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Senior Software Engineering Manager, Logistics

Engineering ManagerEngineering ManagerFull TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2012H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

California

Posted

66 days ago

Salary

$216K - $289K / year

Bachelor Degree8 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Lead, develop, and retain a team of 10+ software engineers; set goals, grow careers, and foster a healthy, inclusive, high-performance culture. • Own multi-quarter roadmaps for core Serving surfaces (e.g., Dispatching and Assignments, Geospatial/Mapping, Service Options, Shopper Pay/Consumer Pricing, ML Foundations), delivering measurable reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency improvements. • Partner closely with Logistics Foundations and adjacent Logistics teams to design platform capabilities and interfaces that unlock experimentation, speed, and long-term maintainability. • Engage deeply in technical design and execution—review designs and code, drive architectural decisions, define SLOs, establish observability standards, and oversee on-call and incident response. • Collaborate with PMs, data scientists, and enterprise partners to shape sustainable retailer customizations and marketplace policies that drive growth and operational efficiency. • Prioritize and manage inbound requests across a horizontal surface area, creating clarity, sequencing complex programs, and delivering outcomes in a fast-moving environment with evolving priorities.

Job Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • 4+ years of experience directly managing software engineers, including hiring, performance management, and career development.
  • Hands-on experience building and operating large-scale distributed backend services.
  • Proven track record defining and delivering multi-quarter roadmaps with measurable outcomes.
  • Experience designing, operating, and scaling services with defined SLOs, on-call ownership, robust observability, and incident response practices.
  • Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation (base pay range depending on location)
  • Remote and flexible work arrangements
  • New hire equity grant and annual refresh grants

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