Senior Manager of Engineering, Platform

Senior Manager of Engineering, Platform – Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT).

Cambridge Mobile Telematics is the world's largest telematics service provider. Its AI‑driven platform, Drive Well Fusion®, aggregates sensor data from millions of IoT devices—including smartphones, proprietary tags, connected vehicles, dashcams, and third‑party devices—and fuses it with contextual data to create a unified view of vehicle and driver behavior. Auto insurers, automakers, commercial mobility companies, and the public sector use CMT’s insights to power risk assessment, safety, claims, and driver improvement programs.

We are seeking a collaborative, product‑oriented Senior Manager of Engineering to lead our Cloud Infrastructure team. The team builds and evolves CMT’s foundational platform services, delivering a robust, secure, and scalable foundation that powers all of our telematics products. You will partner closely with cross‑functional engineering and product leaders across the company to define and drive the team’s technical roadmap.

• Set the technical vision and strategy for the engineering team, aligning it with the company’s business goals and maintaining the reliability and scalability of the underlying engineering platform.
• Hire, mentor, and manage a team, including performance reviews, career planning, and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Oversee the technology stack, including backend services and databases, and guide key architectural decisions to ensure scalability, performance, and security.
• Ensure the delivery of high‑quality, reliable products by setting standards for code quality, system uptime, and incident response protocols.
• Partner with SRE and product engineering managers to define requirements, prioritize features, and ensure the engineering team builds the right things efficiently.
• Act as a key communicator, reporting on engineering progress to executive leadership and stakeholders, and ensuring clear communication within the engineering team.
• Continuously refine SDLC practices, implementing Agile, CI/CD, and testing best practices to optimize delivery velocity and quality.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks, including security vulnerabilities, scalability constraints, and technical debt, to ensure long‑term platform stability.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of software development experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership or management role, preferably in backend development.
• Strong understanding of key computer science concepts and proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, Go, Swift, or Kotlin.
• Demonstrated experience working cross‑functionally with engineering management, product management, data science, and customer‑facing teams.
• Experience building and developing an engineering team and/or organization.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to lead a team in solving complex technical challenges.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, fostering clarity, trust, and accountability.
• Knowledge of telematics, automotive technology, or connected devices (IoT) is a plus.

• Hands‑on familiarity with cloud‑native architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure), containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and distributed systems.
• Track record of improving developer productivity through CI/CD, observability, or internal developer platform initiatives.
• Experience managing technical transitions such as monolith‑to‑microservices, cloud migration, or major data store re-architecture.
• Exposure to real‑time data processing, streaming technologies (Kafka, Flink, Spark), or telemetry data pipelines.
• Deep understanding of security, compliance, and privacy best practices for enterprise or regulated environments.

• Fair and competitive salary based on skills and experience, plus an annual performance bonus.
• Equity may be awarded in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, matching 401(k), short‑term and long‑term disability, and parental leave.
• Unlimited Paid Time…