Carbon Mapper

Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering & Data Systems

Remote, United States remote Entry $210,000 - $225,000
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About the role

Role Overview
Carbon Mapper is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and support a team of senior engineers working across Carbon Mapper’s software platforms, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure. This role applies a collaborative leadership approach to provide day-to-day people management, remove blockers, and guide technical decisions to support the delivery of high-quality, reliable software and data products.
What You Will Do
Lead and support a team of senior engineers, oversee people management, provide day-to-day guidance, remove blockers, and support engineers in delivering high-quality, reliable outputs.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This is a hands-on management role requiring the ability to build trust with senior individual contributors, operate effectively in a cross-disciplinary environment, and contribute directly to development work on key systems and initiatives.
Requirements
8+ years of engineering management experience
Hands-on engineering background in Python and at least one other backend language
Hands-on experience operating production AWS infrastructure
Experience with CI/CD and deployment automation
Experience standing up or improving observability and reliability practices
Applied AI engineering experience
Experience supporting engineers working across multiple technical domains
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Benefits
Affordable health coverage
Generous time-off policy
Professional development
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I am interested in the Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering & Data Systems role because I can bring practical experience in Python, Senior and Engineering, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Carbon Mapper needs from this hire.

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