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Project Manager, Backend & SRE Delivery

@ Kargo
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New York, New York, United States
$120k-$130k/yrHybridFull Time
Responsibilities:Plan initiatives, Track delivery, Coordinate with teams
Requirements Summary:3–5 years of software PM with backend/platform/SRE delivery; Agile experience; strong coordination with engineering and product teams; Jira/Confluence proficiency.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Jira, Confluence
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Job Description

Who We Are

Kargo creates powerful moments of connection between brands and consumers to build businesses. Every day, our 600+ employees work to radically raise the bar on what agentic AI, CTV, eCommerce, social, and mobile can do to deliver unique ad experiences across the world’s most premium platforms. Taking a creative science approach to all we do, we continuously innovate solutions that outperform industry benchmarks and client expectations. Now 20+ years strong, Kargo has offices in NYC, Chicago, LA,  Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London and Waterford, Ireland. 

Who We Hire

Techies who want to build the future. Creatives who want to design it better. 

Communicators to win business. Collaborators to build it. Data pros who turn numbers into insights. Product builders who turn ideas into innovations. Anyone eager to be on a team that doesn’t stop to ask what’s next, because they’re already building it. 

Our Laurels

  • AdAge Best Places to Work 
  • ThinkLA Partner of the Year
  • Built In Best Places to Work 
  • Cynopsis 2025 Top Women in Media - Jeannine Shao Collins
  • Martech Breakthrough Awards - Best Overall Adtech Company
  • Digiday Media Awards Best Event
  • Cynopsis Media Impact Awards-Best CTV Platform
  • Martech Breakthrough Awards-CTV Innovation
  • Adweek Media Plan of the Year Awards - Best Use of Insights

The Opportunity

Kargo is seeking a detail-oriented Project Manager to support backend feature delivery and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) initiatives. You will partner closely with backend engineers, SREs, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure reliable, predictable delivery of backend services and platform capabilities in a fast-paced, distributed environment.

This role does not require hands-on engineering experience, but does require strong comfort working with highly technical teams, complex systems, and operationally critical workflows.

Job Type: Full-Time
Job Location: NY, NY; Hybrid

Salary Range: $120,000-$130,000 OTE 

The Daily To-Do

  • Plan, execute, and track backend and platform initiatives from definition through release

  • Own roadmap timelines and execution plans; identify risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs

  • Partner with Engineering leads to ensure work is well-scoped, sequenced, and aligned with capacity

  • Collaborate with backend engineers and SREs to understand system dependencies, constraints, and operational needs

  • Support delivery of backend features, infrastructure improvements, reliability initiatives, and technical debt work

  • Translate technical efforts into clear plans and status updates for Product and stakeholders

  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives

  • Ensure operational and reliability work is planned and visible alongside feature delivery

  • Support backlog refinement and prioritization with Product and Engineering leadership

  • Identify and manage cross-team dependencies across services, systems, and platforms

  • Surface delivery and operational risks including capacity, reliability, and competing priorities

  • Track work related to availability, performance, monitoring, and incident follow-ups

  • Support incident response coordination, communication, and post-incident action tracking

  • Ensure post-release and post-incident learnings are documented and incorporated into planning

  • Provide clear status updates and maintain accurate documentation in Jira, Confluence, and related tools

  • Facilitate collaboration across globally distributed teams

  • Demonstrate strong ownership, follow-through, and attention to detail while continuously improving delivery workflows

Qualifications

Required

  • 3–5 years of project management experience working with software engineering teams

  • Experience supporting backend, platform, infrastructure, or SRE teams in a delivery-focused role

  • Strong understanding of Agile development and the software delivery lifecycle

  • Comfort working with complex technical systems and terminology without needing to design or implement them

  • Experience using Jira or similar tools for planning and tracking work

Preferred

  • Experience supporting high-availability or operationally critical systems

  • Familiarity with incident management, on-call workflows, or reliability-focused processes

  • Experience in Ad Tech or similarly complex backend-driven environments