68 applicants

Company

iHeartMedia · 4 days ago

Sr. Backend Software Engineering Manager

New York, United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$160K/yr - $200K/yr

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Responsibilities

Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing team of backend engineers focused on API development and platform scalability.

Facilitate career development and ensure engineers are growing both professionally and technically.

Create a collaborative, inclusive team culture that emphasizes ownership, accountability, and innovation.

Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical teams, ensuring clear communication of API platform goals and capabilities.

Define and drive the API platform's technical vision and architecture to support high availability, scalability, and extensibility.

Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of APIs, ensuring they meet performance, security, and usability standards.

Advocate for API-first design principles across the organization and ensure consistency in API standards and best practices.

Optimize API performance by implementing effective caching strategies and scalable architectures.

Manage API lifecycle processes, including versioning, deprecation strategies, and integration of third-party APIs.

Ensure API documentation is comprehensive, up-to-date, and developer-friendly.

Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines tailored for API development, deployment, and testing.

Monitor and improve API reliability, latency, and error rates by using analytics and observability tools.

Work closely with Product and cross-functional teams to prioritize API features and enhancements that align with business needs.

Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure APIs integrate seamlessly with backend services and external partners.

Lead technical discussions around security, scalability, and maintainability of APIs while addressing both immediate needs and long-term goals.

Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks, ensuring API uptime and business continuity.

Qualification

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API developmentAPI architectureCI/CD pipelinesAPI lifecycle managementPerformance optimizationSecurity best practicesScalabilityTechnical risk managementCaching strategiesAnalytics toolsDocumentation

Benefits

Employer sponsored medical, dental and vision with a variety of coverage options

Company provided and supplemental life insurance

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid company holidays, including a floating holiday that enable our employees to celebrate the holiday of their choosing

A Spirit day to encourage and allow our employees to more easily volunteer in their community

A 401K plan

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost – services include telephonic counseling sessions, consultation on legal and financial matters, emotional well-being, family and caregiving

A range of additional voluntary programs, such as spending accounts, student loan refinancing, accident insurance and more!