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Red Cell Partners · 8 hours ago

Senior Manager, Engineering

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$220K/yr - $250K/yr

8+ years exp

Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm focused on building and investing in technology-led companies. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead engineering execution, ensure delivery across product verticals, and provide technical leadership in full-stack development and AI/ML.

FinanceFinancial ServicesVenture Capital

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead Engineering Execution: Own sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, backlog grooming, and cross-functional coordination. Drive delivery across multiple product areas, including AI agents, workflow automation, integrations, and UI/backend systems

Build & Maintain Engineering Metrics: Design and maintain dashboards and reporting systems covering capacity, velocity, lead time, deployment quality, resource utilization, and other performance KPIs. Identify trends and surface risks early through data-driven insights

Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide architectural guidance for full-stack and AI/ML components. Shape design decisions, enforce high code quality, and ensure scalable and compliant infrastructure

Process Optimization & Operational Excellence: Identify bottlenecks and friction points across teams. Implement process improvements and reinforce engineering best practices to improve speed, stability, and collaboration

Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Product, Security, and Compliance to meet business requirements and regulatory needs (e.g., SOC2, HIPAA). Ensure all deliverables meet enterprise-grade standards

Support Team Growth & Scalability: Help onboard and grow engineering talent, especially junior and mid-level engineers. Maintain high standards of execution as the organization scales

Self‑Starter Mindset: Take ownership of undefined or evolving problems, propose and implement solutions independently, and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment

Qualification

Engineering leadershipAI/ML experienceFull-stack developmentAgile/ScrumCross-functional communicationObservabilityData-driven decision makingProcess optimizationTeam growthSelf-starter mindset

Required

8+ years of engineering leadership or management experience within full-stack or AI/ML-focused environments

Hands-on background building and shipping enterprise-grade software, preferably with experience deploying models or agents, integrating ML services, and working across backend, frontend, and data pipelines

Strong grasp of Agile/Scrum with a proven track record of leading teams to successful delivery

Deep familiarity with observability, capacity planning, service level management, performance monitoring, and end-to-end software delivery lifecycle

Experience operating in environments with strict security and compliance requirements

Strong cross-functional communication skills and ability to partner with product, design, compliance, and security teams

Ability to dive deep technically–software architecture, backend/frontend integration, AI/ML system design, scalable infrastructure, observability, and deployment pipelines

Self-motivated, bias for action, comfortable with ambiguity, able to take proactive initiative and ownership of end-to-end outcomes

Comfortable navigating startup-like environments: ambiguity, rapid change, evolving priorities, fast-paced deliverables

Data/metrics-driven: you believe in using dashboards, KPIs, and data-backed insights to inform decisions, track progress, and surface issues early

Demonstrated success working in teams that ship fast and iterate quickly while maintaining quality, stability, and security

Benefits

100% employer-paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.

Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.

Unlimited PTO, with management approval.

Opportunities for professional development and continued learning with educational reimbursements.

Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.

Mental health benefits through TARA Mind.

Company

Red Cell Partners

Red Cell Partners uniquely positioned at the creative intersection of investing and national security.

Founded in 2020

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

51-200 employees

https://www.redcellpartners.com

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