SentiLink
Senior Engineering Manager, Backend
United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 104 days ago
PythonGoReactDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentPostgreSQLElasticsearchAWSDockerData ScienceIncident ResponseLeadershipCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- SentiLink https://www.sentilink.com/ provides innovative identity and risk solutions, empowering institutions and individuals to transact with confidence.
- We've seen tremendous traction and are growing extremely quickly.
- SentiLink is backed by world-class investors including Craft Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, NYCA, and Max Levchin.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a team of backend/platform engineers building the systems that power Intercept and other critical applications
- Drive execution across planning, prioritization, and delivery with a focus on reliability and scalability
- Own the technical direction of backend services and APIs, ensuring systems are secure, performant, and maintainable
- Collaborate with data science to productionize models and integrate decisioning systems into APIs and workflows
- Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and operational excellence
- Support incident response and ensure systems meet SLA expectations
- Hire, mentor, and develop engineers while maintaining a high hiring bar
- Partner with product and front-end teams to translate product requirements into robust backend architectures
- We're building the future of identity verification in the United States replacing a clunky, ineffective, and expensive status quo with solutions that are 10x faster, smarter, and more accurate.
- We maintain physical offices in Austin, San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Chicago in the U.S., and in Gurugram (Delhi) and Bengaluru in India.
Requirements
- 3-7 years of engineering management experience leading backend or platform teams
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and system design
- Experience owning and evolving backend architecture in production environments
- Track record of shipping complex, customer-facing or platform systems
- Experience working in fast-paced, startup or growth-stage environments
Nice to have
- Familiarity with data-intensive systems, search (OpenSearch), or risk/decisioning systems preferred
- Experience in fintech or highly regulated environments preferred
Skills
- React, Golang, Python, PostgreSQL (RDS), Docker, OpenSearch, AWS technologies (Lambda, Cognito and other standard services)
- Work closely with infrastructure to improve system reliability, observability, and developer experience
- Contribute to architectural decisions and guide the long-term evolution of our platform
- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Contribute to code and technical problem-solving as needed
Compensation
- $200,000/year - $260,000/year + equity + benefits
Benefits
- Employer paid group health insurance for you and your dependents
- Flexible paid time off
- Home office stipend, and more!
Company info
- Our real-time APIs have helped verify hundreds of millions of identities, starting with financial services and rapidly expanding into new markets.
- We have also been named a 2026 FICO Industry Vanguard Decision Award Winner https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260330439998/en/SentiLink-Named-a-2026-FICO-Industry-Vanguard-Decision-Award-Winner-for-Leadership-in-Identity-Theft-Detection.
- We're looking for a strong Senior Engineering Manager to lead a backend/platform-focused engineering team responsible for powering SentiLink's core products.
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