Senior Manager, Engineering

Fullstory (Headquarters: Atlanta or Remote (US))

Management Engineering Manager Build Productivity CI/CD Developer Experience DevEx DevOps Tooling CircleCI Bazel Gradle Jenkins Buildkite GitHub Actions Data-driven SLO Remote Leadership Mentorship GCP Go Kubernetes Management

Company: Fullstory
Fullstory is on a mission to help technology leaders make better, more informed decisions by injecting behavioral data into their analytics stack. Our patented technology unlocks the power of quality behavioral data at scale by transforming every digital visit into actionable data and insights.

Role: Senior Manager, Engineering (Build & Productivity)
As the Senior Engineering Manager of Build & Productivity, you will lead and mentor a team of talented engineers focused on optimizing our build platform and local development environment. You will have a direct impact on the productivity and efficiency of the entire engineering organization, enabling them to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Responsibilities:
* Lead and manage a team of engineers dedicated to enhancing the developer experience (build platform, local dev environment).
* Empower developers through fast build platforms, intelligent/AI tooling, and streamlined workflows using data-informed decision making.
* Own and optimize our current CI/CD system (CircleCI-based) using data to identify bottlenecks.
* Define, track, and analyze key metrics (including SLOs) to measure the impact of build/productivity platforms on engineering efficiency and satisfaction.
* Create and execute short-term, mid-term, and long-term plans for continuous improvement.
* Cultivate a collaborative, high-performing team culture, fostering mentorship and professional development.

Technical Skills/Experience:
* Proven experience delivering high-impact projects improving productivity for multiple engineering teams using data analysis and experimentation.
* Data-driven approach with empathy for developer needs. Experience using data to inform decisions and measure success.
* Experience defining, implementing, and tracking SLOs for critical systems.
* Strong understanding of CI/CD principles, best practices, and modern tooling (CircleCI, Jenkins, Buildkite, GitHub Actions).
* Knowledge of advanced build tools (e.g., Bazel, Gradle).
* Hands-on engineering experience is beneficial.
* Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field.

Impact:
* 6 Months: Improve build times by 20%, identify key bottlenecks in local development.
* 12 Months: Establish metrics providing actionable insights into developer productivity.

Ideal Candidate:
* Experienced engineering leader passionate about developer productivity and tooling.
* Strong believer in data-informed decision making.
* Skilled in managing and mentoring engineering teams.
* Deep understanding of CI/CD and modern software development practices.

Benefits include health insurance (99% premiums covered), 401k with 2:1 match (Vanguard), annual learning stipend, unlimited PTO (~5 weeks typical + 10 company holidays + Christmas week), generous parental leave, remote-first work environment, productivity stipend, team events, fertility/family building benefit, bereavement leave, miscarriage/pregnancy loss leave, and a 5-week sabbatical after 5 years.