Senior Engineering Manager, Back End

🕒 August 6

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $200k - $260k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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SentiLink

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

🔐 Security

💳 Fintech

💸 Finance

💰 $70M Series B on 2021-08

Security • Fintech • Finance

SentiLink is a company that partners with leading financial institutions to tackle identity theft and fraud at the point of application. Their solutions incorporate expert analysis and machine learning models to identify and manage fraud effectively. SentiLink targets various types of fraud including synthetic, identity theft, and first-party fraud, and provides flexible integration options such as APIs to suit diverse customer needs. With a focus on data security and a customer-centric approach, SentiLink delivers real-time insights and solutions to financial institutions and fintech companies, enhancing their ability to approve legitimate customers while minimizing fraud.

📋 Description

• Lead and grow a team of backend/platform engineers building systems powering Intercept and other critical applications • Drive execution across planning, prioritization, and delivery with a focus on reliability and scalability • Own the technical direction of backend services and APIs, ensuring systems are secure, performant, and maintainable • Partner with product and front-end teams to translate product requirements into robust backend architectures • Collaborate with data science to productionize models and integrate decisioning systems into APIs and workflows • Work closely with infrastructure to improve system reliability, observability, and developer experience • Contribute to architectural decisions and guide the long-term evolution of the platform • Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and operational excellence • Support incident response and ensure systems meet SLA expectations • Hire, mentor, and develop engineers while maintaining a high hiring bar • Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement • Contribute to code and technical problem-solving as needed

🎯 Requirements

• 3–7 years of engineering management experience leading backend or platform teams • Strong background as a senior or staff-level backend engineer • Deep experience building API-driven systems using Golang, Python, or similar languages • Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and system design • Experience owning and evolving backend architecture in production environments • Track record of shipping complex, customer-facing or platform systems • Comfortable leading technical discussions and diving into implementation details • Experience working in fast-paced startup or growth-stage environments • Experience building platforms that support product teams preferred • Familiarity with data-intensive systems, OpenSearch, or risk/decisioning systems preferred • Experience in fintech or highly regulated environments preferred • Legally authorized to work in the United States • Must live in or plan to live in the United States by the start date

🏖️ Benefits

• Employer paid group health insurance for you and your dependents • 401(k) plan with employer match (or equivalent for non US-based roles) • Flexible paid time off • Regular company-wide in-person events • Home office stipend • Equity