Engineering Manager - Amplify C.S

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The Amplify Engineering team builds internal tools, platforms, and AI-powered automation that help Klaviyos work more efficiently and at scale as the company grows. We partner across the organisation to solve real operational problems with practical, well-designed software. Our work spans internal applications, 3rd-party integrations, interactive dashboards, CMS integrations, and robust AI systems and agents that automate repetitive tasks and surface the right information at the right time. We ship quickly, learn fast, and see impact as deals move faster, tickets resolve sooner, and launches go more smoothly. This role is for builders and leaders who turn real-world pain points into reliable, scalable solutions, with high visibility and meaningful impact on how thousands of Klaviyos work every day.
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• Lead one or more engineering teams and shape the technical direction for internal tools and platforms that improve efficiency, automation, and productivity.
• Lead a portfolio of internal systems supporting Sales, Marketing, Customer Service & Success, R&D, and Finance, including AI-powered workflows, internal web applications, data and event pipelines, third-party integrations, and support tooling.
• Balance technical leadership and people leadership, setting direction, modelling best practices, and enabling teams to deliver effectively through others.
• Partner with engineers, product managers, designers, and senior stakeholders to translate organisational challenges into scalable, high-quality software solutions.
• Learn and evolve Klaviyo’s end-to-end internal workflows, scaling platforms and processes to support the company’s next phase of growth.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, systems thinking, technical excellence, and curiosity around new technologies, including AI.
• Make a direct and visible impact on how thousands of Klaviyos get their work done every day.

• You are passionate about building software for the long term, balancing technical quality, delivery pace, and business impact.
• BA or BS Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience.
• You have 5+ years of hands-on software development experience building and operating highly available, full-stack SaaS products, with a solid understanding of modern web architectures and scalable, multi-tenant systems.
• You have 3+ years of experience as an engineering manager, leading high-performing teams that deliver complex, cross-team initiatives using an agile, iterative approach.
• You are technically curious with hands-on experience using modern AI tools and workflows (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, n8n) and an interest in applying them to improve productivity and outcomes.
• You are comfortable setting technical direction and standards, working with peers and senior leadership to evolve architecture, development practices, and shared processes.
• You have experience owning work end-to-end – from design through delivery and deployment, including planning, estimation, and managing delivery risks.
• You are an effective cross-functional communicator, able to work closely with product, design, and business partners to align priorities and move work forward.
• You are a people-first leader who enjoys hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and developing engineers, creating an environment where individuals and teams can grow and do their best work.
• You enjoy leading teams that build internal platforms, tools, or systems that improve productivity, automation, and operational efficiency across an organization.
• You like to question convention, continuously improve how work gets done, and thrive in small, autonomous teams that ship early and often in close partnership with stakeholders.

• Experience building internal tools, platforms, or automation for developers and/or non-technical teams.
• Hands-on experience in full-stack environments, including diagnosing and improving application performance.
• Strong practical experience using AI tools and patterns (APIs/SDKs, prompt and context design, automated or agentic workflows, RAG, and evaluation or monitoring).
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), including infrastructure-as-code and containerised environments (Terraform and Kubernetes). Familiarity with GCP or Azure is a plus.

• 30 Days: Build context across the Amplify domain by learning the teams’ areas of ownership, architecture, and core workflows. Establish trust with engineers and partners while contributing to technical discussions and trade-off decisions.
• 60 Days: Assess team roadmaps and delivery practices, align priorities with technical direction and business goals, and begin contributing to hiring and team growth.
• 90 Days: Improve collaboration by refining tools, processes, or architectural approaches. Provide technical leadership through reviews, guidance, and targeted hands-on contributions where helpful.
• 6-12 months: Be a trusted owner of your teams’ platforms and systems, delivering meaningful, scalable impact and driving adoption of Amplify systems with product and design partners.

• Python / Django / FastAPI
• Typescript / React
• MySQL / Redis / Memcached
• RabbitMQ / Celery / Apache Kafka / Apache Pulsar
• AWS / Terraform / Kubernetes

This role is based in Dublin, Ireland, and follows a hybrid working model. Klaviyo supports work authorization and relocation for this position.

Klaviyo is an equal opportunity employer and committed to building inclusive teams. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Base pay range in local currency: €112,000—€168,000 EUR.

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