Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Device Platform

Location: Office - San Diego, CA

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

At Lytx, we help make roadways safer by transforming real‑time video and telematics into safety intelligence that prevents collisions and saves lives. The Device Platform is where that intelligence begins: 1M+ IoT devices connect to our MQTT/Kafka and microservices ecosystem, streaming tens of thousands of messages per second. As Senior Manager, you’ll grow exceptional engineering talent and deliver at scale - owning ingestion, command & control, device health, OTA/firmware updates, and device/vehicle lifecycle - so our customers get reliable, real‑time insights.

What You’ll Do

• Develop leaders & teams: mentor senior engineers/tech leads, build leadership depth, and foster a culture of ownership, learning, and craftsmanship.
• Drive strong program execution: convert strategy into clear roadmaps and predictable delivery; manage cross‑team dependencies and outcomes.
• Lead at scale: guide architecture for high‑throughput ingestion (MQTT/Kafka), resilient microservices, and real‑time APIs with robust SLOs/SLAs.
• Elevate engineering excellence: advance testing, observability, incident response, and cost/performance optimization.
• Own outcomes: ensure reliability, latency, data quality, and safety impact meet business goals.
• Partner broadly: collaborate with product, firmware, data and domain teams to accelerate feature velocity and platform evolution.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years building scalable backend/distributed systems; 5+ years managing teams and growing senior‑level talent.
• Proven success with cloud‑native microservices and high‑scale streaming/messaging (Kafka, MQTT, or similar).
• Strong program execution: roadmap ownership, delivery predictability, cross‑functional coordination, measurable results.
• Full‑stack experience (modern front‑end + backend services/APIs); comfortable reviewing UI, API, and data contracts end‑to‑end.
• Data strength: streaming pipelines, event/telemetry data models, data quality/observability, and data‑serving patterns.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, real‑time ingestion, resiliency, and operational excellence in public cloud environments.
• Continuous learner who evaluates new tech pragmatically and uplifts team capabilities, excellent communicator and collaborator.

Preferred

• AWS expertise (preferred cloud vendor at Lytx).
• C#/.NET experience.
• IoT/telematics, large device fleets, and OTA/firmware workflows.
• Kubernetes and containerized deployments.

What Success Looks Like

• Senior engineers grow into trusted tech leads under your coaching.
• Programs land on time and on target, with improved reliability, latency, and cost efficiency.
• The platform scales smoothly with device growth and new safety features, backed by strong data quality and observability.
• Cross‑functional partners view your teams as accountable, predictable, and innovative.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance 
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Telehealth
• 401(k) and 401(k) match
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• FTO or PTO
• Employee Well-Being program
• 11 paid holidays plus 1 inclusive holiday per year
• Volunteer Time Off
• Employee Referral program
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Employee Recognition and Appreciation program
• Additional perk and voluntary benefit programs

Salary is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  This position is also eligible for an incentive compensation plan.  The expected hiring salary for this position is:

Innovation Lives Here

You go all in no matter what you do, and so do we. At Lytx, we’re powered by cutting-edge technology and Happy People. You want your work to make a positive impact in the world, and that’s what we do. Join our diverse team of hungry, humble and capable people united to make a difference.

Together, we help save lives on our roadways!

Lytx, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender, genetic information, uniformed service, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other status protected by federal or state law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email [email protected].  Lytx conducts background checks on applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment in accordance with applicable local, state, federal and regional laws. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered. Background check results may potentially result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment and will be made in accordance with all applicable local, state, federal and regional laws.