Sr. Manager, Engineering

At PDI Technologies, we empower some of the world's leading convenience retail and petroleum brands with cutting-edge technology solutions that drive growth and operational efficiency. By “Connecting Convenience” across the globe, we empower businesses to increase productivity, make more informed decisions, and engage faster with customers through loyalty programs, shopper insights, and unmatched real-time market intelligence via mobile applications, such as GasBuddy.  We’re a global team committed to excellence, collaboration, and driving real impact. Explore our opportunities and become part of a company that values diversity, integrity, and growth.

Role Overview

We are hiring a Senior Manager, Engineering to lead that platform and the team behind it.  This is a hands-on engineering leadership role. You will spend real time in architecture, design review, and the code. We are not looking for someone to inherit a platform and keep it running as it is. We are looking for a leader who will assess where the platform stands, define where it needs to go, and drive it there in partnership with architecture, infrastructure, security, and the product teams who build on it.  What you'll own 

Domain  Scope  Platform architecture  The end-to-end technical direction of the platform, its service boundaries, and the contracts product teams build against  Embedded analytics  Self-service reporting, dashboarding, and query capabilities delivered inside our products  Applied AI  Conversational and agentic experiences, retrieval-augmented generation, natural-language data access, and the frameworks that make them repeatable across products  Workflow automation  Configurable automation capabilities exposed to product teams and, through them, to customers  Multi-tenancy & access  Tenant isolation, identity integration, authorization, and data access controls across every capability the platform provides  Delivery & operations  Cloud infrastructure, continuous delivery, release safety, observability, performance, and cost  Team  Hiring, coaching, and technical calibration of the platform engineering team, including operational ownership 

What you'll do  Set and own the platform's technical direction. Produce a clear-eyed assessment of the current architecture and a sequenced plan to the target state. Make the trade-offs explicit and defend them.

PDI is committed to offering a well-rounded benefits program, designed to support and care for you, and your family throughout your life and career.  This includes a competitive salary, market-competitive benefits, and a quarterly perks program. We encourage a good work-life balance with ample time off [time away] and, where appropriate, hybrid working arrangements.  Employees have access to continuous learning, professional certifications, and leadership development opportunities. Our global culture fosters diversity, inclusion, and values authenticity, trust, curiosity, and diversity of thought, ensuring a supportive environment for all.