Engineering Manager, Platform & Data System

About The Role

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of senior engineers across software, data processing, and geospatial systems
• Oversee people management, including performance management, career development, and regular feedback
• Provide day-to-day guidance, remove blockers, and support engineers in delivering high-quality, reliable outputs
• Balance technical contributions with management responsibilities, focusing individual contributor time on high-impact work
• Partner with the Senior Technical Project Manager on planning, prioritization, resourcing, and execution
• Contribute to scoping, estimation, feasibility assessment, and sequencing of work
• Participate in sprint ceremonies and project processes without owning sprint facilitation
• Provide technical leadership on architecture, system design, and cross-cutting decisions in collaboration with senior engineers
• Support engineers in navigating technical tradeoffs, dependencies, and ambiguity; escalate risks as needed
• Promote consistent engineering practices across code quality, testing, documentation, observability, and pipeline reliability
• Identify delivery risks early and partner with stakeholders to maintain predictable execution
• Collaborate with product, science, operations, and external partners to ensure alignment and clear expectations
• Support hiring efforts and lead onboarding to enable new team members to contribute effectively
• Establish regular 1:1s and feedback mechanisms to support team effectiveness and engagement
• Foster a culture of ownership, transparency, and collaborative problem-solving
• Contribute to scalable processes that improve clarity and predictability while minimizing unnecessary overhead

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) Must-Have Skills & Experience:

• 3+ years of engineering management experience, including supporting senior individual contributors
• Prior hands-on engineering experience (e.g., backend, data, geospatial, platform, or DevOps) with the ability to understand tradeoffs and guide technical decisions
• Applied AI engineering experience with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or agentic AI workflows
• Experience supporting engineers working across multiple technical domains
• Technical proficiency in backend systems, cloud architectures, and data pipelines
• Experience partnering with technical project or program managers, with clear alignment between people management and execution processes
• Demonstrated ability to identify risks, remove blockers, and support predictable delivery in a dynamic environment
• Ability to break down complex problems and support teams in navigating ambiguity
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and provide clear, constructive feedback
• Experience improving team effectiveness, engineering quality, and system reliability in a small or scaling organization
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, scientists, and cross-functional partners
• Experience hiring and onboarding engineers in a growing technical organization

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience in geospatial systems, remote sensing, or scientific computing
• Experience working with large-scale data processing or production data pipelines
• Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure (e.g., AWS) in data-intensive environments
• Experience supporting machine learning or algorithm-driven data products in production
• Experience working in cross-disciplinary environments involving science, engineering, and operations
• Experience contributing directly to codebases while in a management role
• Familiarity with tools and practices for observability, pipeline reliability, and data quality

Hours

Location

• Carbon Mapper is headquartered in Pasadena, California, but we embrace the virtual office and are continuing to grow our team across the United States.

Compensation

• The total compensation for this opportunity includes a base salary range of $195,000 - $215,000/year. This is our target compensation range and is subject to multiple factors including level, experience, and location. As you go through our interview process, our recruiter will work with you to identify a competitive base salary withinthe proposed range.

Benefits

• As a Carbon Mapper employee, you will have access to a wide range of benefits including affordable health coverage (medical, dental, vision), a generous time-off policy, professional development, and more.
• To apply, please visit us at https://carbonmapper.org/about/careers
• Carbon Mapper is an equal opportunity employer that believes a diverse team will not just lead to a better working environment, but will also help us create better products and services.
• Carbon Mapper is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If any reasonable accommodation is needed in our process, please reach out to [email protected] .