Senior Engineering Manager, Platform
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GiveDirectlyNon-profit technology
You must be based in one of the countries on this list and must overlap with East Africa Time and US Eastern Time (8am-6pm) by at least 3 hours., Must overlap with East Africa Time and US Eastern Time (8am-6pm) by at least 3 hours.Full-TimeManager
SalaryUS Base Salary: $181,130; UK Base Salary: £124,370; Kenya Base Salary: $112,350
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Job Details
- Languages
- English
- Experience
- 3+ years managing software engineers, 8+ years of overall industry experience.
- Required Skills
- Backend DevelopmentProject ManagementRESTful APIs
Requirements
- 8+ years of overall industry experience building production software.
- Strong backend foundation including databases, cloud services, and APIs.
- 3+ years of experience managing software engineers through full delivery cycles.
- Demonstrated ability to recruit, coach, develop, and retain high-performing, inclusive teams.
- Track record of building a strong engineering culture focused on candid debate and product ownership.
- Proven ability to create clarity in ambiguous environments and shield teams from distraction.
- Strong technical judgment with the ability to pressure-test architecture and weigh technical tradeoffs based on impact.
- Experience partnering with non-technical stakeholders and building product-development fluency in the organization.
- Excellent command of English.
- Ability to travel ~3-4 times per year to countries of operation for retreats or field visits.
Responsibilities
- Directly manage a team of 5–7 senior engineers, including 1:1s, goal setting, feedback, and career development.
- Drive recruiting and onboarding for new hires within the team.
- Own technical outcomes for the assigned domain—payments, core platform, or data collection—including delivery, reliability, and technical strategy.
- Partner with product management to balance feature development with infrastructure investments and technical debt reduction.
- Drive operational excellence by overseeing on-call rotations, incident response, code quality, and deployment practices.
- Represent the team to leadership and non-technical stakeholders, translating technical realities into business decisions.
- Set a high technical quality bar by reviewing designs and pressure-testing architecture while empowering team autonomy.
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