Software Engineering Manager, Backend Development (Python)

About the role

Grade Level (for internal use): 03 Who We Are Kensho is S&P Global's hub for AI innovation and transformation . With expertise in Machine Learning and data discovery, we develop and deploy novel solutions for S&P Global and its customers worldwide. Our solutions help businesses harness the power of data and Artificial Intelligence to innovate and drive progress. Kensho's solutions and research focus on Generative AI, LLM Agents, speech recognition, entity linking, document extraction, text classification, natural language processing, and more. At Kensho, we hire talented people and give them the autonomy and support needed to build amazing technology and products. We collaborate using our teammates' diverse perspectives to solve hard problems. Our communication with one another is open, honest, and efficient. We dedicate time and resources to explore new ideas, but always rooted in engineering best practices. As a result, we can innovate rapidly to produce technology that is scalable, robust, and useful. Kensho's Applications group builds the applications, backend services, and APIs that deliver Kensho's AI capabilities to customers. Our teams are small, product-focused, and committed to shipping reliable, well-architected systems that scale. We work closely with Machine Learning, Product, and Infrastructure teams to turn advanced AI technology into high-quality, production-ready software. The Applications group provides the core services, orchestration layers, and API frameworks that make Kensho's AI products fast, dependable, and easy to integrate. We value engineers who bring strong technical judgment, curiosity, and a commitment to building backend systems that enable robust, high-impact AI applications. You can read about some of our cutting-edge GenAI applications at: S&P Global and Anthropic Announce Collaboration to Bring Trusted Financial Data into Claude S&P Global Data Retrieval Agent for Gemini Enterprise | Google Cloud AI agent finder As a Backend Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of Software Engineers developing Kensho's GenAI platform, LLM-powered applications, and foundational AI toolkits like Kensho Link or NERD . You will facilitate the development of reliable, secure, and performant APIs that apply Kensho's AI capabilities to specific customer workflows. Your responsibilities span deep technical leadership, people management, and cross-functional collaboration. You will ensure your team is productive, supported, and delivering high-impact Backend developing systems that align with product and business goals. While your primary focus is enabling your team's success, you will remain close enough to the technical work to make informed decisions, mentor effectively, and contribute where your expertise adds value. What We Are Looking For- Overall 8+ years of experience , with at least 4+ years of hands-on experience in developing customer-facing APIs within a team At least 3 years of experience developing production-grade software and leading remote or multi-site teams of 3-4+ engineers Experience developing RESTful APIs using a variety of tools Strong understanding of distributed system concepts , concurrency , and event-driven architectures Experience building and scaling high-volume, low-latency backend services Sound reasoning about the behaviour and performance of loosely coupled systems Proficiency with algorithms (including time and space complexity analysis), data structures , and software architecture Experience with CI/CD practices and tools to streamline deployment processes Experience with containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) for application deployment and orchestration Experience deploying and operating backend systems on a major cloud platform ( AWS preferred ) Experience working across all stages of the software development lifecycle Thoughtful and efficient communication skills (both verbal and written) Experience using quantitative and qualitative measures to assess and improve the health of teams and projects Experience providing ongoing technical and interpersonal coaching and performance management to a diverse set of engineer Experience turning abstract business requirements into concrete technical plans