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Engineering Manager

Pump.co · San Francisco, California, United States · On-site

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About Pump.co

The Costco for cloud is here 🔥🔥. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

We're looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead and grow our engineering team as we scale our AI-powered cloud optimization platform. You'll play a key leadership role in shaping technical strategy, building scalable systems, and mentoring top-tier engineering talent.

What they're looking for

  • 7+ years of total engineering experience
  • 5 ** + years** in a managerial or technical leadership role
  • Experience as a CTO, Eng Lead, or similar role at a company with $5M–$30M+ ARR
  • Strong backend and infrastructure expertise, particularly with AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Solid understanding of AI/ML applications in cloud or infrastructure optimization
  • Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
More about this role

We're looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead and grow our engineering team as we scale our AI-powered cloud optimization platform. You'll play a key leadership role in shaping technical strategy, building scalable systems, and mentoring top-tier engineering talent.

This is an onsite role where you’ll stay actively involved in architecture and coding, while also managing people and processes. You’ll work closely with the founding team and cross-functional partners to ensure our engineering organization is aligned with product and business goals.

Lead and scale the engineering team from 10 to 20+ engineers, including hiring and team structuring

Stay hands-on with architecture and development—this is a technical leadership role

Own the delivery of scalable, performant systems across AI, infrastructure, and cloud services

Collaborate with product, design, and business teams to translate strategy into execution

Mentor and develop engineers at all levels, fostering a high-performing, inclusive culture

Help shape engineering culture, tooling, and practices as we grow

7+ years of total engineering experience

5 ** + years** in a managerial or technical leadership...

Read the full posting on Pump.co's site ↗

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