Platform Engineering Manager
Why we exist
We’re on a mission to improve the reliability, transparency, and efficiency of our energy systems, fostering a future with sustainable and abundant energy.
Who We Are
The founders (ex-Apple, Bluevine; ex-Affirm, Square, Google) are Stanford alumni with experience in large software systems, machine learning, and structured finance. Our world-class investors, Maverick Ventures and Caffeinated Capital, are aligned to our policy objectives and platform vision. We have hubs in Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco.
The Role
Comity is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Platform Software Engineering team, which owns our research, market-making, and risk management platforms. You’ll lead the team that designs and scales the core data infrastructure powering all of these platforms, and works closely with researchers developing our price forecasting and grid optimization technology. This role reports directly to the CTO and works closely with senior leadership across our Research and Business Operations teams.
We’re excited about you because:
- You have 7+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, with 2+ years of experience as an engineering manager.
- You are a hands-on leader who enjoys staying close to the code and day-to-day technical decisions of the team.
- You have experience leading complex engineering projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- You are an excellent coder, system architect, and mentor of engineers of different seniority levels.
- You are experienced and comfortable building and designing data systems with traditional relational databases as well as cloud-based data warehouses. Experience with machine learning concepts and technology is a plus.
- You are a lifelong learner and empathetic teacher.
Location
This role will be based in one of our offices in Brooklyn, New York, or San Francisco, California.
Compensation Range
$210K - $230K