AI & Software Engineering Senior Manager

Description

The company is a global independent platform with more than 1,000 employees. It combines business strategy, media, creative and data in one operating model, run on its own operating system called Alli.

Alli is a cloud-based set of AI-powered tools for digital marketing. It has delivered ads to over 1 billion consumers in 80+ countries for well-known brands such as Apple, Nike, Dropbox, Experian, Sephora and Whole Foods.

This role leads a team of 5-10 engineers on mid-to-large software products and engineering processes. You will help set the technical direction for the Actions, Data or Insights part of Alli and mentor engineers as they build new solutions.

You will work with product managers, engineering leaders and other cross-functional teams to set technical vision and weigh innovation against business needs. The team moves quickly, works with flat hierarchies and supports one another.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a wide range of data integrations through APIs and other common methods.
• Help shape and carry out the roadmap for Alli's Data group.
• Work with product managers and designers to build products and ship new components and features that change the industry.
• Design complex, highly scalable technical solutions and draft architecture decisions that keep products reliable and current.
• Lead cutting-edge initiatives with broad industry impact.
• Review code, give direct technical feedback to developers and mentor junior engineers.
• Coach team members and guide their career development.
• Work with cross-functional data and technology teams in an international setting using agile methods.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience on a development team, across the full software development lifecycle of a product.
• 4+ years managing a team of 5-10 skilled developers using agile processes.
• 3+ years working with the MERN stack, or a closely related skill set.
• 3+ years in an AWS cloud environment, using Redshift, Postgres or similar technologies.
• Experience building and managing teams that use automated testing, code review, clean code principles and refactoring.
• Solid knowledge of designing and using RESTful APIs.
• Deep understanding of distributed system design.
• Strong SOLID engineering practice, including OOA/OOD, TDD and CI/CD.
• Real commitment to agile values and hands-on experience applying them.
• Experience planning and guiding a multi-year product roadmap.
• Ability to keep a team motivated and productive.
• Team-first, proactive attitude and excellent communication skills.
• Experience or strong interest in GenAI, large language models, big data, OpenAI, Gemini, Bedrock and similar tools.
• Interest in or familiarity with the digital marketing industry.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef or Puppet.
• Experience with Docker or Kubernetes, and able to safely set up and manage configurations in them.
• Experience with domain-driven design.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• Experience with AWS and/or GCP.
• Experience with Docker and Terraform.
• Experience with JavaScript (NodeJS, React) and Python.
• Experience with BigQuery, Snowflake, Postgres, Redis, MongoDB or Redshift.
• Experience with OpenAI, Bedrock, Vertex or LangChain.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and WebSocket.
• Experience with real-time streaming technologies such as Kinesis.
• Experience with Git and GitHub for version control.

Conditions

The company is an equal opportunity employer and hires and promotes without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

Benefits

• Annual bonus program that factors in your individual impact and performance, plus team and company results. Awards follow the program terms.
• Learning and development programs, mentorship and support for career advancement.
• Generous paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Retirement benefits, including employer contributions or matching where applicable.
• Fertility and family-building benefits for eligible employees and their partners or spouses.
• Medical, dental and vision coverage for you and your family.
• Optional pet insurance.
• Company-funded lifestyle spending account for eligible health and well-being costs.
• Commuter support where available.
• Eight paid volunteering hours each year.
• Enterprise AI tools and ongoing training on using AI well.
• Benefits and compensation vary by location and eligibility and are subject to plan terms. Full details are shared during the hiring process.