Engineering Manager - Affnook (Remote)

Affnook empowers affiliate marketing success of iGaming brands and operators through its cutting-edge affiliate marketing software. Our subscription-based platform combines the capabilities of an affiliate management solution, attribution tracking tool, campaign management platform and an anti-fraud tool. Aside from this, Affnook affiliate marketing software supports two-way API integration with all the leading third-party tools that an iGaming marketer requires to build, track and scale their marketing campaigns.Affnook has helped global giants achieve record-breaking growth, but also empowered fledgling startups to find their niche. From the bustling casinos of Las Vegas to the emerging markets of Africa, we're proud to empower over 100 iGaming clients to thrive in a diverse and dynamic landscape.Affnook's Social Media presence:Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/affnook/Website- https://affnook.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/affnook?mdxt=MTM1Y2M5MjRycnQzMQ==Roles And ResponsibilitiesArchitecture & Design LeadershipLead, coach, and grow a backend engineering team: 1:1s, performance, hiring, and career growthOwn delivery: scope, sequencing, risk, and shipping against the roadmapUnblock the team — priorities, dependencies, design decisions, and operational loadCustomers & CommunicationCommunicate clearly with customers, support, product, and engineering — no jargon hiding the actual statusUnblock customers from a technical perspective: reproduce, triage, explain impact, and drive a fix or workaroundOwn customer escalations: join the call, set expectations, coordinate the engineering response, and close the loopTechnical LeadershipHold the bar on architecture, reviews, testing, and production readiness for backend systemsMake or facilitate calls across services, data stores, and messaging — without becoming the bottleneckPartner with SDE-3s and tech leads on RFCs, incidents, and the technical roadmapProductionEnsure the team can deploy, roll back, and debug services on GCP and DigitalOceanDrive incident response and post-incident follow-through when production or a customer is hurtingEngineering PracticesInstall simple habits: design reviews, on-call, observability, documentationUse AI tools for coding, review, tests, and docs; keep accountability with the engineer who shipsTechnologies We UseLanguages / runtime: Go, Node.js (JavaScript / TypeScript)Data: MongoDB, ClickHouse, Redis, MemcachedAPIs & messaging: REST, gRPC, Kafka, Google Pub/SubCloud & delivery: GCP, DigitalOcean, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins / GitHub Actions, ArgoObservability: GrafanaRequirements8+ years in software engineering, including time as an Engineering Manager or lead with direct people responsibilityBE/Btech graduateComfortable in working from office. Has owned delivery for a backend team shipping production servicesStrong communicator — can explain a technical issue to a customer and a trade-off to leadershipHas handled customer or production escalations: triage, communication, and close-outWorking fluency with distributed backend systems: APIs, gRPC, Kafka or equivalent, data stores, cachesHands-on enough in Node.js (JavaScript / TypeScript) and/or Go to review designs and debug with theteamUnderstands deploying and operating services on a public cloud (GCP and/or DigitalOcean preferred)Can work from production evidence: logs, metrics, traces, Grafana or equivalentUses AI assistants for coding, reviews, tests, and documentation — without lowering the quality barBenefitsPerformance-driven culture with accelerated growth opportunities for high achieversBest-in-industry compensation aligned with your skills and contributionsComprehensive medical insurance coverage and employee-focused benefitsAttractive reimbursement policies that support your professional and personal development5-day working week designed to promote work-life balance and long-term career success