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Senior Engineering Manager, Software Engineering - New Relic
Engineering Manager
Lead a high‑performing engineering team building scalable, cloud‑native query services for an AI‑first observability platform, driving architecture, performance, and delivery excellence.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a cross‑functional team of engineers to design, develop, and scale the Dirac Query (Query Nexus) platform.
- Define and own the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and observability strategy.
- Architect highly available, low‑latency distributed systems using Java, Go, and Kubernetes.
- Drive best practices for code quality, testing, CI/CD, and performance monitoring.
- Collaborate with product, data, and site reliability teams to deliver reliable, AI‑enabled insights for customers.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands‑on software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a people‑management or senior technical leadership role.
- Strong expertise in Java and Go, and deep understanding of container orchestration (Kubernetes) and cloud environments.
- Proven track record designing, building, and operating large‑scale distributed systems.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across multiple teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; advanced degree a plus.