Software Engineer
US Based Salary: $110,000 - $140,000 DOE + 10% annual bonus Who You Are: Are you a hands-on engineering leader who loves building reliable, secure platform services that other teams depend on?
US Based Salary: $110,000 - $140,000 DOE + 10% annual bonus
About the Role
Who You Are: Are you a hands-on engineering leader who loves building reliable, secure platform services that other teams depend on? Do you thrive at the intersection of deep technical craft and people leadership? Are you ready to lead the team that powers authentication, API, and MCP infrastructure across Bonterra's products?
At Bonterra, we're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Platform Engineering team, with responsibility for Authentication, API, and MCP (Model Context Protocol) services. These systems are foundational—every product domain at Bonterra depends on them for secure identity, reliable API access, and emerging AI-agent integration patterns. You'll manage and grow the team, own the technical direction for these platform services, and stay hands-on in the codebase while ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability the rest of the engineering org counts on.
This is a working manager role. You'll balance day-to-day team leadership with real technical ownership—architecture decisions, design reviews, and direct contribution to the platform.
What You Will Do:
People & Organization
Lead and grow the platform engineering team responsible for Authentication, API, and MCP services
Hire, coach, and develop engineers; support career growth and run performance management for the team
Coach engineers on spec-driven development and AI-assisted delivery practices; hold the team accountable for applying them consistently
Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement
Contribute directly to technical work—architecture reviews, design decisions, and hands-on engagement with the codebase—at a minimum of 25% of your time
Technical Direction
Own the technical direction for the platform's Authentication, API, and MCP services
Ensure authentication and identity systems are secure, reliable, and meet compliance requirements (e.g., SOC 2)
Guide the design and evolution of internal and external-facing APIs used across Bonterra's product domains
Set the technical strategy for MCP integration, positioning Bonterra's platform for AI-agent and tool-based access patterns
Maintain the technical depth needed to evaluate architectural decisions, set credible non-functional requirements, and earn the confidence of senior engineers
Delivery & Operations
Own delivery outcomes for the team: set clear goals, establish metrics, and ensure commitments are met
Coordinate dependencies with product domain teams that rely on Authentication, API, and MCP services
Identify and remove process friction—technical debt, dependency issues, and workflow inefficiencies that constrain delivery
Maintain high standards for reliability, observability, and incident response for platform services
Posted July 31, 2026