Senior Engineering Manager

Merge is the leading provider of agentic tools and customer-facing integrations for frontier LLMs, Fortune 500 organizations, and B2B SaaS companies.

Our platform offers three core products: Merge Unified, which enables businesses to add hundreds of integrations to their products with a single API, Merge Agent Handler, which empowers AI agents with secure access to thousands of third-party tools, and Merge Gateway, the control plane for running AI in production.

• Merge's enterprise-grade platform handles the entire integration lifecycle, from authentication and security to monitoring and maintenance.
• Thousands of companies trust Merge to accelerate product development, unblock sales, reduce customer churn, and save engineering resources—allowing them to focus on their core product.

Who are we

looking for?

• Merge is hiring a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a core Growth product area focused on helping customers unlock and expand the value of the Merge Unified API.
• You will lead a team of 10+ engineers who own the customer expansion experience and a critical product line, and be responsible for both execution and org design.
• We're looking for a hands-on, product-oriented leader who can operate in ambiguity, stay close to the technical details, and drive high-velocity execution in a startup environment.

What you will do

• Lead and scale a high-impact engineering team of 10+ engineers focused on Growth and customer expansion
• Own the roadmap for a core product area, translating company priorities into fast, iterative execution
• Partner closely with product, design, GTM, and leadership to drive initiatives like unified expansion, enterprise search, and AI-powered workflows
• Build and evolve the team structure over time, including hiring new engineers and growing future managers
• Act as a hands-on technical and product leader, diving into architecture, tradeoffs, and execution details when needed
• Drive a culture of ownership, speed, and low-ego collaboration across the team
• Identify and remove friction in the customer journey to increase activation, retention, and expansion
• Champion pragmatic use of AI and automation to accelerate development and improve team leverage

The Ideal candidate will have:

• 7 to 10+ years of engineering experience with 3+ years in management
• Experience leading teams of 8 to 12+ engineers in fast-paced, product-focused environments, ideally across multiple teams or through team leads
• Track record of owning or significantly influencing product outcomes, not just technical delivery
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a hands-on leader, comfortable going deep in both product and technical decisions
• Experience building and scaling teams, with interest and potential to grow into managing managers
• Strong product instincts, with the ability to prioritize, make tradeoffs, and drive toward business impact
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving clarity in evolving problem spaces
• Familiarity with modern backend systems such as Python, Django, Postgres, AWS, and Kubernetes
• Interest in AI and automation and how it can improve product experience and engineering velocity

Compensation

• The cash compensation range for this role is $230,000-270,000.
• Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications. In addition to cash compensation, all employees receive an equity compensation package.

Merge on the Rise:

• Linkedin's Top Startups 2025 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-startups-2025-50-us-companies-rise-linkedin-news-hox6f/?trackingId=%2ByDh3eBLTpaVCSpKvOV1Yw%3D%3D%22
• Forbes Next Billion Dollar Startups 2023 https://znsrc.com/c/pqwaikbfql
• G2 Fastest Growing Products 2024 https://www.g2.com/best-software-companies/fastest-growing#list

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO + 10 company holidays
• Pre-Tax commuter benefits
• 100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance
• 401K Plan
• $200 one-time home office stipend
• In office snacks and free dinner when working past 7pm
• Annual company offsites and quarterly team events. Past locations have included: Nashville, Sonoma, and the Hudson Valley