Sr. Manager of Engineering

Join Us at Pura—Reimagining Fragrance for the Future

At Pura, we believe life is better when it smells good. Fragrance has the unique power to transform spaces, elevate moods, and create lasting memories. But we know it can do even more. That’s why we’re pioneering the future of fragrance, combining cutting‑edge smart home technology with premium, clean scents to create personalized, meaningful experiences in every home.

We’re not just a fragrance company—we’re on a mission to change the way people experience scent. At Pura, we are redefining fragrance as a critical element of design, on par with color, texture, sound, lighting, and furniture. We call this Scent Design—transforming scent from an afterthought into an intentional, skillful component of every space. By blending artistry and science, Pura allows users to design their own “scents capes” that enhance daily life and craft environments that feel as good as they smell.

Our journey began with two innovators, Richie Stapler and Bruno Lima, and their shared vision of revolutionizing how we experience fragrance. Since then, Pura has grown into a company that sells a fragrance every 3.7 seconds, partnering with iconic brands like Curio, Anthropologie, and Disney. We’ve been recognized as the Fastest Growing Company in Utah, and we are passionate about making scent a core part of life’s most memorable moments.

We’re hiring a Senior Manager of Engineering to lead Pura’s e‑commerce technologies—including our subscriptions service and Shopify ecosystem—while staying hands‑on in the code where it matters. You’ll manage and grow a high‑performing team, drive architecture and delivery across backend‑heavy systems, and collaborate tightly with Product, Ops, and Growth. The ideal candidate is a fullstack engineer who leans backend, is deeply fluent in Go, and brings 3–5 years of management or tech lead experience.

Our stack: AWS, Terraform, Go, Type Script.

You will help us inspire a belief in the power of fragrance to craft and elevate memorable moments for our Owners. This is your chance to make an impact in a high‑growth company that’s redefining the way people experience scent.

What You’ll Own:

• Lead & develop the team: hire, mentor, set goals, run effective 1:1s, and foster a culture of ownership, clarity, and pace.
• Own e‑commerce platforms end‑to‑end: subscriptions logic, Shopify apps/integrations (Admin/Storefront APIs, webhooks), catalog & pricing, checkout flows, fulfillment signals, and post‑purchase experiences.
• Stay hands‑on (selectively): design and implement critical backend services in Go; contribute to Type Script code paths as needed.
• Architect for scale & reliability: service boundaries, data models, API contracts, caching, idempotency, rate limiting, and resiliency patterns.
• Operate what you build: SLOs, on‑call rotations, incident response, RCAs, observability (logs/metrics/traces), performance tuning.
• Ship safely & often: CI/CD, testing strategy, feature flags, canary/rollback; infra as code with Terraform on AWS.
• Partner across the business: align roadmaps with Product and stakeholders; convert business goals into clear technical plans and milestones.
• Lean into AI: evaluate and responsibly adopt AI‑powered developer and operations tools (code assistants, test/gen tools, incident copilots, analytics), and keep a curious eye on emerging tech that boosts quality and velocity.

Qualifications:

• 3–5 years leading engineers as an engineering manager or tech lead, plus prior senior‑level IC experience.
• Expert‑level Go with a backend focus; strong fundamentals in distributed systems, APIs, and data modeling.
• Proficiency in Type Script and modern frontend frameworks (for collaboration and occasional contributions).
• Proven experience with Shopify (apps, APIs, webhooks) and subscription/e‑commerce systems.
• Deep familiarity with AWS (design/operations) and Terraform (IaC).
• Track record of delivering durable systems: testing, observability, performance, and secure‑by‑default practices.
• Comfortable using AI tools in daily engineering work and curious about evaluating new tools and workflows.
• Excellent communication with technical and…