Engineering Manager

Who you are

• This is a role for a technically grounded leader who is as comfortable debating architectural trade-offs as they are running a sprint retrospective or writing a career growth plan for a mid-level engineer
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in an engineering management or technical lead role managing direct reports
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex software products end-to-end—from requirements through production
• Strong working knowledge of the Product Operating Model or equivalent modern product development frameworks (continuous discovery, dual-track agile, outcome-based roadmaps)
• Hands-on experience leading a migration from a legacy codebase or monolith to a modern, service-oriented or microservices architecture
• Practical experience with Kubernetes: deploying, scaling, and operating containerized workloads in a production environment
• Fluency with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and the tooling ecosystem (Docker, Helm, Argo CD, Terraform, or equivalents)
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS) and distributed system design patterns
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels
• Track record of recruiting and retaining strong engineers; skilled at providing direct, growth-oriented feedback
• Experience in data-intensive systems—stream processing, high-throughput ingestion pipelines, or real-time analytics platforms
• Background in freight, logistics, marketplace, or fintech domains
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture, Kafka, or similar messaging infrastructure
• Experience working with Snowflake, dbt, or modern data stack tooling
• Exposure to ML/AI-adjacent engineering (model serving, feature pipelines, or experimentation infrastructure)
• Active participation in engineering communities—open-source contributions, writing, conference talks, or internal thought leadership

What the job involves

• The Engineering Manager for the Carrier Services Board (CSB) team is a critical leadership role at the heart of DAT’s freight intelligence platform
• CSB is the backbone of how carrier rate contributions flow into and power DAT’s market analytics—data that brokers, shippers, and carriers rely on every day to make confident pricing decisions
• In this role you will lead a team of software engineers responsible for the systems that ingest, process, and publish carrier-contributed rate data at scale
• You will own a multi-year initiative to migrate CSB’s legacy codebase to a modern, cloud-native architecture on Kubernetes, while continuing to ship value for customers without disruption
• You will partner closely with Product Management, operating within DAT’s Product Operating Model, to align engineering delivery with roadmap priorities and keep the team moving with purpose
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 5–8 software engineers across different levels, fostering a culture of ownership, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement
• Conduct regular 1:1s, set clear performance expectations, and write rigorous, development-focused performance reviews
• Recruit, interview, and hire exceptional engineers; build a diverse, high-performing team
• Create individualized growth plans that align personal career goals with team and business needs
• Resolve team conflicts and ambiguity proactively; protect the team’s focus and psychological safety
• Operate within DAT’s Product Operating Model—partnering with Product Managers on discovery, prioritization, and roadmap planning to ensure engineering is a proactive voice in product direction
• Own sprint planning, backlog refinement, and delivery forecasting; hold the team accountable to commitments while managing scope responsibly
• Translate high-level business goals into well-scoped engineering milestones, removing blockers and managing dependencies across teams
• Drive a culture of high-quality engineering practices: code review standards, test coverage, observability, and on-call readiness
• Report on team health, delivery velocity, and technical health metrics to Engineering leadership
• Lead the multi-phase migration of CSB’s legacy codebase to a modern, cloud-native architecture deployed on Kubernetes, with a disciplined approach to risk management and zero customer-impacting regressions
• Collaborate with senior engineers and architects to define target-state architecture, sequencing migration work alongside new feature delivery
• Champion containerization, infrastructure-as-code, and GitOps practices across the team
• Drive adoption of modern observability and deployment tooling (CI/CD, Helm, Argo, or equivalent)
• Evaluate technical trade-offs with an eye toward long-term maintainability, developer experience, and operational cost
• Partner with peer engineering managers, platform teams, and data engineering to ensure CSB systems integrate reliably with downstream consumers and upstream data sources
• Represent the CSB team in engineering leadership forums; contribute to org-wide engineering standards, hiring committees, and technical guilds
• Communicate technical status, risks, and decisions clearly to non-technical stakeholders including Product, Data, and Business leadership

The application process

• Job Application Deadline: 08/31/2026

Benefits

• Remote/hybrid flexibility
• 20 days PTO from day one, plus 10 paid holidays annually
• Wellness allowance
• Parental leave
• Career development paths
• Leadership training, mentorship programs, education reimbursement & industry certifications
• Performance bonuses & annual merit increases
• Immediate 401(k) matching
• Stock purchase program
• Premium health coverage, plus dental & vision
• Mental health support
• FSA/HSA options
• Life insurance