
Engineering Manager, Geo for Self-Managed Customers
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We're looking for a technical engineering manager to lead a team building and operating large-scale distributed systems. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong operational instincts and a passion for building high-performing teams.
You will lead the Geo for Self-Managed Customers team, which owns the Geo product end to end. Geo is tenant-to-tenant replication that sits between raw infrastructure replication and single-object transfer, and it is the foundation customers rely on for their disaster recovery strategies.
What you'll bring:
- Proven track record building and owning large-scale distributed services, with the technical depth to dive into architecture and guide the team on technical strategy
- Experience in driving operational excellence and you've owned services running at four-nines (99.99%) SLOs and know what it takes to keep them there
- Experience leveraging AI tooling to boost team productivity, with real lessons learned from both wins and missteps
- A history of building and managing high-performing, accountable team cultures, including managing out when necessary
- Comfort driving complex projects to completion without relying on a dedicated TPM
- Experience leading distributed and remote teams effectively
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the roadmap and execution for the Geo product serving Self-Managed customers, setting
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