This is a remote position. Our client, Hightouch, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead their Events Team, scaling event collection and resolution services to process millions of requests per second with near-zero downtime. This role involves solving complex distributed systems challenges, optimizing performance, and leading a team of 5+ high-caliber engineers with significant autonomy. The position is remote (North America, US or Canada), with visa sponsorship available (H-1B transfers, green card applications after 18 months). Our client is hiring through Paraform, with Oath Services as a recruitment partner.

Key Responsibilities

Lead a team of 5+ engineers to scale event and message streaming services with high throughput and low latency.

Architect and optimize distributed systems, ensuring zero tolerance for message loss.

Collaborate with product and design teams on customer-focused features.

Hire and mentor talented software engineers, fostering technical excellence and autonomy.

Drive architecture discussions and make pragmatic decisions in unstructured, fast-moving environments.

Requirements Experience : 5–12 years as a backend or full-stack software engineer, with 1–3 years as an Engineering Manager or Team Lead managing 5+ engineers (non-ML roles). Staff/principal-level tech leads with 1–2 years of leadership in startups are considered.

Education : Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or related field from a top university (e.g., Waterloo, Stanford, Berkeley, IIT, CMU).

Hard Skills : Expertise in distributed systems, system architecture, and performance optimization. Experience with high-throughput systems (measured in transactions/messages per second). Familiarity with messaging systems (Kafka, SQS, Kinesis, PubSub) is a plus.

Soft Skills : Exceptional communication to clarify complex problems, low ego, flexibility in organic environments, and genuine interest in our client’s mission to empower data activation.

Startup Experience : Significant time at a high-growth startup ( 50% of resume) and not the most recent role.

Bonus : Experience scaling event/data streaming engines (terabytes daily).

Benefits Salary : $220,000–$280,000 (cash, excludes equity).

Equity : ISO options.

Core Benefits : Health, dental, vision, life insurance; 401k (US); parental leave (up to 16 weeks).

Additional Perks : Flexible PTO, quarterly wellness days, professional development (classes, books, conferences), $50/month connectivity stipend, $50 commuter benefits (remote or office), remote-first with in-person meetings in San Francisco/NY and annual company onsite.

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