Senior Engineering Manager
at Merge API
New York, United States
Merge is the leading provider of agentic tools and customer-facing integrations for frontier LLMs, Fortune 500 organizations, and B2B SaaS companies. Our platform offers two core products: Merge Unified, which enables businesses to add hundreds of integrations to their products with a single API, and Merge Agent Handler, which empowers AI agents with secure access to thousands of third-party tools. Merge's enterprise-grade platform handles the entire integration lifecycle, from authentication and security to monitoring and maintenance. Thousands of companies trust Merge to accelerate product development, unblock sales, reduce customer churn, and save engineering resources—allowing them to focus on their core product.
Who are we looking for?
Merge is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Expansion / Growth engineering organization. This org owns the core sync engine and product surfaces that power how customers access and operationalize their integrated data.
This is a manager of managers role, overseeing ~10+ engineers across multiple teams. You will own a critical product line and be responsible for both execution and org design. We’re looking for a hands-on, product-oriented leader who can operate in ambiguity, stay close to the technical details, and drive high-velocity execution in a startup environment.
You will directly manage team leads (including existing managers) and have full ownership over team structure, roadmap, and outcomes — including evaluating internal leadership growth vs. external hiring. This team is central to key company initiatives including unified expansion, enterprise search, and AI-powered automation.
What you will do:
- Own and manage a multi-team engineering org (≈10+ engineers across 2+ teams), including managing managers and senior ICs
- Drive the roadmap for a core product area (Expansion / Growth), aligning execution with company-level goals
- Partner cross-functionally with product, design, GTM, and leadership to deliver high-impact initiatives (e.g., unified expansion, enterprise search, AI automation)
- Design and evolve team structure, including hiring strategy, internal promotions, and org scaling
- Stay hands-on with technical decisions and architecture, especially in high-ambiguity or high-impact areas
- Build a high-performance culture centered on ownership, speed, and low-ego leadership
- Drive adoption of AI-enabled development and automation across the team
The Ideal candidate will have:
- 6+ years of engineering experience with 3+ years in management, including managing managers or team leads
- Experience leading teams of 10+ engineers across multiple teams in fast-paced, startup environments
- Strong product orientation — experience owning or deeply influencing product roadmaps and business outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to operate as a hands-on leader (not purely a people manager)
- Experience building and scaling engineering teams, including hiring and developing internal talent
- Familiarity with modern backend systems and infrastructure (e.g., Django, Python, Postgres, AWS, Kubernetes)
- Interest or experience in AI/ML or developer tooling, or demonstrated curiosity (e.g., actively exploring AI in side projects)
- Ability to balance priorities, tradeoffs, and cross-functional initiatives to drive business outcomes
Compensation
- The cash compensation range for this role is $230,000-270,000.
- Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications. In addition to cash compensation, all employees receive an equity compensation package.
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Forbes Next Billion Dollar Startups 2023
G2 Fastest Growing Products 2024
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO + 10 company holidays
- Pre-Tax commuter benefits
- 100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance
- 401K Plan
- $200 one-time home office stipend
- In office snacks and free dinner when working past 7pm
- Annual company offsites and quarterly team events. Past locations have included: Nashville, Sonoma, and the Hudson Valley
Merge is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected class.