HighLevel

Engineering Manager - Custom Objects Team

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About the role

Headquarters: India
URL: http://gohighlevel.com

About HighLevel:
HighLevel is an AI-powered business operating system that gives agencies, entrepreneurs and SMBs the infrastructure to build, automate and scale. Today, HighLevel supports SMBs across 150+ countries, fueling community-driven growth rooted in real customer outcomes.
To date, businesses operating on HighLevel have generated over $7 billion in ecosystem value, demonstrating the impact of shared infrastructure at scale. By centralizing conversations, automation and intelligence into one system, we help businesses move faster, reduce complexity and execute efficiently.
Behind the platform, HighLevel powers more than 4 billion API hits and 2.5 billion message events daily. With 250 terabytes of distributed data, 250+ microservices and over 1 million domain names supported, our architecture is built for performance, resilience and long-term scalability.

Our people
With over 2,000 team members across 10+ countries, HighLevel operates as a global, remote-first organization built for speed and ownership. We value initiative, clarity and execution, creating space for ambitious people to build systems that support millions of businesses worldwide. Here, innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated and people come first, no matter where they call home.

Our impact
Every month, HighLevel enables more than 1.5 billion messages, 200 million leads and 20 million conversations for the more than 1 million businesses we support. Behind those numbers are real people building independence, expanding opportunity and creating measurable impact. We’re proud to be a part of that.
Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel or Blog Posts

 

 

About the Role:

We’re seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the Custom Objects team. The team responsible for designing, building, scaling, and supporting the foundation of flexible data models within the HighLevel CRM. This team enables users to model and manage any entity their business tracks, beyond standard CRM objects, empowering powerful workflows, relations, reporting, and automation.This is not a ticket-pushing or process-only role. You’ll be a technical leader who owns architectural direction, team outcomes, platform quality, and the future of one of HighLevel’s most strategic building blocks.

 

Requirements:

8+ years in software engineering, with at least 2+ years managing teams building complex, high-scale, product-driven systems.

Experience with scalable, high-availability distributed systems.

Demonstrated success mentoring engineers and developing leaders.

Strong track record influencing architectural direction for multi-surface platforms.

Preferable but not required: Experience with GoHighLevel’s stack or similar (e.g., Node.js/TypeScript, Go, GCP, Firestore, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, ClickHouse).

What You’ll Lead:

A team of ~10-15 engineers building the Custom Objects platform, including backend services, APIs, UI integrations, and automation support.

Systems that allow customers to define, extend, associate, and use custom data objects with scale, performance, and safety in mind.

A distributed system that sits at the heart of HighLevel automation, workflows, reporting, and data relationships.

Engineering excellence from architecture and reliability to observability and performance.

What You’ll Drive:

Architecture & Extensibility: Evolve the Custom Objects platform into a modular, reliable, extensible service that can support dynamic schemas, associations, and integrations across products.

Execution & Reliability: Ensure clarity of shipping timelines, high quality, observability, and operational stability as new capabilities roll out.

People & Culture: Hire effectively, develop talent, set engineering standards, and foster a psychologically safe, high-impact culture.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to define and deliver new capabilities users love.

What Success Looks Like:

Your team ships predictable, well-tested features that expand Custom Objects adoption and delight customers.

The Custom Objects platform scales smoothly with usage, automation, and data complexity.

Engineers feel empowered and supported, and you’re recognized as a leader people trust.

The platform becomes a foundation other teams build on, with clear APIs, documentation, and reliability guarantees.

EEO Statement:

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As an employer subject to affirmative action regulations, we invite you to voluntarily provide the following demographic information. This information is used solely for compliance with government recordkeeping, reporting, and other legal requirements. Providing this information is voluntary and refusal to do so will not affect your application status. This data will be kept separate from your application and will not be used in the hiring decision.

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Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Engineering Manager - Custom Objects Team role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at HighLevel?
  3. Which of API integration, CRM and Data Analysis have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you stay organised and communicate clearly when working remotely?

Prepare before the call

  • A recent example that proves your experience with API integration, CRM and Data Analysis.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Engineering Manager - Custom Objects Team role because I can bring practical experience in API integration, CRM and Data Analysis, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes HighLevel needs from this hire.

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