About the role

Role overview

Manager, Software Engineering (Distributed Management) at a remote-first telemetry and observability company. You will lead a hands-on engineering team building core components for reliability and scalability across multiple products, enabling large-scale distributed deployment and management.

Responsibilities

Build, mentor, and manage a cross-functional engineering team spanning backend and frontend for distributed systems
Collaborate with leadership and stakeholders to align delivery with company objectives
Set and maintain high standards for design, code quality, and system reliability
Work with Product Management and Architecture teams to plan and execute the product roadmap
Balance short-term problem solving with long-term strategic initiatives
Lead cross-team projects from inception through delivery
Provide technical guidance via code reviews and architecture support
Recruit, onboard, and develop top engineering talent; foster an inclusive team culture
Support stand-by/on-call/off-hours responsibilities as required

Requirements

Proven leadership experience managing distributed, remote engineering teams in Agile environments
Strong ownership mindset and ability to deliver outcomes across team boundaries
Experience shipping customer-facing features quickly while preserving architectural integrity
Demonstrated success in hiring, onboarding, and mentoring engineers
Established engineering best practices and processes
Ability to work directly with customers on technical issues and feature improvements
Background in high-scale distributed systems, including data streaming and node management
TypeScript and Node.js experience (advantage)
Experience with production SaaS and observability, including on-call duties
Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE or equivalent experience
10+ years industry experience, with 2+ years in technical leadership roles

Compensation & benefits

Salary range: $200,000–$300,000 (depends on location and qualifications)
Benefits include health/dental/vision, short-term disability, life insurance, paid holidays/time off, fertility treatment benefit, 401(k), equity, and eligibility for a discretionary company-wide bonus

About RemoteHunter

The client operates in the telemetry and data observability industry, partnering with IT and security teams at large enterprises worldwide. It provides a platform for managing and analyzing high volumes of telemetry data to support AI-driven infrastructure, enabling real-time processing and scalable deployment. The company is remote-first with a product infrastructure built to support broad customer needs at any scale.