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Narvar

Narvar

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Backend

Senior Engineering Manager

RemoteSeniorPosted Aug 17, 2026
AIMachine learningGCPLLMsPythonData scienceMicroservicesCloud+10 more

About this role

Lead Narvar's Promise team of frontend, backend, and data science engineers building AI/ML-powered delivery prediction systems. Drive technical direction, quality, and team growth in a fully remote role serving major retail brands.

Must have

8+ years of core engineering experience with time as staff engineer

3+ years as engineering manager in high growth startups

Deep backend and/or data science background with full stack and ML team leadership

Hands on experience building with AI tools and agentic workflows

Experience with major cloud platform, GCP preferred

Consumer facing product experience where conversion matters

Track record managing Staff+ engineers and growing talent

Technologies

PythonReactSQLGitDockerRESTNoSQLMicroservicesGCPMachine learningCloudSDLCData analyticsAIData scienceKubernetesCI/CDLLMs

Responsibilities

Drive Promise roadmap and delivery end-to-end across Product, Sales, and Support

Set technical direction, review PRs, and drive AI native engineering practices

Run short hypothesis-driven cycles and hold quality bar for customer trust

Hire strong engineers, set OKRs tied to product goals, and manage performance

Track AI and engineering trends and bring best practices into team workflows

Benefits

Competitive salary and stock option planFlexible hoursRemote workProfessional developmentGlobal team collaboration

Amenities

Fully remote positionCelebration of professional wins and personal milestonesEqual opportunity employer valuing diversity

Recruitment process

1

Report to Senior Director of Engineering

2

Lead team of frontend, backend, and data science engineers

3

Work within EST/EDT or PST hours from Canada

4

Narvar serves 1300+ brands including Nike, Sonos, GameStop

5

Platform handles 10+ billion interactions across 38 countries and 55 languages