Engineering Manager (Backend)

About the role
Our client is a Series A startup with a high-performing engineering team of around 25 people. They are hiring an Engineering Manager (Backend) to lead a team of 6 to 8 backend engineers shipping the core platform. Full-time, on-site in Boston.

What you will do

• Coach and grow a team of senior backend engineers
• Own delivery: scoping, planning, prioritization, and execution
• Stay technically engaged: code review, architecture, hiring loops
• Partner with product and design on roadmap and trade-offs
• Improve engineering quality: testing, observability, on-call

What we are looking for

• 2+ years managing backend engineers, plus a strong IC background before that
• Comfortable being the hiring lead: sourcing, interviews, calibration
• Comfortable in a typed backend stack (Go, Java, TypeScript, or Rust)
• Strong written communication and async clarity
• Bonus: experience scaling teams through hypergrowth

This role is presented by a recruiting partner. Company name shared after an initial conversation.