Engineering Manager, Backend

Created by hospitality operators for hospitality operators, Avero is the trusted technology partner for the hospitality industry. We empower 40,000+ hospitality professionals with the answers they need to transform their businesses and their lives, getting them out of the back office and into the kitchen with their staff, onto the floor with their guests, and at home with their families.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Avero is seeking a
hands-on Backend Team Lead
to guide the modernization of our platform and lead the transition from legacy systems to cloud-native applications. This role is a
player/coach position
— you'll spend part of your time writing code, building migration solutions, and reviewing designs, while also setting architectural direction, mentoring engineers, and coordinating with leadership.

This is a 100% remote position reporting to Avero's Vice President of Engineering.

WHO YOU ARE

• Experienced leading and mentoring engineers, with the ability to grow and develop a team
• Pragmatic, able to balance technical vision with delivery needs
• Comfortable rolling up your sleeves to write code, build proof-of-concepts, and debug complex systems
• Skilled at working across data, frontend, and QA teams to align on solutions
• A strong communicator who can explain tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical audiences

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead the backend team to build GRPC and GQL apis to support feature expansion and stack modernization.
• Write code, build reference implementations, and contribute to core migrations alongside the team
• Manage and mentor a team, with plans to scale as Avero grows
• Define and document architectural principles, patterns, and modernization roadmaps
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Evaluate and adopt modern frameworks, platforms, and tools to accelerate modernization
• Champion best practices for performance, scalability, security, and operational excellence
• Partner with engineering leadership to prioritize technical debt reduction and long-term investments

Our Tech & Tools

You don't need to be an expert in everything but should have significant overlap with our existing technology stack. We can help you ramp up where there are gaps. Our key technology areas include:

• Languages & Frameworks:
  Java, Python, (or similar backend technologies)
• Cloud & Infrastructure:
  AWS (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3), Terraform, Docker
• Legacy Stack:
  Oracle, monolithic applications (experience in migrating from similar systems is highly valuable)
• Modernization Tools:
  Kubernetes, containerization, serverless, CI/CD pipelines
• Observability & Monitoring:
  Datadog, CloudWatch, or similar
• Bonus:
  Experience with BI/Analytics platforms and SaaS multi-tenant architectures

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in an architect or technical leadership role
• Proven experience migrating legacy systems into cloud-native architectures
• Hands-on expertise with AWS or another major cloud provider
• Strong coding background (Java, Python, , or similar) and ability to guide implementation details
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless computing
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional technical initiatives
• Excellent communication skills in a distributed, remote-first environment
• Bonus: Prior experience in SaaS or hospitality technology environments

WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE

• Competitive pay
  with a strong focus on maintaining work/life balance
• Company-sponsored benefits
  including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Remote work flexibility
  (We operate as a fully remote team)
• Health Savings