensuring code quality.
• Proficient in building end-to-end web applications from prototype to production, including backend APIs with Node.js and frontend interfaces with ReactJS.
• Strong project management skills, leading small engineering teams (2-5 members) through the software development lifecycle, from planning to deployment, with hands-on coding in both backend and frontend.
• Proficient in databases like PostgreSQL and SQL queries and experience with cloud platforms like AWS or similar (Azure, GCP etc).
• Extensive experience with version control systems like Git and platforms like GitHub. Familiarity with Agile project management tools such as JIRA or similar.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience working in Private Markets, Financial Services or FinTech space.
• Experience in migrating web applications or systems from legacy architectures to modern tech stacks.
• Experience with NestJS framework.
• Knowledge of real-time data processing and event-driven architectures using technologies like WebSockets or Kafka (or equivalent).
• Experience in leading offshore and nearshore teams.

For residents of San Francisco/Bay Area, CA or New York, NY the annual salary range for this role is $245,000 - $270,000 + annual bonus. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, annual bonus, and other factors.

Forge is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.