Senior Manager, Backend
Core
Lead backend engineering teams to build, scale, and maintain core systems powering the WeightWatchers member experience, including identity, food databases, and tracking foundations.
Role type
Senior Manager, Backend Engineering
Builds
Core backend services, member platform, and data foundations for a global digital health platform
Domain
Digital Health / Consumer Technology
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, API design, Data modeling, Cloud architecture (AWS), Team leadership, Technical strategy, Cross-functional collaboration, Security compliance, Cost optimization (FinOps)
Preferred skills
Experience scaling large-scale consumer systems, Modern event-driven patterns, HIPAA-adjacent workflows
Technologies
AWS, Microservices, Event-driven patterns
Responsibilities
Recruit, manage, and mentor diverse backend engineering teams; Drive execution of multi-quarter technical strategies; Oversee backend services for member identity and data integrity; Partner with Data and ML teams for reliable data modeling; Lead transition to modern cloud architectures; Embed security and compliance into team practices; Drive FinOps mindset for sustainable scaling.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
