Cinder
Engineering Manager - Core Infra
New York
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 25 days ago
Full-Stack DevelopmentAgentic AILeadershipMentoring
About the role
- The decisions made in our software directly determine what stays up, what comes down, and how users are treated.
- This journey requires extreme focus and ruthless prioritization.
- Management is the heart of this role, but it isn't a process-only job.
Responsibilities
- Cinder builds the infrastructure that keeps the world's most important digital platforms true to what they stand for.
- You'll report to our Head of Engineering and have real influence on how we build out engineering leadership as the org scales.
Requirements
- Deep familiarity with high-throughput, data-intensive systems, workflow/automation engines, or AI-powered platforms in production, with experience managing full stack engineers
- A track record of turning a group of individual contributors into a high-performing team: clear priorities, shared ownership, and execution that doesn't depend on any one person.
- Experience setting roadmaps and priorities in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, and the judgment to decide what to deprioritize, not just what to do.
- A real point of view on what high-performing engineering teams look like and how to measure them, with experience driving reliability, quality, or operational metrics like DORA.
Nice to have
- Experience in Trust & Safety or abuse prevention.
- Understanding how attackers exploit platforms gives you a head start.
- Experience operating at the Product ↔ Engineering boundary, or in a customer-facing engineering capacity.
- We're based in NYC and will relocate for this role.
Compensation
- We believe in working together in person and hold at least two all-company events per year.
Benefits
- We offer health, vision & dental benefits, a 401(k) plan with employer matching, fully paid commuter benefits, and a fully stocked office with paid lunch and dinner.
- You'll own the health, direction, and delivery of the Core Infra team.
Company info
- Our customers are some of the largest internet platforms in the world.
- You and your team will ship features that go live to enterprise customers within days, not quarters, and you'll hear directly from the people using what you built.
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