Engineering Manager- Japanese Bilingual Preferred

Job ID : 061693
Working type : Hybrid
Education level : Bachelors Degree
Salary range : $140000 – $160000
Employment type : Full time
Experience level : Senior Level
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Job type : Permanent
Job location : Brentwood, NY, USA
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Engineering Manager (Japanese Bilingual Preferred)

Location: Long Island, NY (Hybrid)

Salary: $140,000–$160,000

Work Type: Full-time, Hybrid

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, Holidays

Position Overview

We’re seeking an Engineering Manager to build and lead a U.S.-based engineering organization within the Circular Tech sector. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for establishing the engineering foundation that powers device lifecycle operations, logistics systems, and marketplace platforms.

You’ll work closely with U.S. business leadership while collaborating with a global technology partner in Japan—building an independent, scalable engineering function with long-term ownership and growth potential.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Organization Leadership

  • Build, hire, and lead the engineering team from the ground up
  • Establish strong engineering culture centered on ownership and operational excellence
  • Define processes, team structure, and best practices
  • Align engineering initiatives with business and operational goals

Production Reliability & Operational Ownership

  • Ensure stability and performance of production systems supporting core operations
  • Implement incident management, on-call rotations, and root cause analysis processes
  • Drive monitoring, observability, and system optimization initiatives
  • Maintain engineering ownership of operational continuity

Global Engineering Collaboration

  • Partner with international engineering teams to share architecture and best practices
  • Coordinate development and operational efforts across distributed teams
  • Foster effective cross-regional communication and execution

Platform & Product Development

  • Lead development of internal platforms, warehouse systems, and operational tools
  • Partner with product and business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions
  • Drive predictable and efficient software delivery

Required Qualifications

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience
  • 3+ years leading or managing engineers
  • Experience building or scaling engineering teams
  • Strong experience owning and operating production systems
  • Proficiency with modern development practices (Git, CI/CD, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, software lifecycle management)
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Ability to commute to Long Island, NY (hybrid model)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in logistics, warehouse, or supply chain systems
  • Experience working with distributed/global engineering teams
  • Cloud experience (GCP or AWS)
  • Background in scalable backend systems
  • Experience with Go, Python, or TypeScript
  • Experience building engineering teams from early stages
  • Experience in enterprise or global corporate environments
  • Business-level Japanese proficiency