Software Engineering Manager (Edge Systems)

Sift; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Free lunch, snacks, & coffee

Top-tier health insurance: Medical, (V

Job summary

Sift is seeking a hands-on Software Engineering Manager to lead the Edge Systems squad, building a high-performance server and desktop client in Rust. You will guide architecture across server, client libraries, and open-source components while ensuring the team meets aggressive performance benchmarks in extreme environments.

You will mentor engineers, shape the technical roadmap with Product and GTM, and drive rapid delivery.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering with 2+ years in a people management role
• Strong Rust development and low-latency systems experience
• Experience leading AI-first teams and AI initiatives
• Experience with real-time data acquisition, high-throughput ingestion, and durable local storage
• Familiarity with cross-platform desktop applications and software deployed on-premises, offline, or in air-gapped environments
• Proven ability to guide teams through ambiguity and act as a force multiplier for engineering talent

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team focused on Sift Edge
• Mentor engineers and accelerate their growth through accountable leadership
• Collaborate with Product and GTM teams to define the technical roadmap for Sift Edge and open-source libraries
• Drive delivery of high-velocity, high-quality features meeting performance and reliability goals in extreme environments
• Establish and refine engineering processes, agile rituals, and AI-enabled development practices
• Contribute to architecture and codebase across server, desktop client, and client libraries

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Strategy

Execution

Process Excellence

Hands-on Contribution

AI Initiatives

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or related field

Tools

Rust

Go

Python

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Job description

• We are looking for a hands-on Software Engineering Manager to lead our Edge Systems squad
• The squad builds Sift Edge, a high-performance server and feature-rich desktop client written from the ground up in Rust
• Sift Edge captures full-fidelity data right at the hardware, ingests live sensor streams on a single local machine no matter how remote the site, writes every measurement to disk the moment it arrives, and serves live and historical views in a responsive desktop app
• You will expand Sift Edge to support the most rigorous data ingestion and test scenarios in the most extreme environments
• Future directions include supporting command and control (C2) capabilities. You will also own development of our open-source client libraries. Customers across aerospace, defense, energy, biomedical tech, transportation and construction rely on this work to test and operate their hardware
• This role will report directly to the VP of Engineering and is ideal for someone who loves working on the cutting edge of science and technology
• Leadership: Manage and build a team of high-performing engineers, provide mentorship and guidance to accelerate their growth
• Strategy: Collaborate with our Product and Go-To-Market teams to define the technical roadmap for Sift Edge and our open-source client libraries
• Execution: Ensure the team delivers best-in-class results at high velocity while meeting the performance and reliability bar that field testing in extreme environments demands
• Process Excellence: Establish and refine engineering processes, agile rituals and use of AI to accelerate development and expand our core capabilities
• Hands-on Contribution: Actively engage the architecture and codebase across the Sift Edge server, desktop client and client libraries, contribute to high-impact features and help resolve critical technical challenges
• You’ll have the opportunity to help evolve and scale our platform because we’re still in the early stages of building the product. Relevant technologies include:
• Web frontend & backend: ECharts, Go, gRPC, PostgreSQL, Protobuf, Radix, React, Redux, and TypeScript
• Data: Arrow, DataFusion, Flink, Parquet, and Rust
• Infrastructure: Argo CD, AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions, Grafana, Kubernetes, Kustomize, Linux, Prometheus, and Terragrunt

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Free lunch, snacks, & coffee
• Top-tier health insurance: Medical, Vision, & Dental

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a related field
• Leadership: Proven ability to guide teams through ambiguity and a track record of being a "force multiplier" for engineering talent
• Experience: 7+ years in software engineering with 2+ years in a people management role
• Software Development: Strong experience building high-performance, low-latency systems in Rust, with working knowledge of Go or Python
• Operations Expertise: Experience with real-time data acquisition, high-throughput ingestion, and durable local storage. Familiarity with cross-platform desktop applications and software deployed on-premises, offline, or in air-gapped environments
• Experience in Aerospace, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Defense or Energy
• Experience with hardware test stands, data acquisition systems, or field test operations
• Experience in leading AI-first teams and AI initiatives
• Experience maintaining open-source projects or developer-facing client libraries