Sr Manager Software Engineering - Data Acquisition

The role is for a Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Data Acquisition, leading a team focused on data ingestion, pipelines, and modernization within a Data-as-a-Service platform. The position requires deep technical expertise and leadership to drive strategic and technical excellence.

Location: Remote (US)

Salary: $175,600.00 - $204,300.00

Responsibilities

• Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of software engineers focused on data acquisition.
• Pioneer the adoption of AI-assisted software development across engineering teams.
• Establish and enforce a specification-first development methodology.
• Drive the migration to automated, metadata-driven, and declarative engineering architectures.
• Define and execute the technical roadmap for all data acquisition pipelines and systems.
• Provide authoritative technical direction on the design, development, and maintenance of mission-critical data ingestion frameworks.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Data Science, Data Governance, and other engineering teams.
• Institute and champion continuous improvement in engineering processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Guarantee the high availability and performance of all data acquisition systems.
• Oversee budget allocation, resource management, and capacity planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in a management role overseeing software engineering or data acquisition teams.
• Experience in leading virtual teams is highly desirable.
• Experience implementing AI-assisted engineering workflows in production software organizations.
• Deep understanding of specification-driven engineering, declarative system design, or model-driven development.
• Deep expertise in building and managing high-volume, real-time and batch data pipelines (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Pulsar).
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and designing scalable, serverless, or containerized data ingestion architectures.
• Strong knowledge of various data sources, integration patterns, and ETL/ELT tools.
• Expertise in programming languages such as Java, Python, Scala, or Go.
• Solid understanding of database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, Data Warehouses).
• Leadership skills to lead, motivate, and manage distributed teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurances.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Paid time off.
• Health savings account.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.

Additional Information

• The position is remote but requires the candidate to reside within 30 miles of specified locations in the US.
• The pay range is $175,600.00 - $204,300.00, with actual pay based on qualifications and skills.