Who you are

• You have 5+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering, with a track record of designing, building, and maintaining complex, large-scale systems
• You always find yourself leading or influencing the grand vision and strategy on the Data
• You are experienced in both real time and batch data processing
• You have a product-focused mindset. You are opinionated and you envision how to put data at work
• You are highly technical and enjoy staying hands-on, writing and reviewing code, helping solve challenging technical problems, contributing in brainstorms and roadmapping
• As a manager, you thrive at mentoring and guiding engineers while actively contributing in technical decisions and when the team needs help
• You establish good relationships and communication with other teams, in particular with infrastructure and product
• You communicate clearly and collaborate effectively in a fully-remote environment. You are proactive and driven—when you see a problem or an opportunity to improve, you act. You are versatile, curious, and a fast learner who inspires the same in your team

What the job involves

• RevenueCat is searching for a Engineering Manager to help our Data Team grow and succeed in our mission to put data at the service of our customers, supporting the data platform growth and its challenges and helping create a product that will help developers make more money
• We expect our managers to be highly technical
• Our infrastructure is built on AWS, with production databases on Aurora Postgres & MariaDB, replicated with debezium and kafka to our data lake in S3, snowflake for warehouse and clickhouse for real-time metrics
• We use Sagemaker for machine learning capabilities, Dagster for orchestration, DBT for transformations
• In the first month, you'll:
• Meet frequently with your team, your manager, and key stakeholders to get up to speed
• Gain a high-level understanding of the data platform, its architecture, and how different teams interact with it
• Implement and ship your first project
• Familiarize with critical projects and subscription business concepts
• Within the first 3 months, you'll:
• Build relationships across teams, gathering context to influence technical and operational decisions
• Build trust relationships with the engineers in the team
• Fully grasp the current strategy, vision, challenges and ongoing projects. Start identifying opportunities for improvement
• Actively participate in code reviews and technical discussions, setting standards for reliability, quality, and maintainability
• Within the first 6 months, you'll:
• Mentor engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally
• Start delivering significant improvements, in architecture, cross-team alignment, project execution and technical roadmap
• Become an expert in several of your team’s focus areas and support engineers in leveraging the platform effectively
• Within the first 12 months, you'll:
• Have a deep understanding of the entire system, capable of debugging complex, cross-team issues
• Drive initiatives to improve reliability, scalability, and performance across the platform
• Lead the specification, architecture, and rollout of medium-to-large projects, gathering feedback and aligning with stakeholders
• Be recognized as a technical leader, influencing the engineering org’s strategy and practices
• Continue mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of hands-on technical excellence

Benefits

• Competitive equity in a fast-growing, Series C startup backed by top tier investors including Y Combinator
• 10 year window to exercise vested equity options
• Fully remote work environment that promotes autonomy and flexibility
• Suggested 4 to 5 weeks time off to recharge and focus on mental, physical, and emotional health
• $2,000 USD to build your personal workspace
• $1,000 USD annual stipend for your continuous learning and growth