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Senior Engineering Manager, Backend/Platform
SentiLinkUnited States · Remote · full time · Management
$200,000 – $260,000
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What this role is
SentiLink seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a backend/platform team building the core systems and APIs that power their identity verification and fraud detection products. This role combines hands-on technical contribution with people leadership, requiring someone comfortable diving into architecture decisions while growing and mentoring a team of senior engineers.
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What they ask for
Required
- 3-7 years of engineering management experience leading backend or platform teams
- Strong background as a senior or staff-level backend engineer
- Deep experience building API-driven systems using languages like Golang, Python, or similar
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and system design
- Experience owning and evolving backend architecture in production environments
- Track record of shipping complex, customer-facing or platform systems
- Comfortable leading technical discussions and diving into implementation details
- Experience working in fast-paced, startup or growth-stage environments
Nice to have
- Experience building platforms that support product teams (internal APIs, shared services, developer tooling)
- Familiarity with data-intensive systems, search (OpenSearch), or risk/decisioning systems
- Experience in fintech or highly regulated environments