Senior Manager, Software Engineer

Overview

Epsilon is looking for a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead a high-impact team building core capabilities for Epsilon Clean Room, our privacy-first data collaboration platform. In this role, you will lead a team of 8-12 engineers and contractors, shape technical direction, partner closely with product and architecture leaders, and help deliver scalable solutions that enable secure, data-rich collaboration for enterprise clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of full-time engineers and contractors, providing clear direction, regular feedback, and support for career growth and performance.
• Manage team capacity, delivery planning, and execution across a strategic product area, ensuring the team is set up to deliver high-quality outcomes against business priorities.
• Partner with product management, architecture, and cross-functional stakeholders to define technical direction, align roadmaps, and deliver customer-facing capabilities for a data-intensive platform.
• Guide the design and delivery of full-stack and data-intensive systems using technologies such as Databricks, Spark, and cloud-native services.
• Hire and onboard strong engineering talent, build an inclusive and accountable team culture, and effectively lead a blended organization of employees and contractors.
• Operate as a player-coach by reviewing architecture and code, removing technical blockers, and contributing directly when the situation calls for it.
• Raise the bar on engineering quality, operational excellence, and delivery discipline through strong design practices, observability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams in a product environment, including direct people management responsibilities such as coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Experience leading teams that build modern software platforms spanning application development, distributed systems, and large-scale data processing.
• Hands‑on experience with big data and data engineering technologies, including Databricks, Spark, and large‑scale processing frameworks.
• Experience building and operating cloud-based platforms, with strong judgment around scalable architecture, reliability, and performance.
• A player-coach approach with strong communication skills, sound engineering judgment, and the ability to build trust with both senior partners and engineering teams.

Technology Environment

• Full-stack applications, backend services, APIs, and customer-facing product experiences
• Databricks, Spark, and large-scale data processing platforms
• Cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Modern engineering practices including observability, CI/CD, and distributed system design

Benefits

• Flexible time off (FTO), 15 paid holidays
• Paid sick time
• Parental/new child leave, childcare & elder care assistance, adoption assistance
• Comprehensive health coverage, 401(k), tuition assistance, commuter benefits, professional development, employee recognition, charitable donation matching, health coaching and counseling

Base Salary: $115,500.00 - $214,500.00

Application deadline: 07/13/2026

Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Epsilon’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Epsilon also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. Epsilon will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process. Please reach out to View email address on click.appcast.io to request an accommodation.

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