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. We are a remote-first company with headquarters in New York City.

Role 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.

You will initially lead a small architecture team (yourself plus one engineer) with the opportunity to grow the team over time as our modernization efforts expand. This is a chance to be both a builder and a leader, shaping the next generation of Avero's platform.

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 familiarity with several is expected.

Languages & Frameworks: Java, Python, Node.js (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, Node.js, 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 at Avero

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 Account (HSA) featuring quarterly employer contributions

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for medical and dependent care expenses

Employer-paid coverage for Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D

Transit benefits available for NYC-based employees

401(k) retirement plan to support your financial future

Paid Parental Leave to support growing families

ClassPass membership to help you stay active and well

Equity ownership - every team member shares in our collective success!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 Account (HSA) featuring quarterly employer contributions

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for medical and dependent care expenses

Employer-paid coverage for Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D

Transit benefits available for NYC-based employees

401(k) retirement plan to support your financial future

Paid Parental Leave to support growing families

ClassPass membership to help you stay active and well

Equity ownership - every team member shares in our collective success!

$150,000 - $160,000 a year

Disclaimers

The statements above are intended to outline the general nature and level of work being performed. They do not represent an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required.

Please note: At this time, we are only able to hire individuals who are legally authorized to work in the United States, including U.S. citizens, permanent residents (green card holders), and individuals with valid Employment Authorization Documents (EAD).

Avero is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and celebrate individuals of every background, appearance, race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, and disability status. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply-we'd love to hear from you.

For Colorado* based candidates - The range of our base salary cash compensation for this role for candidates living in Colorado is between $150,000 and $160,000. Final offers are determined using multiple factors including experience and level of expertise. We also offer a full robust benefits package. Because Avero's base compensation is driven by location, we will be happy to discuss a salary range for other locations during the interview process.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.