Engineering Manager, Developer Experience & Observability

The Federal Reserve

Actively hiring
San Francisco, US Posted 27 days ago $215,000–$320,000 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

As an Engineering Manager at Adyen, you will lead a full-stack team focused on developer observability, transforming raw data into actionable insights through tools like PostgreSQL, Kafka, and Elasticsearch. Your role involves maintaining a strong product mindset to build customer-centric observability features that provide real-time clarity for developers integrating with our platform. You’ll participate in architectural designs and code reviews, ensuring near-real-time insights at scale while challenging technical design and solutions. Additionally, you will coach and mentor your team of backend and frontend engineers, managing project timelines and addressing technical debt to maintain high performance standards. Ideal candidates have a deep understanding of Java, SQL, and distributed systems, with experience in building developer-facing tools and observability platforms for high-traffic API products.

Skills

PostgreSQL Kafka Elasticsearch Java SQL Docker CI/CD Python JavaScript React Node.js AWS GitHub GitLab Jenkins Prometheus Grafana Kubernetes

What you'll do

  • Lead a full-stack team in building real-time observability tools for developers.
  • Propose new features and shape the future direction of developer observability products.
  • Ensure data tech stack delivers near real-time insights at scale through architectural oversight.
  • Coach and mentor engineers to maintain high performance and rapid execution culture.
  • Manage project timelines, addressing technical debt while enforcing best engineering practices.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
  • 3+ years in a leadership role managing high-performing teams
  • Experience building developer-facing tools or observability platforms
  • Deep comfort with Java, SQL, and distributed systems
  • Track record of delivering real-time insights at scale (e.g., Kafka/Elasticsearch)
  • Prioritizes customer experience over technical complexity
  • Experience in payments or building external-facing developer consoles/dashboards

Market check

Salary context

This $215,000–$320,000 range sits above 90% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$142,400–$215,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$149,402–$205,690

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About The Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States—one of the world's most influential, trusted and prestigious financial organizations.

The Federal Reserve currently has 32 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $160,000–$212,700 across 27 roles with salary data.

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