Senior Engineering Manager

Bitso

. Manage engineers and engineering managers, helping them grow .

Posted 9/16/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing engineering teams, with a focus on scaling operations, optimizing delivery processes, and ensuring high-quality product development. Possesses deep technical expertise in software engineering and architecture, complemented by effective communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams.

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Engineering Team ManagementSoftware Engineering ExpertiseHigh-Throughput SystemsDevOps PrinciplesTrading Platform Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringArchitectureTeam BuildingProduct DevelopmentPerformance ReviewsTechnical GuidanceRisk ManagementTechnical Debt ReductionUser-Facing Product LaunchCross-Functional Collaboration

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationMotivational LeadershipPsychological Safety FacilitationStakeholder InfluenceTeam Empowerment

Tools & Technologies

GitCI/CD ToolsSplunkDatadogKubernetesGRPCRESTMicroservicesAWSGCP

Industry Keywords

Trading PlatformsInvestment PlatformsCrypto EcosystemHigh-Volume TradingObservability

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformGRPCKubernetesMicroservicesSplunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage engineers and engineering managers, helping them grow
Build scalable, secure, and high-quality products centered on users
Work with product, design, and business stakeholders to define strategy, set priorities, and align roadmaps
Deliver excellent products while prioritizing security, compliance, user experience, and reliability in a high-volume trading environment
Provide hands-on technical guidance and support teams in complex situations
Own team health and the growth of team members
Identify high performers for nurturing and lower performers needing assistance
Run performance reviews, assign promotions, and ensure succession planning
Provide leadership and technological guidance to squads and managers
Monitor metrics, goals, and missions for people and teams
Oversee and empower engineering teams while maintaining accountability
Ensure teams have appropriate structure, processes, and resources
Drive best practices in software development, security, system design, and risk management
Contribute to hiring and retaining engineering talent globally
Challenge the status quo to maximize customer value and deliver innovative, high-quality software solutions
Balance feature delivery with technical debt reduction and facilitate trade-off discussions with stakeholders
Influence cross-functional partners and contribute to Engineering’s technical strategy and roadmap

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience managing engineering teams
At least 2+ years managing managers
Strong background in trading or investment platforms
Proven ability to scale engineering teams, optimize delivery processes, and handle high-throughput, mission-critical systems
Deep technical expertise in software engineering, architecture, and team building
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to collaborate effectively across functions, geographies, and remote/distributed teams
Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools, such as Splunk and Datadog
Experience working with Git and automated CI/CD tools
Strong ability to coordinate sizeable multidisciplinary product engineering squads
Ability to motivate teams through practical challenges and foster psychological safety
Experience building and launching large-scale user-facing products to market
Comfortable with modern delivery practices, including DevOps principles
Passionate about the crypto ecosystem
Nice-to-have: crypto and trading knowledge
Nice-to-have: Kubernetes, gRPC, REST, microservices, and cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP
Nice-to-have: experience with user-facing mobile or web products
Nice-to-have: knowledge of Shape Up or similar fixed-cycle product development methodologies

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work arrangement
Opportunity to join the Crypto Revolution
Employee growth, coaching, and development support
Psychological safety and collaborative team culture
Opportunity to contribute to hiring and shape Bitso’s technical organization