Position Summary
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the TD and AppConfig teams within Harness Feature Management & Experimentation (FME). This person will manage a distributed team of engineers and play a key role in supporting their growth while driving execution and collaboration across Product and Engineering.
About the teams
The TD and AppConfig team is a distributed group, primarily based in Argentina and the US. Our mission is to help customers release features quickly and with ease.
- The TD team is responsible for serving the required data for our SDKs. It is a backend-focused team where scalability and backward compatibility are critical.
- The AppConfig team is working on a brand-new module for application configuration delivery.
Recent Projects
- Large Segments: serving segments with up to 10M keys.
- Rule-Based Segments: serving segments based on targeting rules.
- Secure Proxy: enabling centralized SDK access for enterprise customers.
What’s Next
- Strengthen our position as the leading feature flag platform in the industry.
- Launch the new AppConfig module from the ground up.
- Build a new remote evaluation service for SDKs.
- Leverage AI to improve end-to-end testing and reduce tech debt.
About the role
- Lead and support a team of engineers, focusing on mentorship, career development, and day-to-day guidance.
- Collaborate with Product to define and prioritize initiatives that align technical goals with business impact.
- Drive execution through effective sprint planning, clear goals, and strong cross-functional communication.
- Promote a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Provide technical insight and ensure engineering best practices across services and tools.
- Participate in recruiting, onboarding, and growing the team as we scale.
About you
- Proven experience managing a software engineering team.
- Strong focus on people development, mentorship, and feedback.
- Hands-on engineering background (coding not required but helpful for context).
- Comfortable running Agile sprints and balancing business and technical priorities.
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to work closely with Product and other teams.
- Bonus: experience with feature flagging, remote evaluation, or app configuration tools.
Work Location
- Tandil or Remote (Argentina-based)
Harness in the news:
- Harness Grabs a $150m Line of Credit
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- SF Business Times - 2024 Fastest Growing Private Companies Awards
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
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