Engineering Manager, Events

Who is Recruiting from Scratch :

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About the client :

Role Title : Engineering Manager – Events Infrastructure

Location : Remote (North America)

Company Stage of Funding : Series B

Office Type : Fully Remote

Salary : $220,000 – $280,000

Equity : ISO options available

Company Description

We are partnering with Hightouch, a rapidly growing Series B company and a key player in the modern data stack. Their platform enables businesses to activate data in real-time, improving the way teams interact with and utilize insights across all business functions.

This is a rare opportunity to join a category leader whose customers include major enterprises and high-growth tech firms alike. With top-tier leadership and a culture rooted in high autonomy and technical excellence, Hightouch continues to push boundaries in the data infrastructure space.

About the Role

As Engineering Manager for the Events team , you’ll lead a high-performing group of engineers responsible for scaling the company’s event ingestion and identity resolution infrastructure.

This role is ideal for leaders who thrive in complex, unstructured environments and want to build mission-critical systems that process millions of requests per second . You’ll work on distributed systems, architect next-gen streaming infrastructure, and help define how modern event pipelines should scale.

You’ll report directly to the Director of Engineering and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the company’s most technical platform area.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and grow a team of backend and infrastructure engineers

Oversee the architecture and scaling of real-time event streaming services

Design, implement, and optimize highly reliable systems (zero-downtime goals)

Solve complex problems in distributed systems, performance, and observability

Collaborate closely with Product, Data, and other engineering teams

Foster a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and customer-first thinking

Ideal Candidate Background

You’re a seasoned engineering leader who has scaled systems and teams in fast-paced environments. You care deeply about building reliable infrastructure and enabling engineers to do their best work.

Must-Have Experience :

8–12+ years in backend / fullstack engineering, with 3+ years in engineering management

Scaled backend infrastructure to millions of requests per second

Deep expertise in distributed systems, messaging queues (Kafka, SQS, Kinesis, Pub / Sub)

Experience managing teams of 10+ engineers

Proven success building and leading high-performing teams in high-growth startups (

Nice to Have :

Prior experience as a tech lead, startup CTO, or team founder

Experience in performance tuning and event architecture

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to break down complex technical problems and delegate effectively

Track record of hiring top-tier talent and coaching them to success

Additional Details

Compensation : $220K–$280K base + equity

Visa Sponsorship : TN and H1B transfer available

Work Environment : 100% remote, North America

Timeline : Actively hiring with an aim to fill before Q2

This is a rare chance to build and lead a team at the center of Hightouch’s data platform, in a role that blends deep technical leadership with high business impact.

If you're excited about scaling real-time systems and growing a best-in-class engineering org—let’s talk.

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