Engineering Manager, DestinationsWho is Recruiting from Scratch: Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire.Company Description: Our client is building the infrastructure layer that enables companies to activate customer data directly from their data warehouse. The platform powers hundreds of leading companies by connecting data warehouses to downstream systems such as CRMs, advertising platforms, analytics tools, and business applications through a large-scale integration ecosystem.
Having raised over $320M and surpassed $100M ARR, the company has become a category leader at the intersection of customer data infrastructure, AI-powered marketing, and modern data platforms.The platform powers:Customer Data ActivationReverse ETL InfrastructureData Sync PipelinesAPI IntegrationsEvent-Driven SystemsMarketing Automation InfrastructureAI-Powered DecisioningData Warehouse ConnectivityCustomer Data PlatformsEnterprise SaaS WorkflowsEngineering challenges include:Managing 300+ production integrationsHigh-scale sync infrastructureAPI reliability and failure handlingParallelism and batching optimizationRate-limit detection and mitigationDistributed systems performanceData pipeline scalabilityCustomer-facing infrastructureIntegration lifecycle managementAI-enabled developer productivityThe company operates at the intersection of modern data infrastructure and AI-powered software, providing engineers and leaders the opportunity to build systems that directly impact thousands of customers and millions of daily workflows.The culture values:Customer ObsessionOwnershipFast ExecutionTechnical ExcellencePragmatismMentorshipCuriosityContinuous LearningAccountabilityHigh AutonomyWhat You Will Do:Lead the engineering team responsible for 300+ destination integrationsManage and mentor a team of approximately 8 software engineersDrive execution across customer-facing infrastructure projectsBalance leadership responsibilities with hands-on technical contributionsPrioritize new integrations, enhancements, and platform improvementsPartner directly with customers and integration partnersImprove sync speed, reliability, and performance across the platformDrive initiatives involving parallelism, batching, and rate-limit optimizationHelp scale integration infrastructure supporting thousands of daily syncsGuide architecture and technical decision-making across the teamCoach engineers and raise the technical execution barImprove engineering processes, planning, and delivery velocityCollaborate closely with product, customer success, and leadership teamsEvaluate technical tradeoffs balancing customer impact and long-term scalabilityDrive adoption of AI tooling to improve engineering productivityContribute to hiring, team development, and organizational growthOperate with high ownership and autonomy across critical platform infrastructureRepresent the team internally and externally when neededIdeal Candidate Background:6+ years of backend software engineering experience1–3 years of engineering management experienceExperience managing and hiring software engineersStrong platform engineering experienceExperience building API integrations and data infrastructureExperience working in venture-backed startups during growth stagesExperience operating in fast-paced engineering organizationsStrong distributed systems fundamentalsExperience with performance optimization and scalability challengesExperience building customer-facing infrastructure productsStrong system design skillsStrong communication and stakeholder management skillsComfortable remaining hands-on as an engineering managerExperience mentoring and developing engineersAbility to balance technical leadership with executionCompensation & Benefits:Base Salary: $200,000 – $320,000Highly Competitive Equity PackageVisa Sponsorship AvailableFully Remote (US & Canada)Significant Ownership and AutonomyOpportunity to Lead a Core Product TeamDirect Customer ImpactHigh-Growth EnvironmentCategory-Leading ProductStrong Engineering CultureMentorship and Leadership GrowthExposure to AI-Powered Product DevelopmentWhy Join:This is an opportunity to lead one of the most critical engineering teams at a category-defining data infrastructure company. Every Hightouch customer relies on destination integrations to activate and operationalize customer data. As the Engineering Manager for Destinations, you'll own the systems that serve as the connective tissue across hundreds of platforms and thousands of customer workflows.
You'll combine hands-on technical leadership with people management, helping engineers grow while solving challenging distributed systems and integration infrastructure problems. If you enjoy platform engineering, mentoring teams, working directly with customers, and operating in a high-growth environment, this role offers exceptional scope, ownership, and career growth.