Engineering Manager - SparkCognition
Pleasanton, CA
About the Job
Who are we and why this opportunity?
SparkCognition, Inc. delivers world-class AI solutions that allow a business to solve their most critical problems, empowering them to run a more sustainable, safer, and profitable business. Our award-winning AI solutions predict future outcomes, optimize processes, and prevent cyberattacks. We partner with the world's industry leaders to analyze, optimize, and learn from data. We augment human intelligence, drive profitable growth, and achieve operational excellence.
Drive change and create a footprint. Learn more at: SparkCognition
As an Engineering Manager, you will oversee the design, development, and delivery of complex software systems, ensuring alignment with the company's business goals. With 10-15 years of experience, you will provide hands-on technical leadership, guiding your teams through architecture decisions, code reviews, and problem-solving sessions. You will also play a key role in mentoring engineers, fostering career growth, and maintaining a culture of continuous improvement.
You Will:
- Lead and manage a team of engineers, providing direction, coaching, and support to ensure high-quality technical execution.
- Oversee the design and development of scalable, secure, and robust software solutions, ensuring they meet business requirements and align with long-term strategy.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Data Science, and DevOps to ensure seamless integration of engineering efforts.
- Drive architectural decisions and technical initiatives, ensuring best practices are followed across the entire engineering organization.
- Conduct regular code reviews, ensuring high-quality standards and fostering a culture of continuous technical improvement.
- Mentor and develop engineers, providing guidance on career progression and professional growth.
- Manage team performance through goal setting, feedback, and regular performance evaluations, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Lead the adoption of new technologies, tools, and processes to improve productivity, scalability, and quality.
- Manage project timelines, resources, and dependencies, ensuring on-time delivery of complex initiatives.
You'll Have:
- A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 10-15 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3-5 years in a management or leadership role.
- Proven experience in leading engineering teams, driving technical direction, and managing successful software projects from concept to delivery.
- Strong background in software development, with expertise in languages such as Python, Java, C++, or similar.
- Experience with modern software architectures (e.g., microservices, cloud-native applications) and familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- A deep understanding of software engineering best practices, including Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps principles.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in AI, machine learning, or data-driven software development environments.
- Expertise in building and scaling distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
- Experience managing geographically distributed or remote engineering teams.
- Familiarity with security best practices, data privacy regulations, and compliance standards.
- Previous experience working in a start-up or fast-growth company environment, balancing innovation with execution.
Pay Range: $127,000 - $240,000 base salary. Pay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
SparkCognition is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity, equality, and inclusion, and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
SparkCognition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
SparkCognition is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.