Senior Engineering Manager, Backend

Poshmark is hiring a Senior Engineering Manager, Backend. Level rates it ; you can apply on Poshmark.

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Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include distributed systems, engineering management and system architecture.
Level classifies it as a senior role.
Level lists 30 other open roles at Poshmark.
The role was posted within the past two weeks.

AI in this role

Lead multiple backend engineering teams, shape technical direction, and drive architectural consistency across large distributed systems.

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About Poshmark

Poshmark is the leading fashion marketplace where style comes alive through discovery, self-expression, and human connection. Powered by a vibrant community of 165 million members, Poshmark brings real people and taste to shopping through a social experience shaped by shared discovery. Buying and selling fashion feels simple, joyful, and personal, while every item tells its own story. Poshmark empowers sellers to grow meaningful businesses, keeps fashion in circulation longer, and gives shoppers access to unique and trusted finds, from everyday pieces to one-of-a-kind vintage and luxury.

Senior Engineering Manager

Role Summary

We're looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead multiple engineering teams while shaping the technical direction of a major product area.

This role combines organizational leadership with deep technical judgment. You'll influence architecture, grow future engineering leaders, and drive execution across several teams.

This is not a pure management role. We expect Senior Engineering Managers to understand systems deeply enough to participate in architecture reviews, challenge technical decisions, and help teams navigate ambiguity.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple engineering teams across a product area.
Develop Engineering Managers and technical leaders.
Drive execution across large cross-functional initiatives.
Define engineering strategy aligned with company goals.
Partner closely with Product, Design, Data Science, and executive leadership.
Improve engineering processes without adding unnecessary bureaucracy.
Ensure engineering investments align with long-term platform strategy.
Drive architectural consistency across teams.
Own organizational planning, staffing, hiring, and succession planning.
Create an environment where engineers can do their best work.

Qualifications

Required

10+ years software engineering experience.
5+ years engineering management experience.
Experience managing managers or multiple engineering teams.
Strong background building large distributed systems.
Demonstrated technical leadership across complex organizations.
Proven ability to execute large, cross-functional programs.
Excellent communication and organizational leadership.

Preferred

Experience in marketplaces, search, advertising, or machine learning.
Experience scaling engineering organizations.
Experience leading organizational change.
Experience building high-performing engineering cultures.

How we rate this

Senior Engineering Manager, Backend at Poshmark rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Senior Engineering Manager, Backend is an open job at Poshmark.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in IN Tamil Nadu (Chennai) - Office.
The job was posted on October 13, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Poshmark. Apply on Poshmark

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