Senior Engineering Manager

The role

You will manage software engineers and tech leads building high-throughput systems for social data, real-time AI agents, and analytics. You will bridge technical execution, team development, and product strategy to scale the engineering organization.

What you will do

• Directly manage, mentor, and grow a team of Software Engineers and Tech Leads
• Conduct regular 1:1s and support career progression
• Partner with Product Managers, Designers, and engineering leadership to translate roadmaps into engineering plans
• Oversee technical design and code quality
• Guide architectural trade-off decisions for high-volume real-time data systems and AI agentic workflows
• Establish and refine agile practices, sprint planning, and operational processes
• Track delivery velocity, system reliability, and code quality metrics
• Work alongside Customer Success and Sales to understand customer pain points
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to recruit, interview, and onboard engineering talent

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of direct people management experience leading software engineering teams
• Track record of recruiting, onboarding, and developing high-performing engineers and tech leads
• Ability to align technical execution with product goals
• Solid technical background in software development
• Proven experience improving team delivery cadences, code review practices, and incident response processes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience managing engineering teams in B2B SaaS, social data platforms, developer tools, or marketing technology
• A passion for working in the social space, empowering brands to work with creators and connect with their communities
• Familiarity with teams building or deploying AI-powered systems, real-time analytics platforms, or agentic frameworks
• Familiarity with modern cloud and data stacks such as AWS, TypeScript/React, Postgres, and ClickHouse
• Experience overseeing engineering teams working across both web and native mobile applications

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and early equity
• Health, vision, and dental benefits
• 401(k) match
• ClassPass membership for fitness and wellness classes
• $1,000/month housing stipend for living near the office
• $50/month mobile stipend
• Commuter benefits (train stipend or Palo Alto parking reimbursement)
• Free lunch in the office
• Clear career growth opportunities

About the company

Nectar is building an AI-native social operating system for a new era of commerce. Founded by ex-Meta product and engineering leaders, the company has raised over $30M in total capital.