Engineering Manager - Client Engineering

Engineering Manager - Client Engineering

The wholesale distribution industry is ready for a revolution, and Proton is leading the charge. The world relies on distributors to sell nearly every physical product, but despite its massive contribution to the global economy, this industry has been left behind in terms of technology. Proton is changing that. With AI-powered sales software, we're breaking through the complexity of selling millions of products and making it easier for distributors to anticipate customer needs. Our mission is to bring the distribution industry into the modern age and the results speak for themselves. Distributors using Proton see 10x ROI, faster new hire ramp-up, and happier sales teams.

In 2022, we raised a $20M Series A backed by Felicis Ventures (investors in Twitch, Shopify, Opendoor, and many others) and Battery Ventures. This year, we're laser-focused on driving customer growth. If you're excited about the opportunity to wear multiple hats, and continuously learn and experiment, now's the time to join the Proton team.

The Role

Proton is seeking a seasoned Engineering Manager with a strong Data Engineering background to lead our Client Engineering team. This team plays a critical role in enabling client success through robust, scalable data pipelines and integrations. As the leader of this team, you will combine engineering leadership with deep technical acumen in data systems to guide the development of scalable infrastructure and customer-facing implementations.

Reporting directly to our Head of Engineering, you will oversee a team responsible for transforming and ingesting customer data into Proton's platform via Airflow, Python, Spark, and Looker. You'll own technical decisions, optimize systems, scale operations, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver impactful solutions to our clients.

This is a hybrid role, based in the greater Boston area (3 days per week in an office based in Kendall Square).

This role offers a salary range of $180,000 to $220,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

What You'll Do

Technical & Engineering Leadership

• Oversee the design, development, and scalability of data pipelines that ingest, transform, and deliver client data.
• Guide architectural decisions and improvements as the platform scales from hundreds to thousands of jobs (Airflow, Spark, etc.).
• Ensure strong reliability, testing, and performance across all systems.
• Drive continuous improvement in CI / CD, quality assurance, monitoring, and system design.
• Lead the agile development process, manage sprint planning, backlog grooming, and ensure timely delivery of features and integrations.

Team Management

Customer-Facing Engineering

Cross-Functional Collaboration

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