Sr. Engineering Manager, Enterprise Platform
Core
Lead the Performance & Architecture team to ensure Airtable's backend serves enterprise customers at massive scale, including a ground-up rewrite in Rust.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (Systems/Backend)
Builds
High-performance in-memory database and core backend worker processes for Airtable bases
Domain
SaaS / Enterprise No-Code Platform / Systems Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Systems engineering, enterprise customer engagement, technical leadership, incident management, team scaling, product tradeoff analysis, large system reasoning
Preferred skills
Experience with Rust, experience supporting large complex customers, deep product fluency
Technologies
Rust
Responsibilities
Lead and grow a team of systems engineers; Engage directly with largest enterprise customers on performance/scale challenges; Partner with senior ICs on technical decisions; Drive operational excellence and incident response; Mentor early-career engineers; Manage multiple complex work streams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC background with management experience