Engineering Manager, Research & Development

ACV

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • 8+ years of experience in the technology sector
  • Experience leading software teams in R&D or innovative environments
  • Proficiency in architectural design across a modern technology stack
  • Familiarity with distributed messaging platforms, ideally Kafka
  • Strong knowledge in building and deploying applications on AWS and GCP
  • Skills in machine learning libraries like PyTorch or TensorFlow

Responsibilities

  • Support efforts to enhance customer experience through engineering solutions
  • Lead and mentor a diverse, polyglot engineering team
  • Conduct thorough code reviews and foster individual career growth
  • Oversee team management, recruitment, and performance evaluations
  • Act as the main technical contact for non-engineering stakeholders
  • Transform R&D prototypes into stable, production-ready systems
  • Strategically manage resources to balance innovation and system stability

Benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements including remote options
  • Opportunities for professional growth and skill development
  • Collaborative and inclusive team culture
  • Access to cutting-edge technologies and tools
  • Focus on work-life balance and employee well-being
Full Job Description
An R&D Engineering Manager to lead and develop a team of engineers (software, quality, or site reliability), with full accountability for delivery outcomes and team performance.

What you will do:
  • Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
  • Lead a polyglot engineering team, directly manage and mentor a diverse team of engineers (local and remote).
  • Act as a hands-on mentor, conducting deep-dive code reviews and creating personalized career development paths for engineers working across varied languages and frameworks.
  • You are accountable for people management, recruiting for your team, associate career development and performance management.
  • Serve as the primary technical interface for non-engineering partners, translating complex R&D progress into clear business impact and roadmap updates.
  • Bridge Research and Production, drive the evolution of R&D prototypes into scalable, production-ready systems, ensuring that experimental code meets long-term stability and performance standards.
  • Balance innovation with stability by strategically allocating resources to maintain the "innovation-to-maintenance" ration, ensuring core systems remain stable while the team pursues high-risk, high-reward R&D milestones.
  • Other duties as assigned


What you will need:
  • 4 Year / Bachelors Degree - Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent required
  • 8 year(s) Technology field
  • Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
  • Providing architectural guidance across a modern stack including Python, Java, React, React Native, Postgres, MySQL, Kubernetes and more.
  • Strong understanding of RESTful and/or GraphQL API design patterns to ensure seamless communication between mobile, web, and polyglot backend services.
  • Practical experience with distributed messaging and streaming platforms, preferably Kafka, to support high-throughput, decoupled microservices.
  • Experience managing technical roadmaps and resource allocation within Agile or Kanban frameworks, balancing long-term research goals with immediate delivery milestones.
  • Demonstrated experience leading software teams in a Research and Development or high-innovation environment, specifically taking prototypes from "proof of concept" to production-grade deployment.
  • Hands-on experience architecting and deploying scalable applications within AWS and GCP, including deep knowledge of their respective storage (S3/GCS) and database (RDS/others) ecosystems.
  • Familiarity with Python-based machine learning libraries (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Scikit-learn) to support data-heavy research and predictive modeling projects.
  • Experience managing containerized workloads at scale, particularly in hybrid-cloud or multi-cloud deployments.
  • Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders and translate business requirements into clear technical specifications for the engineering team.

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