Engineering Manager - Content API (f/m/d)
Core
Lead a remote-first API development team building and scaling REST and GraphQL APIs for a headless CMS platform.
Role type
Engineering Manager (API Platform)
Builds
Scalable, high-performance REST and GraphQL APIs for content management and delivery
Domain
SaaS / Headless CMS / API Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Team leadership, technical roadmap definition, cross-functional collaboration, mentoring, performance optimization, scalability design, API architecture, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Headless CMS experience, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, API-first platforms, data privacy/security best practices
Technologies
TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL
Responsibilities
Lead and grow a globally-distributed API development team; Define the team roadmap for reliable and developer-friendly APIs; Oversee technical approach for integrating and scaling platform delivery and management APIs; Guide the team through solutioning, coding, testing, and deployment; Hire and mentor junior and senior developers; Oversee day-to-day development operations and capacity planning
Seniority
Manager, hands-on leadership