Senior Engineering Manager, Messaging Platforms
Core
Lead the Integrated Messaging team to design and build high-throughput delivery engines for direct-to-consumer push notifications and internal orchestration tools for the newsroom and marketing partners.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager, Messaging Platforms
Builds
Native push notification delivery systems, WhatsApp/SMS integration capabilities, and internal management applications for editorial and marketing teams.
Domain
Digital media, consumer messaging, high-availability distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Engineering management (7-12 person teams), full-stack leadership, high-availability system design, technical roadmap planning, people development, cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Agentic AI workflow implementation, messaging domain expertise (APNs, FCM, WhatsApp Business API, Twilio), modern web stack (React, Node.js), cloud proficiency (AWS, serverless, event-driven architectures)
Technologies
React, Node.js, AWS, Lambda, APNs, FCM, WhatsApp Business API, Twilio
Responsibilities
Manage a high-performing full-stack engineering team; guide technical vision for expanding into new messaging channels (WhatsApp, SMS); oversee development of high-availability delivery services and internal UI tools; ensure sub-second reliability of push notifications; partner with Product, Design, and Data to balance operational needs with platform modernization; contribute to cross-team technical programs; represent the team in high-level technical discussions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
