Lytx, Inc. · 7 hours ago
Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Device Platform
Office - San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$172K/yr - $219K/yr
10+ years expLytx, Inc. is dedicated to making roadways safer through innovative technology. The Senior Manager of Software Engineering will lead the Device Platform team, focusing on developing engineering talent and driving program execution to ensure reliable, real-time insights from IoT devices.
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Responsibilities
Develop leaders & teams: mentor senior engineers/tech leads, build leadership depth, and foster a culture of ownership, learning, and craftsmanship
Drive strong program execution: convert strategy into clear roadmaps and predictable delivery; manage cross‑team dependencies and outcomes
Lead at scale: guide architecture for high‑throughput ingestion (MQTT/Kafka), resilient microservices, and real‑time APIs with robust SLOs/SLAs
Elevate engineering excellence: advance testing, observability, incident response, and cost/performance optimization
Own outcomes: ensure reliability, latency, data quality, and safety impact meet business goals
Partner broadly: collaborate with product, firmware, data and domain teams to accelerate feature velocity and platform evolution
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience
10+ years building scalable backend/distributed systems; 5+ years managing teams and growing senior‑level talent
Proven success with cloud‑native microservices and high‑scale streaming/messaging (Kafka, MQTT, or similar)
Strong program execution: roadmap ownership, delivery predictability, cross‑functional coordination, measurable results
Full‑stack experience (modern front‑end + backend services/APIs); comfortable reviewing UI, API, and data contracts end‑to‑end
Data strength: streaming pipelines, event/telemetry data models, data quality/observability, and data‑serving patterns
Deep understanding of distributed systems, real‑time ingestion, resiliency, and operational excellence in public cloud environments
Continuous learner who evaluates new tech pragmatically and uplifts team capabilities, excellent communicator and collaborator
Preferred
AWS expertise (preferred cloud vendor at Lytx)
C#/.NET experience
IoT/telematics, large device fleets, and OTA/firmware workflows
Kubernetes and containerized deployments
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
Telehealth
401(k) and 401(k) match
Life and AD&D insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
FTO or PTO
Employee Well-Being program
11 paid holidays plus 1 inclusive holiday per year
Volunteer Time Off
Employee Referral program
Education Reimbursement Program
Employee Recognition and Appreciation program
Additional perk and voluntary benefit programs
Company
Lytx, Inc.
Every day, companies send their most valuable assets into the world. Their people. Their equipment. Their reputations.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$769MKey Investors
Leader VenturesTriangle Peak PartnersInsight Partners
2020-01-08Acquired
2018-12-01Convertible Note
2018-04-06Private Equity· $700M
Leadership Team
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Rajesh Rudraradhya
Chief Technology Officer
Rob Bartels
Senior Vice President - New Ventures
Recent News
2026-01-16
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