Senior Engineering Manager, Backend/Platform

SentiLink, a fintech company specializing in identity verification and fraud prevention, seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a backend/platform engineering team. The role involves leading 10 engineers, owning backend systems and APIs, driving technical direction, and collaborating with product, data science, and infrastructure teams. The company is remote-first with offices in multiple US cities and India, and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

3-7 years of engineering management experience leading backend/platform teams; strong background as senior/staff backend engineer; deep experience building API-driven systems with Golang, Python, or similar; understanding of distributed systems and scalability; experience owning backend architecture in production; track record of shipping complex systems; comfortable leading technical discussions; experience in fast-paced startup environments. Preferred: platform building, data-intensive systems