Senior Engineering Manager (Platform)

Join Forma as a Senior Engineering Manager (Platform) and lead the backend team responsible for the core systems that power our entire benefits platform. You will drive end-to-end ownership of these services, shape how the team builds, and own the product strategy and roadmap for backend platform services. You will also manage and grow a team of backend engineers, build trust and a strong engineering culture, and own the operational model for platform reliability. This is a remote-friendly position with various benefits.

Lead the backend team responsible for the core systems that power the benefits platform, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.

Drive end-to-end ownership of backend services from architecture through deployment and operational excellence, translating platform strategy into a practical execution plan.

Manage and grow a team of backend engineers, providing performance feedback, hiring, and fostering a diverse, collaborative, and inclusive team culture.

You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience developing backend software applications, with deep expertise in distributed systems, APIs, and service-oriented architecture
• Experience owning platform reliability — SLAs/SLOs, incident management, observability, and on-call practices
• Proven success driving technical strategy and innovation in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Hands-on experience building with AI-assisted development tools, and a clear point of view on where they help, where they don't, and how to hold quality and security standards as output scales
• 5+ years of experience directly managing software engineers, including experience managing a platform, infrastructure, or backend systems team
• Proven track record of building and scaling large-scale, complex distributed systems in a production environment
• Experience developing engineering talent and helping them achieve their personal and professional goals through hiring, coaching, and performance management

Preferred

• Fintech experience would be a plus

Benefits

• Ability to foster a collaborative environment through strong partnerships with Product, Security, and other Engineering teams