Senior Manager/ Director- Backend Engineering

Company Overview:

We are a fast-growing AI rev ops SaaS startup that provides cutting-edge revenue operation solutions to businesses of all sizes. Our platform empowers marketing teams to optimize their campaigns and increase ROI through data-driven insights and automation.

Aviso is the AI compass that guides sales and go-to-market teams to close more deals, accelerate growth, and find their Revenue True North. Aviso AI delivers revenue intelligence, drives informed team-wide actions and course corrections, and gives precise guidance so sellers and teams don’t get lost in the fog of CRM and augment themselves with predictive AI.

With demonstrated results across Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders such as Honeywell, Ivanti, Nuance, Elastic, Github, and RingCentral, Aviso works at the frontier of predictive AI to help teams close more deals and drive more revenue. Aviso AI has generated 305 billion insights, analyzed $180B in pipeline, and helped customers win $100B in deals. Our revenue grew 200%+ Y-o-Y with a 175% increase in team size, and saw 400% growth in Customer Adoption.

About the Role:

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Engineering Leader to head our backend engineering team. As a Senior Manager or Director, you will lead a group of talented engineers to design, develop, and scale our core backend systems that power mission-critical applications. You will be instrumental in shaping the architecture, guiding technical direction, and fostering a high-performance culture of innovation and ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a full-stack engineering team focused on backend development.
• Drive the design and architecture of scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including Product, Design, and Data to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Create and execute a roadmap for backend services and infrastructure aligned with business goals.
• Foster a strong engineering culture through mentorship, code reviews, and technical guidance.
• Ensure high standards in code quality, testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and system reliability.
• Be hands-on when required to solve complex technical problems or unblock the team.
• Encourage continuous improvement across engineering processes, tools, and team capabilities.
• Balance rapid iteration and innovation with long-term sustainability and technical excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of software development experience in one or more languages (e.g., Python, Java, C#, C++).
• 3+ years in a technical leadership role, preferably building and launching consumer products.
• 2+ years of experience managing engineering teams with a focus on backend systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience scaling backend systems in high-growth startups or product-first environments.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud-native technologies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to build and grow high-performing engineering teams.